Patents by Inventor Rene Harder

Rene Harder 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).

  • Patent number: 10179083
    Abstract: A compression device can include an adjustable belt, an inflation bladder, and a control module. The adjustable belt can be sized to fit circumferentially around a subject's abdomen. The inflatable bladder and the control module can be secured to the belt. The control module can include a housing that encloses at least one of a pump, a pressure relief valve, and a controller. The pump and the pressure relief valve can be in fluid communication with the bladder. The pump can be configured to inflate the bladder to a pre-determined pressure and apply a compressive pressure to the subject's abdomen. The pressure relief valve can be configured to decrease the pressure within the bladder. The controller can be configured to automatically adjust the compressive pressure in response to a change in the subject's posture. The controller can be in electrical communication with the pump and the pressure relief valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Franz Baudenbacher, Italo Biaggioni, Rene Harder, Andre Diedrich, Luis Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20150359489
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure is a smart patient monitoring system. A sensor is coupled to a patient and configured to detect biometric data associated with the patient. A mobile computing device includes a memory that stores computer-executable instructions and a processor executes the computer-executable instructions. The mobile computing device receives the biometric data from the sensor; processes the biometric data to monitor a health status of the patient; and provides therapeutic feedback related to the health status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Franz Baudenbacher, Susan Eagle, Rene Harder, Jonathan Whitfield, Andre Diedrich, John B. Pietsch, Eric-Jan Manders
  • Publication number: 20150313608
    Abstract: A compression device can include an adjustable belt, an inflation bladder, and a control module. The adjustable belt can be sized to fit circumferentially around a subject's abdomen. The inflatable bladder and the control module can be secured to the belt. The control module can include a housing that encloses at least one of a pump, a pressure relief valve, and a controller. The pump and the pressure relief valve can be in fluid communication with the bladder. The pump can be configured to inflate the bladder to a pre-determined pressure and apply a compressive pressure to the subject's abdomen. The pressure relief valve can be configured to decrease the pressure within the bladder. The controller can be configured to automatically adjust the compressive pressure in response to a change in the subject's posture. The controller can be in electrical communication with the pump and the pressure relief valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Franz Baudenbacher, Italo Biaggioni, Rene Harder, Andre Diedrich, Luis Okamoto