Patents by Inventor Duane Oyen
Duane Oyen 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).
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Patent number: 8790258Abstract: Instrumented orthoses with more sophisticated structures provide for coordinated support and rehabilitation of complex joints and multiple injured joints. Improved instrumented orthoses can include hinges that can rotate in multiple different planes. Particularly preferred embodiments include a shoulder brace with a hand hold and a lower extremities brace. Preferably, a control unit monitors the output Of transducers used to instrument the brace. A patient can be prompted by the control unit for the performance of a variety of different monitored exercises.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: IZEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John G. Stark, Duane Oyen, Blair P. Mowery
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Publication number: 20120116806Abstract: A process for treating orthopedic injuries including the steps of presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protocol from among the set of presented protocols; and generating information from the captured information into a form compatible with a handheld computer adapted for connection to an orthopedic sensor system. The generated information includes parameters of the identified approved treatment protocol. The process may also include the steps of basing the presented set of treatment protocols upon a database of historic patients, orthopedic injuries, treatment protocols and outcomes, and retaining information about the current patient, the patients injury, treatment protocol and outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: IZEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John G. Stark, Duane Oyen, Timothy J.B. Hanson, Timothy Tracey, Steven Backes, Gary Manninen
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Publication number: 20100121160Abstract: Instrumented orthoses with more sophisticated structures provide for coordinated support and rehabilitation of complex joints and multiple injured joints. Improved instrumented orthoses can include hinges that can rotate in multiple different planes. Particularly preferred embodiments include a shoulder brace with a hand hold and a lower extremities brace. Preferably, a control unit monitors the output Of transducers used to instrument the brace. A patient can be prompted by the control unit for the performance of a variety of different monitored exercises.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2010Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: John G. Stark, Duane Oyen, Blair P. Mowery
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Patent number: 7416537Abstract: Instrumented orthoses with more sophisticated structures provide for coordinated support and rehabilitation of complex joints and multiple injured joints. Improved instrumented orthoses can include hinges that can rotate in multiple different planes. Particularly preferred embodiments include a shoulder brace with a hand hold and a lower extremities brace. Preferably, a control unit monitors the output of transducers used to instrument the brace. A patient can be prompted by the control unit for the performance of a variety of different monitored exercises.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1999Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: IZEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John G. Stark, Duane Oyen, Blair P. Mowery
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Publication number: 20070155588Abstract: Orthoses with microprocessor control placed around the joint of a patient are used to perform and to monitor isometric, range-of-motion, proprioception and isotonic exercises of the joint. A variety of improved hardware elements result in an orthosis that is easier to use and interacts more efficiently with the controller to allow the monitoring of a greater range of motions while holding down cost and provide suitable accurate evaluation of the exercises. Efficient ways of programming the exercises, monitoring the exercises and evaluating the exercise provide a comprehensive program for the rehabilitation of an injured or weakened joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: John Stark, Duane Oyen, Thomas Bybee, Arthur Lohmann, Joel Boyd
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Publication number: 20060127271Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for at least partially disinfecting biological fluid of a mammal, which comprises pathogens. The method includes contacting a non-thermal plasma with the biological fluid to kill at least a portion of the pathogens within the biological fluid, and filtering toxins from at least some components of the biological fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2006Publication date: June 15, 2006Applicant: Regents of The University of MinnesotaInventors: R. Ruan, Hongbin Ma, Paul Chen, Shaobo Deng, Xiangyang Lin, Duane Oyen, Robert Bowman
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Publication number: 20050113652Abstract: Instrumented orthoses with more sophisticated structures provide for coordinated support and rehabilitation of complex joints and multiple injured joints. Improved instrumented orthoses can include hinges that can rotate in multiple different planes. Particularly preferred embodiments include a shoulder brace with a hand hold and a lower extremities brace. Preferably, a control unit monitors the output of transducers used to instrument the brace. A patient can be prompted by the control unit for the performance of a variety of different monitored exercises.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: John Stark, Duane Oyen, Blair Mowery
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Publication number: 20050107726Abstract: An instrumented orthosis is interfaced to a telecommunication system such that a patient and health care professional can exchange communications including the monitoring of the instrumented orthosis. Thus, a health care can evaluate rehabilitation treatments based on an instrumented orthosis from a remote location while obtaining real-time feedback from the patient. The communications can include audio and/or video transmissions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Duane Oyen, Timothy Tracey
