Patents by Inventor Ramez Emile Necola Shehada

Ramez Emile Necola Shehada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Implanted surgical drain with multiple sensing elements for monitoring internal tissue condition
    Patent number: 7244251
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering
    Inventors: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, Nicolas Jabbour
  • Implanted surgical drain with drain holes for monitoring internal tissue condition
    Patent number: 7241287
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California
    Inventors: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, Nicolas Jabbour
  • Surgical drain with sensors for differential monitoring of internal condition
    Publication number: 20040254432
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the Univ. of S. California
    Inventors: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, Nicolas Jabbour
  • Surgical drain with sensors for monitoring internal tissue condition by transmittance
    Publication number: 20040254431
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern CA
    Inventor: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada
  • Implantable device with sensors for differential monitoring of internal condition
    Publication number: 20040236192
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable devices and systems for the differential monitoring the condition of the tissue or fluid emitted from the site in proximity to the implants. The invention may also include modifications of the implantable device to stabilize or immobilize the device in the proximity of the tissue to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Alfred E. Mann Inst. for Biomedical Engineering at the Univ. of Southern California
    Inventors: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, Nicolas Jabbour
  • Surgical drain with sensors for monitoring fluid lumen
    Publication number: 20040230179
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicants: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering, at the Univeristy of Southern California
    Inventor: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada
  • Surgical drain with positioning and protective features
    Publication number: 20040230132
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicants: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the, University of Southern California
    Inventor: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada
  • Surgical drain with sensors for monitoring internal tissue condition
    Publication number: 20040230118
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. The invention may also include modifications of the surgical drain to improve stabilization or immobilization in the proximity of the anatomical site to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern CA
    Inventors: Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, Nicolas Jabbour
  • System and method for quantitative or qualitative measurement of exogenous substances in tissue and other materials using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy
    Publication number: 20040199079
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the quantitative and qualitative determination of one or more exogenous substances within a material are described. A flow of fluorescence-exciting/ablative energy (e.g., laser pulse(s), preferably in the ultraviolet region (e.g. 193-nm)), is directed onto the material to ablate a thin layer (e.g. ≈0.3-&mgr;m) of the material using photochemical decomposition. Simultaneously, the laser energy induces the fluorescence of the substance(s) of interest within the ablated layer of the material. The fluorescence emitted by the substance(s) of interest is then received by a device (e.g., a spectrometer), which measures the spectrum (i.e. intensity versus wavelength) of the received fluorescence. The fluorescence spectra are then transmitted to a spectral processing device (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, The University of Southern California
    Inventors: Roy S. Chuck, Peter J. McDonnell, Ramez Emile Necola Shehada