Patents by Inventor Ian Mcadams

Ian Mcadams 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).

  • Wireless bowel sensor
    Patent number: 11241189
    Abstract: A sensing device can be placed within the colon to study bowel function. The sensing device can include a flexible printed circuit board that includes at least one senor configured to record data related to bowel activity from a patient's colon; and a wireless transmitter configured to send the data from the patient's colon to an external device. The sensing device can also include at least one mucosal clip configured to fix the sensor board to a wall of the patient's colon for a measurement period. The flexible printed circuit board and/or the at least one mucosal clip are configured to be passed from the patient's colon after the measurement period through normal defecation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM, THE U.S. GOV'T AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Aref Smiley, Dennis Bourbeau, Margot S. Damaser, Steve Majerus, Massarat Zutshi, Ian Mcadams
  • WIRELESS BOWEL SENSOR
    Publication number: 20200022642
    Abstract: A sensing device can be placed within the colon to study bowel function. The sensing device can include a flexible printed circuit board that includes at least one senor configured to record data related to bowel activity from a patient's colon; and a wireless transmitter configured to send the data from the patient's colon to an external device. The sensing device can also include at least one mucosal clip configured to fix the sensor board to a wall of the patient's colon for a measurement period. The flexible printed circuit board and/or the at least one mucosal clip are configured to be passed from the patient's colon after the measurement period through normal defecation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Aref Smiley, Dennis Bourbeau, Margot S. Damaser, Steve Majerus, Massarat Zutshi, Ian Mcadams