Patents by Inventor Cynthia Salorio

Cynthia Salorio 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).

  • Device to monitor and treat hemiplegia and hemispatial neglect
    Patent number: 9060747
    Abstract: A programmable device adaptable for wearing on an affected limb of a subject afflicted with hemiplegia and/or hemispatial neglect includes a sensor for measuring movement values of the affected limb, a sensory stimulator for providing sensory stimulation at a particular interval, duration, frequency, intensity and/or pattern, a microprocessor for storing and administering the one or more interval values and the one or more duration values of the sensory stimulation, and a computer interface for transferring and receiving data between the microprocessor and a separate data processor. The programmable device provides cues to a subject according to preset parameters or when it has been determined that the affected limb is not being used. A method for monitoring and treating a subject afflicted with hemiplegia and/or hemispatial neglect is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Cynthia Salorio
  • DEVICE TO MONITOR AND TREAT HEMIPLEGIA AND HEMISPATIAL NEGLECT
    Publication number: 20130110009
    Abstract: A programmable device adaptable for wearing on an affected limb of a subject afflicted with hemiplegia and/or hemispatial neglect includes a sensor for measuring movement values of the affected limb, a sensory stimulator for providing sensory stimulation at a particular interval, duration, frequency, intensity and/or pattern, a microprocessor for storing and administering the one or more interval values and the one or more duration values of the sensory stimulation, and a computer interface for transferring and receiving data between the microprocessor and a separate data processor. The programmable device provides cues to a subject according to preset parameters or when it has been determined that the affected limb is not being used. A method for monitoring and treating a subject afflicted with hemiplegia and/or hemispatial neglect is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Cynthia Salorio