Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Gigliotti

Joseph C. Gigliotti 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).

  • Publication number: 20190083817
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform therapeutic ultrasound, such for the treatment of Ischemic reperfusion injury (IRI). The methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media can involve steps comprising: imaging a target tissue region within said subject, such as wherein the target tissue region comprises spleen tissue; identifying a volume region of interest (ROI) in said target tissue; and applying ultrasonic energy to the ROI, wherein applying the ultrasonic energy comprises emitting a sequence of ultrasonic pulses from an ultrasound transducer, the sequence of ultrasound pulses having predetermined frequency, mechanical index, pulse lengths, and pulse spacings, while performing a volumetric sweep through the ROI systematically for a selected total time duration, such as between about 3 minutes and about 15 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Mark D. Okusa, Joseph C. Gigliotti, John A. Hossack