Patents by Inventor Dean Winter

Dean Winter 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).

  • Characterisation of ageing effect and cardiovascular risk
    Patent number: 8435184
    Abstract: A method of determining ageing effect and cardiovascular risk in a human patient comprising: - (i) measuring the arterial pulse waveform of the patient when the heart is beating regularly, (ii) extracting the frequency dependent components of the pulse waveform, (iii) determining the ratio of the amplitude based value of the first harmonic (H1) to the amplitude based value of a selected higher harmonic to provide an index of arterial ageing, and (iv) Comparing the index to normative values of index of arterial ageing to determine ageing effect and cardiovascular risk. Other methods of calculating the index based on harmonic amplitudes and the phase angle are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Aortic Wrap Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael O'Rourke, Dean Winter
  • Characterisation of Ageing Effect and Cardiovascular Risk
    Publication number: 20100121203
    Abstract: A method of determining ageing effect and cardiovascular risk in a human patient comprising:- (i) measuring the arterial pulse waveform of the patient when the heart is beating regularly, (ii) extracting the frequency dependent components of the pulse waveform, (iii) determining the ratio of the amplitude based value of the first harmonic (H1) to the amplitude based value of a selected higher harmonic to provide an index of arterial ageing, and (iv) Comparing the index to normative values of index of arterial ageing to determine ageing effect and cardiovascular risk. Other methods of calculating the index based on harmonic amplitudes and the phase angle are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Atcor Medical Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael O'Rourke, Dean Winter