Patents Assigned to HIGHLAND INSTRUMENTS, INC.
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Publication number: 20210322771Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods of stimulating tissue based upon filtering properties of the tissue. In certain aspects, the invention provides methods for stimulating tissue that involve analyzing at least one filtering property of a region of at least one tissue, and providing a dose of energy to the at least one region of tissue based upon results of the analyzing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Publication number: 20210308459Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods for guiding physical therapy to a subject. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve providing stimulation to a subject's central nervous system to modulate one or more signals sent to or from a plurality of target regions of the subject. Methods of the invention further involve assessing the response of the plurality of target regions to the stimulation to determine if there is a differential response among the target regions to the stimulation, and providing focused physical therapy to at least one of the target regions based on the assessment of the response of the plurality of peripheral target regions to the stimulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Laura Dipietro, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Publication number: 20210220645Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods for treating osteoarthritis. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve providing stimulation to a subject's central nervous system to modulate a signal sent to or from the subject's joint, thereby treating osteoarthritis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Felipe Fregni
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Patent number: 10143843Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for stimulating cellular function in biological tissue. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method for stimulating cellular function within tissue that involves providing a first type of energy to a region of tissue, in which the first type is provided in an amount that inhibits cellular function within the region of tissue, and providing a second type of energy to the region of tissue, in which the second type is provided in an amount that facilitates cellular function within the region of tissue, wherein the combined effect stimulates cellular function within the tissue.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventor: Timothy Andrew Wagner
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Patent number: 9950153Abstract: An apparatus for interfacing between tissues being stimulated is provided. The apparatus includes an electric source capable of generating an applied electric field across a region of tissue and/or a means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue relative to the applied electric field and an interface component, such interface component creating an interface between the region of tissue and the applied electric field or the means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Patent number: 9913976Abstract: The invention generally relates to apparatuses and methods for stimulating and monitoring biological tissue. In certain aspects, the invention provides a system for stimulating and monitoring tissue, the system including a first energy source, a second energy source, and an imaging device, in which the system is configured such that the first and second energy sources target the same region of tissue and the combined effect of the first and second energy sources stimulates the region of tissue.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Patent number: 9681820Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems for measuring impedance change in order to detect a condition. In certain aspects, the invention provides systems for monitoring tissue and detecting a condition that include at least one energy source, a transduction unit, and a pattern recognition component that compares impedance signatures recorded from the transduction unit with a database of impedance signatures associated with medical conditions.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: HIGHLAND INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventor: Timothy Andrew Wagner
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Patent number: 9550060Abstract: An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Patent number: 9320895Abstract: An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Patent number: 9050463Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for stimulating cellular function in biological tissue. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method for stimulating cellular function within tissue that involves providing a first type of energy to a region of tissue, in which the first type is provided in an amount that inhibits cellular function within the region of tissue, and providing a second type of energy to the region of tissue, in which the second type is provided in an amount that facilitates cellular function within the region of tissue, wherein the combined effect stimulates cellular function within the tissue.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventor: Timothy Andrew Wagner
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Patent number: 8977354Abstract: An apparatus for interfacing between tissues being stimulated is provided. The apparatus includes an electric source capable of generating an applied electric field across a region of tissue and/or a means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue relative to the applied electric field and an interface component, such interface component creating an interface between the region of tissue and the applied electric field or the means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Patent number: 8929979Abstract: An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2007Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Publication number: 20140357934Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for changing tissue impedance in a region of a biologically generated field. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods for changing tissue impedance in a region of a biologically generated field that involve applying focused energy to a region of charged particles in a region of tissue that includes a biologically based field, whereby the energy provided to the region of charged particles results in an impedance change to the region of tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventor: Timothy Andrew Wagner
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Patent number: 8897871Abstract: An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Wagner, Uri T. Eden
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Patent number: 8892200Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for stimulating tissue using focused energy. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for stimulating tissue that includes a first energy source, a second energy source, and a focusing element that focuses at least the first or second energy source so that the first and second energy sources target the same region of tissue such that the combined effect stimulates the tissue.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Wagner, Uri T. Eden
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Patent number: 8886304Abstract: An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Wagner, Uri T. Eden
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Publication number: 20140276249Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for stimulating cellular function in biological tissue. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method for stimulating cellular function within tissue that involves providing a first type of energy to a region of tissue, in which the first type is provided in an amount that inhibits cellular function within the region of tissue, and providing a second type of energy to the region of tissue, in which the second type is provided in an amount that facilitates cellular function within the region of tissue, wherein the combined effect stimulates cellular function within the tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: HIGHLAND INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventor: Timothy Andrew Wagner
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Publication number: 20140228716Abstract: An apparatus for interfacing between tissues being stimulated is provided. The apparatus includes an electric source capable of generating an applied electric field across a region of tissue and/or a means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue relative to the applied electric field and an interface component, such interface component creating an interface between the region of tissue and the applied electric field or the means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: HIGHLAND INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, Uri Tzvi Eden
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Patent number: 8774914Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for stimulating cellular function in biological tissue. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a method for stimulating cellular function within tissue that involves providing a first type of energy to a region of tissue, in which the first type is provided in an amount that inhibits cellular function within the region of tissue, and providing a second type of energy to the region of tissue, in which the second type is provided in an amount that facilitates cellular function within the region of tissue, wherein the combined effect stimulates cellular function within the tissue.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventor: Timothy A. Wagner
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Patent number: D759803Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner, William Edelman, Laura Dipietro, Paul James Mulhauser, Kyungmin Andy Lee