Patents by Inventor Edith D. Gurewitsch

Edith D. Gurewitsch 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).

  • Devices, systems and methods for bioimpedance measurement of cervical tissue and methods for diagnosis and treatment of human cervix
    Patent number: 8060195
    Abstract: Featured are apparatuses for measuring bioimpendence of tissues of the cervix, more specifically the mammalian cervix. Also featured are methods for examining the tissues of the cervix for clinical or diagnostic purposes such as during routine gynecological examinations to determine early onset of labor in pregnant patients or to assess such tissues for the presence of abnormalities such as cancerous lesions in both pregnant and non-pregnant women. Also featured are methods for treating onset of early or pre-term labor that embody such devices, apparatuses and methods of the present invention. Also featured are systems embodying such devices, apparatuses and/or methods, where such systems preferably are configured to provide diagnostic and/or clinical information to further assist the diagnostician or clinician in diagnosing and/or examining pregnant or non-pregnant patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Edith D. Gurewitsch, Melanie Ruffner, Kenny H. Ching, Somponnat Sampattavanich, Ashkon Shaahinfar, Yen S. Hoe, Elbert S. Hu
  • Devices, systems and methods for bioimpedance measurement of cervical tissue and methods for diagnosis and treatment of human cervix
    Publication number: 20090171234
    Abstract: Featured are apparatuses for measuring bioimpendence of tissues of the cervix, more specifically the mammalian cervix. Also featured are methods for examining the tissues of the cervix for clinical or diagnostic purposes such as during routine gynecological examinations to determine early onset of labor in pregnant patients or to assess such tissues for the presence of abnormalities such as cancerous lesions in both pregnant and non-pregnant women. Also featured are methods for treating onset of early or pre-term labor that embody such devices, apparatuses and methods of the present invention. Also featured are systems embodying such devices, apparatuses and/or methods, where such systems preferably are configured to provide diagnostic and/or clinical information to further assist the diagnostician or clinician in diagnosing and/or examining pregnant or non-pregnant patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2004
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Edith D. Gurewitsch, Melanie Ruffner, Kenny H. Ching, Somponnat Sampattavanich, Ashkon Shaahinfar, Yen S. Hoe, Elbert S. Hu