Patents by Inventor Alon Ben-Yosefh

Alon Ben-Yosefh 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).

  • Implantable pressure sensors and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 6764446
    Abstract: An implant includes a pressure sensor, a controller for acquiring pressure data from the sensor, and an acoustic transducer for converting energy between electrical energy and acoustic energy. A capacitor is coupled to the acoustic transducer for storing electrical energy converted by the transducer and/or for providing electrical energy to operate the implant. The acoustic transducer may operate alternatively or simultaneously as an energy exchanger or an acoustic transmitter. During use, the implant is implanted within a patient's body, and an external transducer transmits a first acoustic signal into the patient's body, to energize the capacitor. The implant then obtains pressure data, and transmits a second acoustic signal to the external transducer, the second acoustic signal including the pressure data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Remon Medical Technologies LTD
    Inventors: Lone Wolinsky, Eyal Doron, Alon Ben-Yosefh, Avi Penner
  • Implantable pressure sensors and methods for making and using them
    Publication number: 20020045921
    Abstract: An implant includes a pressure sensor, a controller for acquiring pressure data from the sensor, and an acoustic transducer for converting energy between electrical energy and acoustic energy. A capacitor is coupled to the acoustic transducer for storing electrical energy converted by the transducer and/or for providing electrical energy to operate the implant. The acoustic transducer may operate alternatively or simultaneously as an energy exchanger or an acoustic transmitter. During use, the implant is implanted within a patient's body, and an external transducer transmits a first acoustic signal into the patient's body, to energize the capacitor. The implant then obtains pressure data, and transmits a second acoustic signal to the external transducer, the second acoustic signal including the pressure data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: Remon Medical Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Lone Wolinsky, Eyal Doron, Alon Ben-Yosefh, Avi Penner