Patents by Inventor Kristen Ellard

Kristen Ellard 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 cross-diagnostic identification and treatment of neurologic features underpinning mental and emotional disorders
    Patent number: 10758174
    Abstract: A system and method for diagnosing mental or emotional disorders is disclosed. An affective BCI component is incorporated into a closed loop, symptom—responsive psychiatric DBS system. A series of input data related to a brain of the patient is acquired while the patient performs a battery of behavioral tasks. From the patient's performance on the task battery, the system identifies what is abnormal for that individual patient in terms of functional domains. Patient-specific behavioral measurements are then linked to patterns of activation and de-activation across different brain regions, identifying specific structures that are the source of the patient's individual impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alik S. Widge, Thilo Deckersbach, Darin Dougherty, Emad Eskandar, Kristen Ellard
  • METHOD FOR CROSS-DIAGNOSTIC IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC FEATURES UNDERPINNING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20170042474
    Abstract: A system and method for diagnosing mental or emotional disorders is disclosed. An affective BCI component is incorporated into a closed loop, symptom—responsive psychiatric DBS system. A series of input data related to a brain of the patient is acquired while the patient performs a battery of behavioral tasks. From the patient's performance on the task battery, the system identifies what is abnormal for that individual patient in terms of functional domains. Patient-specific behavioral measurements are then linked to patterns of activation and de-activation across different brain regions, identifying specific structures that are the source of the patient's individual impairment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Alik S. Widge, Thilo Deckersbach, Darin Dougherty, Emad Eskandar, Kristen Ellard