Patents by Inventor Dennis Bourbeau

Dennis Bourbeau 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).

  • BLADDER EVENT DETECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY INCONTINENCE OR TREATMENT OF LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION
    Publication number: 20230121584
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu
  • Bladder event detection for diagnosis of urinary incontinence or treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction
    Patent number: 11419533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu
  • Wireless bowel sensor
    Patent number: 11241189
    Abstract: A sensing device can be placed within the colon to study bowel function. The sensing device can include a flexible printed circuit board that includes at least one senor configured to record data related to bowel activity from a patient's colon; and a wireless transmitter configured to send the data from the patient's colon to an external device. The sensing device can also include at least one mucosal clip configured to fix the sensor board to a wall of the patient's colon for a measurement period. The flexible printed circuit board and/or the at least one mucosal clip are configured to be passed from the patient's colon after the measurement period through normal defecation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM, THE U.S. GOV'T AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Aref Smiley, Dennis Bourbeau, Margot S. Damaser, Steve Majerus, Massarat Zutshi, Ian Mcadams
  • WIRELESS BOWEL SENSOR
    Publication number: 20200022642
    Abstract: A sensing device can be placed within the colon to study bowel function. The sensing device can include a flexible printed circuit board that includes at least one senor configured to record data related to bowel activity from a patient's colon; and a wireless transmitter configured to send the data from the patient's colon to an external device. The sensing device can also include at least one mucosal clip configured to fix the sensor board to a wall of the patient's colon for a measurement period. The flexible printed circuit board and/or the at least one mucosal clip are configured to be passed from the patient's colon after the measurement period through normal defecation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Aref Smiley, Dennis Bourbeau, Margot S. Damaser, Steve Majerus, Massarat Zutshi, Ian Mcadams
  • Bladder event detection for diagnosis of urinary incontinence or treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction
    Patent number: 10478113
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, THE U.S. GOV'T AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu
  • BLADDER EVENT DETECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY INCONTINENCE OR TREATMENT OF LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION
    Publication number: 20190223775
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu
  • BLADDER EVENT DETECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY INCONTINENCE OR TREATMENT OF LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION
    Publication number: 20160354028
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu