Patents by Inventor Ian A Shirey

Ian A Shirey 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).

  • Method for head impulse test
    Patent number: 11826158
    Abstract: A system and associated method for computerized rotational head impulse test (crHIT) to assess the semicircular canals of the human vestibular system clinically in patients with balance disorders. The system utilizes a rotary chair combined with a head mounted VOG system with head tracking sensors. The crHIT protocol uses the same physiologic principles as the known video head impulse test (vHIT). The crHIT utilizes whole-body rotation via the chair to yield a persistent controlled, repeatable, comfortable, reliable stimulus can be delivered while recording eye movements with video-oculogaphy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NEURO KINETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander D Kiderman, Ian A Shirey, Joseph M Furman
  • Apparatus and Method for Goggle Based VOG Testing incorporating Manual Head Motion with Operational Feedback
    Publication number: 20200187843
    Abstract: A system and associated method for computerized rotational head impulse test (crHIT) to assess the semicircular canals of the human vestibular system clinically in patients with balance disorders. The system utilizes a rotary chair combined with a head mounted VOG system with head tracking sensors. The crHIT protocol uses the same physiologic principles as the known video head impulse test (vHIT). The crHIT utilizes whole-body rotation via the chair to yield a persistent controlled, repeatable, comfortable, reliable stimulus can be delivered while recording eye movements with video-oculogaphy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander D Kiderman, Ian A Shirey
  • Apparatus and method for computerized rotational head impulse test
    Patent number: 10542927
    Abstract: A system and associated method for computerized rotational head impulse test (crHIT) to assess the semicircular canals of the human vestibular system clinically in patients with balance disorders. The system utilizes a rotary chair combined with a head mounted VOG system with head tracking sensors. The crHIT protocol uses the same physiologic principles as the known video head impulse test (vHIT). The crHIT utilizes whole-body rotation via the chair to yield a persistent controlled, repeatable, comfortable, reliable stimulus can be delivered while recording eye movements with video-oculogaphy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: NEURO KINETICS, INC., UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Joseph M Furman, Alexander D Kiderman, Ian A Shirey
  • Apparatus and Method for Computerized Rotational Head Impulse Test
    Publication number: 20170367638
    Abstract: A system and associated method for computerized rotational head impulse test (crHIT) to assess the semicircular canals of the human vestibular system clinically in patients with balance disorders. The system utilizes a rotary chair combined with a head mounted VOG system with head tracking sensors. The crHIT protocol uses the same physiologic principles as the known video head impulse test (vHIT). The crHIT utilizes whole-body rotation via the chair to yield a persistent controlled, repeatable, comfortable, reliable stimulus can be delivered while recording eye movements with video-oculogaphy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph M Furman, Alexander D Kiderman, Ian A Shirey