Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for evaluating the flow of blood in damaged or healing tissue. The present disclosure also provides methods of identifying a patient at the onset of risk of pressure ulcer or at risk of the onset of pressure ulcer, and treating the patient with anatomy-specific clinical intervention selected based on perfusion or blood oxygenation values, or a combination thereof. The present disclosure also provides methods of stratifying groups of patients based on risk of wound development and methods of reducing incidence of tissue damage in a care facility. The present disclosure also provides methods to analyze trends of perfusion or oxygenation measurements to detect tissue damage before it is visible, and methods to compare bisymmetric perfusion values to identify damaged tissue.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and computer readable media for measuring sub-epidermal moisture in patients to determine damaged tissue for clinical intervention. The present disclosure also provides methods for determining damaged tissue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 29, 2016
Date of Patent:
November 26, 2019
Assignee:
Bruin Biometrics, LLC
Inventors:
Ya-Chen Tonar, Shannon Rhodes, Marta Clendenin, Martin Burns, Kindah Jaradeh
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and computer readable media for measuring sub-epidermal moisture in patients to determine damaged tissue for clinical intervention. The present disclosure also provides methods for determining damaged tissue.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 13, 2019
Publication date:
October 10, 2019
Applicant:
Bruin Biometrics, LLC
Inventors:
Ya-Chen TONAR, Shannon RHODES, Marta CLENDENIN, Martin BURNS, Kindah JARADEH
Abstract: A handheld, conforming capacitive sensing apparatus configured to measure Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) as a mean to detect and monitor the formation of pressure ulcers. The device incorporates an array of electrodes which are excited to measure and scan SEM in a programmable and multiplexed manner by a battery-less RF-powered chip. The scanning operation is initiated by an interrogator which excites a coil embedded in the apparatus and provides the needed energy burst to support the scanning/reading operation. Each electrode measures the equivalent sub-epidermal capacitance corresponding and representing the moisture content.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 13, 2019
Publication date:
September 26, 2019
Applicants:
BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Inventors:
Majid SARRAFZADEH, William KAISER, Alireza MEHRNIA, Barbara M. BATES-JENSEN, Frank WANG, Michael FLESCH, Joseph BOYSTAK, Yeung LAM
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of identifying a loosened joint implant by analyzing acoustic emissions from the implant. The present disclosure further provides apparatuses for measuring acoustic data and analyzing acoustic emissions from a joint implant.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 30, 2018
Publication date:
May 30, 2019
Applicant:
BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
Inventors:
Herman L. LELIE, Graham Oliver Ross, Pauldeep Singh Mann
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of identifying a patient in need of pressure ulcer treatment and treating the patient with clinical intervention selected based on sub-epidermal moisture values. The present disclosure also provides methods of stratifying groups of patients based on pressure ulcer risks and methods of reducing incidence of pressure ulcers in a care facility.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of providing a continuity of care for a patient during transfer between care settings. The method includes the steps of deciding to transfer a patient from a first care setting to a second care setting, performing a first assessment of the patient in the first care setting, preparing a transfer record of the assessment, and transferring the transfer record with the patient to the second care setting.
Abstract: A handheld, conforming capacitive sensing apparatus configured to measure Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) as a mean to detect and monitor the formation of pressure ulcers. The device incorporates an array of electrodes which are excited to measure and scan SEM in a programmable and multiplexed manner by a battery-less RF-powered chip. The scanning operation is initiated by an interrogator which excites a coil embedded in the apparatus and provides the needed energy burst to support the scanning/reading operation. Each electrode measures the equivalent sub-epidermal capacitance corresponding and representing the moisture content.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 5, 2018
Publication date:
April 11, 2019
Applicants:
BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC, The Regents Of The University Of California
Inventors:
Majid SARRAFZADEH, William Kaiser, Alireza Mehrnia, Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, Frank Wang, Michael Flesch, Joseph Boystak, Yeung Lam
Abstract: A handheld, conforming capacitive sensing apparatus configured to measure Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) as a mean to detect and monitor the formation of pressure ulcers. The device incorporates an array of electrodes which are excited to measure and scan SEM in a programmable and multiplexed manner by a battery-less RF-powered chip. The scanning operation is initiated by an interrogator which excites a coil embedded in the apparatus and provides the needed energy burst to support the scanning/reading operation. Each electrode measures the equivalent sub-epidermal capacitance corresponding and representing the moisture content.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 9, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 29, 2019
Assignees:
Bruin Biometrics, LLC, The Regents of the University of California
Inventors:
Majid Sarrafzadeh, William Kaiser, Alireza Mehrnia, Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, Frank Wang, Michael Flesch, Joseph Boystak, Yeung Lam
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and computer readable media for measuring sub-epidermal moisture in patients to determine damaged tissue for clinical intervention. The present disclosure also provides methods for determining damaged tissue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 20, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 22, 2019
Assignee:
Bruin Biometrics, LLC
Inventors:
Ya-Chen Tonar, Shannon Rhodes, Marta Clendenin, Martin Burns, Kindah Jaradeh
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and computer readable media for measuring sub-epidermal moisture in patients to determine damaged tissue for clinical intervention. The present disclosure also provides methods for determining damaged tissue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 22, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 15, 2019
Assignee:
Bruin Biometrics, LLC
Inventors:
Ya-Chen Tonar, Shannon Rhodes, Marta Clendenin, Martin Burns, Kindah Jaradeh
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and computer readable media for measuring sub-epidermal moisture in patients to determine damaged tissue for clinical intervention. The present disclosure also provides methods for determining damaged tissue.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 18, 2018
Publication date:
December 20, 2018
Applicant:
BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
Inventors:
Martin BURNS, Sara Barrington, Graham Ross
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for measuring sub-epidermal moisture as an indication of tissue viability and providing information regarding the location of a boundary of non-viable tissue.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 2, 2018
Publication date:
August 9, 2018
Applicant:
BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
Inventors:
Martin F. Burns, Sara Barrington, Graham O. Ross
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for measuring sub-epidermal moisture at bisymmetric locations on patients to identify damaged tissue for clinical intervention.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 2, 2018
Publication date:
August 9, 2018
Applicant:
BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
Inventors:
Martin F. BURNS, Sara BARRINGTON, Graham O. ROSS
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for measuring sub-epidermal moisture to provide clinicians with information related to physical conditions and ailments associated with accumulation or depletion of extracellular fluid.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 2, 2018
Publication date:
August 9, 2018
Applicant:
BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
Inventors:
Martin F. Burns, Sara Barrington, Graham O. Ross
Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for measuring capacitance as an indication of susceptibility to the formation of a diabetic foot ulcer.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 2, 2018
Publication date:
August 9, 2018
Applicant:
BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
Inventors:
Martin F. BURNS, Sara BARRINGTON, Graham O. ROSS
Abstract: A handheld, conforming capacitive sensing apparatus configured to measure Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) as a mean to detect and monitor the formation of pressure ulcers. The device incorporates an array of electrodes which are excited to measure and scan SEM in a programmable and multiplexed manner by a battery-less RF-powered chip. The scanning operation is initiated by an interrogator which excites a coil embedded in the apparatus and provides the needed energy burst to support the scanning/reading operation. Each electrode measures the equivalent sub-epidermal capacitance corresponding and representing the moisture content.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 2, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 29, 2018
Assignees:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
Inventors:
Majid Sarrafzadeh, William Kaiser, Alireza Mehrnia, Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, Frank Wang, Michael Flesch, Joseph Boystak, Yeung Lam