Patents by Inventor Ahmad Ziad Akl

Ahmad Ziad Akl 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).

  • Breathing disorder identification, characterization and diagnosis methods, devices and systems
    Patent number: 11751817
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are breathing disorder identification, characterization and diagnosis methods, devices and systems. In general the disclosed methods, devices and systems may rely on the characterization of breath sound amplitudes, periodic breath sounds and/or aperiodic breath sounds to characterize a breathing disorder as obstructive (e.g. obstructive sleep apnea—OSA) or non-obstructive (e.g. central sleep apnea—CSA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: T. Douglas Bradley, Geoffrey Roy Fernie, Hisham Alshaer, Ahmad Ziad Akl
  • BREATHING DISORDER IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND DIAGNOSIS METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180070890
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are breathing disorder identification, characterization and diagnosis methods, devices and systems. In general the disclosed methods, devices and systems may rely on the characterization of breath sound amplitudes, periodic breath sounds and/or aperiodic breath sounds to characterize a breathing disorder as obstructive (e.g. obstructive sleep apnea—OSA) or non-obstructive (e.g. central sleep apnea—CSA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: T. Douglas BRADLEY, Geoffrey Roy FERNIE, Hisham ALSHAER, Ahmad Ziad AKL
  • Breathing disorder identification, characterization and diagnosis methods, devices and systems
    Patent number: 9801590
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are breathing disorder identification, characterization and diagnosis methods, devices and systems. In general the disclosed methods, devices and systems may rely on the characterization of breath sound amplitudes, periodic breath sounds and/or aperiodic breath sounds to characterize a breathing disorder as obstructive (e.g. obstructive sleep apnea—OSA) or non-obstructive (e.g. central sleep apnea—CSA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: University Health Network
    Inventors: Hisham Alshaer, Geoffrey Roy Fernie, T. Douglas Bradley, Ahmad Ziad Akl
  • BREATHING DISORDER IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND DIAGNOSIS METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140188006
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are breathing disorder identification, characterization and diagnosis methods, devices and systems. In general the disclosed methods, devices and systems may rely on the characterization of breath sound amplitudes, periodic breath sounds and/or aperiodic breath sounds to characterize a breathing disorder as obstructive (e.g. obstructive sleep apnea - OSA) or non-obstructive (e.g. central sleep apnea—CSA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: Hisham Alshaer, Geoffrey Roy Fernie, T. Douglas Bradley, Ahmad Ziad Akl