Patents by Inventor David A. Seminowicz

David A. Seminowicz 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).

  • Method for predicting pain sensitivity
    Patent number: 11672474
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods to predict pain sensitivity and pain intensity to prolonged pain in a subject. Electroencephalograms are recorded in a pain-free state or, alternatively, in a pain-free state and after applying a prolonged pain stimulus in a prolonged pain state. Pain-free and prolonged pain peak alpha frequencies or ?PAF are measured. These values correlate negatively with the likelihood of increased pain sensitivity and increased pain intensity. Also provided is a method for predicting a likelihood of chronic pain in a subject after a medical procedure and designing a plan to treat the chronic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: University of Maryland, Baltimore, The University of Birmingham
    Inventors: David A. Seminowicz, Andrew J. Furman, Ali Mazaheri
  • Method for Predicting Pain Sensitivity
    Publication number: 20200253540
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods to predict pain sensitivity and pain intensity to prolonged pain in a subject. Electroencephalograms are recorded in a pain-free state or, alternatively, in a pain-free state and after applying a prolonged pain stimulus in a prolonged pain state. Pain-free and prolonged pain peak alpha frequencies or ?PAF are measured. These values correlate negatively with the likelihood of increased pain sensitivity and increased pain intensity. Also provided is a method for predicting a likelihood of chronic pain in a subject after a medical procedure and designing a plan to treat the chronic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicants: University of Baltimore, Maryland, The University of Birmingham
    Inventors: David A. Seminowicz, Andrew J. Furman, Ali Mazaheri