Patents by Inventor Ashkan Monfared

Ashkan Monfared 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).

  • Cochlear optical analysis system and approach therefor
    Patent number: 8099156
    Abstract: A micro-optical probe approach facilitates imaging, testing and/or analysis of cochlear tissue. According to an example embodiment, a probe is implanted into cochlear tissue of a live being and used to obtain an image of cochlear tissue and the image is used to characterize a condition of auditory function of the cochlear tissue as represented, for example, by fluid flow in the tissue. Certain embodiments are directed to the use of a fluorescent dye to label cochlear tissue. A fluorescent response of the dye to stimulation is detected and used to characterize the cochlear tissue. In some applications, the probe is used to guide the implant of a cochlear prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Mark Jacob Schnitzer, Nikolas H. Blevins, Eunice Lap Mun Cheung, Juergen Claus Jung, Ashkan Monfared