Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Kohl

Benjamin A. Kohl 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).

  • Transbronchial reflectance oximetric measurement of mixed venous oxygen saturation, and device therefor
    Patent number: 6961600
    Abstract: Provided are methods and a system for the transbronchial reflectance oximetric measurement of mixed venous oxygen saturation in the pulmonary artery of a patient, and a device therefor. Thus, provided is a quick, minimally invasive, method and system for determining an important endpoint of resuscitation, particularly for a patient in shock, because the probe used to measure the venous oxygen saturation is configured to permit insertion through an endotracheal tube until the probe is placed in contact with the bronchial luminus mucosa of the patient's right bronchus, left bronchus or distal trachea, directly adjacent to the patient's pulmonary artery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Kohl, Noah A. Rosen
  • Transbronchial reflectance oximetric measurement of mixed venous oxygen saturation, and device therefor
    Publication number: 20030181797
    Abstract: Provided are methods and a system for the transbronchial reflectance oximetric measurement of mixed venous oxygen saturation in the pulmonary artery of a patient, and a device therefor. Thus, provided is a quick, minimally invasive, method and system for determining an important endpoint of resuscitation, particularly for a patient in shock, because the probe used to measure the venous oxygen saturation is configured to permit insertion through an endotracheal tube until the probe is placed in contact with the bronchial luminus mucosa of the patient's right bronchus, left bronchus or distal trachea, directly adjacent to the patient's pulmonary artery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Kohl, Noah A. Rosen