Patents Assigned to Universite Montreal
  • METHOD OF PROGNOSING AND DIAGNOSING HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, MUTANT NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND POLYPEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20140065724
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing the presence of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or predicting the risk of developing HSP in a human subject, comprising detecting the presence or absence of a defect in a gene encoding a polypeptide comprising the sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 19), in a nucleic acid sample of the subject, whereby the detection of the defect is indicative that the subject has or is at risk of developing HSP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: Universite Montreal, Val-Chum L.P., The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University
    Inventors: Guy A. Rouleau, Paul Valdmanis, Inge Meijer, Pierre Drapeau, Patrick Dion
  • Neuromuscular monitoring using phonomyography
    Patent number: 7236832
    Abstract: A neuromuscular monitoring system comprises at least one neurostimulator to apply muscle-activating stimulation signals to a patient's body via at least one electrode, and at least one pressure waveform sensor to detect pressure waveform signals produced by a patient's muscle in response to the applied stimulation signals. The detected pressure waveform signals are processed and data related to these detected pressure waveform signals are displayed. A method for neuromuscular monitoring using pressure waveform sensors is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignees: Val-Chum, Societe en Commandite, Universite Montreal, Corporation l'Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
    Inventors: Thomas Hemmerling, Pierre A. Mathieu, Francois Donati, Guillaume Trager, Robert Guardo, Denis Babin, Chang Bou-Phon