Patents by Inventor Leonard Verhagen Metman

Leonard Verhagen Metman 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).

  • UPPER LIMB BRADYKINESIA AND MOTOR FATIGUE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130338541
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor skill assessment device and methods of using the motor skill assessment device. The device includes a gear shaft protruding through a support member. A handle is attached at one end of the gear shaft and a measurement device is located at the other end of the gear shaft. There may be a circuit board in electronic communication with the measurement device and a computer in electronic communication with the circuit board. Methods for quantifying motor skills and methods for evaluating the effect of medical interventions on a patient are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Leonard Verhagen Metman
  • Method and device to manage freezing of gait in patients suffering from a movement disorder
    Patent number: 8409116
    Abstract: The subject invention involves a device and method for treating patients with a movement disorder experiencing a sudden change in regularity of gait or akinesia, and comprising a device that detects the sudden change in regularity of gait or temporary akinesia and automatically issues a cue signal that restarts the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Rush University Medical Center
    Inventors: Emily Wang, Leonard Verhagen Metman, Emil Jovanov
  • METHOD AND DEVICE TO MANAGE FREEZING OF GAIT IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM A MOVEMENT DISORDER
    Publication number: 20100274304
    Abstract: The subject invention involves a device and method for treating patients with a movement disorder experiencing a sudden change in regularity of gait or akinesia, and comprising a device that detects the sudden change in regularity of gait or temporary akinesia and automatically issues a cue signal that restarts the movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Emily WANG, Leonard Verhagen Metman, Emil Jovanov