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Publication number: 20050101887Abstract: Orthoses with microprocessor control placed around the joint of a patient are used to perform and to monitor isometric, range-of-motion, proprioception and isotonic exercises of the joint. A variety of improved hardware elements result in an orthosis that is easier to use and interacts more efficiently with the controller to allow the monitoring of a greater range of motions while holding down cost and provide suitable accurate evaluation of the exercises. Efficient ways of programming the exercises, monitoring the exercises and evaluating the exercise provide a comprehensive program for the rehabilitation of an injured or weakened joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: John Stark, Duane Oyen, Thomas Bybee, Arthur Lohmann, Joel Boyd
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Publication number: 20040249675Abstract: A system for treating orthopedic injuries by presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protocol from among the set of presented protocols; and generating information from the captured information into a form compatible with a handheld computer adapted for connection to an orthopedic sensor system. The generated information includes parameters of the identified approved treatment protocol. The process may also include the steps of basing the presented set of treatment protocols upon a database of historic patients, orthopedic injuries, treatment protocols and outcomes, and retaining information about the current patient, the patient's injury, treatment protocol and outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: IZEX Technology, Inc.Inventors: John G. Stark, Duane Oyen, Timothy J. B. Hanson, Timothy Tracey, Steven Backes, Gary Manninen
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Patent number: 6827670Abstract: A system for treating orthopedic injuries by presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protocol from among the set of presented protocols; and generating information from the captured information into a form compatible with a handheld computer adapted for connection to an orthopedic sensor system. The generated information includes parameters of the identified approved treatment protocol. The process may also include the steps of basing the presented set of treatment protocols upon a database of historic patients, orthopedic injuries, treatment protocols and outcomes, and retaining information about the current patient, the patient's injury, treatment protocol and outcome.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1999Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: IZEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John G. Stark, Duane Oyen, Timothy J. B. Hanson, Timothy Tracey, Steven Backes, Gary Manninen
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Patent number: 6562386Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for at least partially sterilizing a liquid that has pathogens living in the liquid. The liquid comprising living pathogens is placed in a reaction volume, and a non-thermal plasma is generated within the reaction volume to thereby kill at least a portion of the pathogens within the liquid.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: R. Roger Ruan, Hongbin Ma, Mingliang Zhang, Paul L. Chen, Duane Oyen
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Publication number: 20030026877Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for at least partially sterilizing a liquid that has pathogens living in the liquid. The liquid comprising living pathogens is placed in a reaction volume, and a non-thermal plasma is generated within the reaction volume to thereby kill at least a portion of the pathogens within the liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2001Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: R. Roger Ruan, Hongbin Ma, Mingliang Zhang, Paul L. Chen, Duane Oyen
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Patent number: 6371123Abstract: A process for treating orthopedic injuries including the steps of presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protocol from among the set of presented protocols; and generating information from the captured information into a form compatible with a handheld computer adapted for connection to an orthopedic sensor system. The generated information includes parameters of the identified approved treatment protocol. The process may also include the steps of basing the presented set of treatment protocols upon a database of historic patients, orthopedic injuries, treatment protocols and outcomes, and retaining information about the current patient, the patients injury, treatment protocol and outcome. A system for treating orthopedic injuries with a historic database on a central computer and a handheld computer attached to a sensor system.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1999Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: IZEX Technology, Inc.Inventors: John G. Stark, Duane Oyen, Timothy J. B. Hanson, Timothy Tracey, Steven Backes, Gary Manninen
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Publication number: 20020029784Abstract: A process for treating orthopedic injuries including the steps of presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protocol from among the set of presented protocols; and generating information from the captured information into a form compatible with a handheld computer adapted for connection to an orthopedic sensor system. The generated information includes parameters of the identified approved treatment protocol. The process may also include the steps of basing the presented set of treatment protocols upon a database of historic patients, orthopedic injuries, treatment protocols and outcomes, and retaining information about the current patient, the patients injury, treatment protocol and outcome. A system for treating orthopedic injuries with a historic database on a central computer and a handheld computer attached to a sensor system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2001Publication date: March 14, 2002Applicant: IZEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John G. Stark, Duane Oyen, Timothy J.B. Hanson, Timothy Tracey, Steven Backes, Gary Manninen