Patents by Inventor Emmaneula Keller

Emmaneula Keller 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).

  • Probe and apparatus for measuring cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation
    Patent number: 7120481
    Abstract: A probe and an apparatus for cerebral diagnostics and therapy, in particular for measuring absolute values of regional cerebral flow (CBF) and cerebral oxygenation. The probe is inserted through a burr hole in the skull and comprises illuminating device, light receiving device and a coating encapsulating said illuminating device and said light receiving means. The coating has a longitudinal shape and is adapted to fit through a burr hole in the skull. The coating is further adapted to slide between the skull and the dura, to be inserted into the ventricular system, and/or to be inserted into the cerebral tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Universitat Zurich
    Inventors: Emmaneula Keller, Andreas Nadler, Peter Niederer
  • Probe and apparatus for measuring cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation
    Publication number: 20040039270
    Abstract: The invention relates to a probe (1) and an apparatus for cerebral diagnostics and therapy, in particular for measuring absolute values of regional cerebral flow (CBF) and cerebral oxygenation. The probe is inserted through a burr hole in the skull and comprises illuminating means, light receiving means and a coating encapsulating said illuminating means and said light receiving means. The coating has a longitudinal shape and is adapted to fit through a burr hole in the skull. Said coating is further adapted to slide between the skull and the dura, to be inserted into the ventricular system, and/or to be inserted into the cerebral tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Emmaneula Keller, Andreas Nadler, Peter Niederer