Patents by Inventor Ivan S. Castellanos

Ivan S. Castellanos 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).

  • ULTRASOUND STIMULATION OF PANCREATIC BETA CELLS
    Publication number: 20160236012
    Abstract: A pancreatic beta cell stimulation system for stimulating release of insulin from pancreatic beta cells can include an ultrasonic transducer configured to be acoustically coupled to a body of a user; and an ultrasound controller configured to be in communication with the ultrasonic transducer so as to provide control signals to the ultrasonic transducer during operation. The ultrasound controller can be further configured to generate the control signals based on a planned amount of stimulation of pancreatic beta cells within the body of the user such that the control signals instruct the ultrasonic transducer to transmit ultrasound waves having selected intensity and frequency calculated to cause stimulation of the pancreatic beta cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: The George Washington University a Congressionally Chartered Not-for-Profit Corporation
    Inventors: Vesna Zderic, Ivan S. Castellanos, Aleksandar Jeremic