Patents Assigned to Trustees of Boston University, Boston (MA)
  • System and method for determining a physiological condition of biological tissue
    Patent number: 12078578
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems for determining a stretch condition of a tissue and assessing the stiffness of the tissue. Also provided herein are methods for using the systems for measuring stiffness of a tissue, assessing the effect of an agent on a tissue, and identifying subjects having a disease or disorder associated with increased or decreased stiffness of a tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignees: Trustees of Boston University, Boston (MA), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Bela Suki, Jae Hun Kim, Joseph Hall, Ramaswamy Krishnan, Niccole Schaible