Patents by Inventor Fred M. S. McConnel

Fred M. S. McConnel 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).

  • Patent number: 5024240
    Abstract: A system for quantifying pressure exerted on a bolus in a digestive tract of a patient includes: a catheter of sufficient length and insert into the digestive tract of the patient, a plurality of radiopaque pressure sensors on the catheter to output pressure data, a videofluoroscope for producing images of the digestive tract of the patient in which the bolus is moving in relation to the sensors, and equipment for recording a video record of a sequence of the images and the data, wherein the equipment combines each image with a substantially contemporaneous portion of the pressure data to form a video record sequence of images and the substantially contemporaneous portions of the pressure data.The system produces a manofluorogram, which is a videotape record of the videofluoroscopic and contemporaneous pressure data, preferably with timing information. The system also produces a manofluorogram, which is an analysis of pressure data based on timing information derived from the videotape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Inventor: Fred M. S. McConnel