Patents by Inventor Martin Debreczeny

Martin Debreczeny 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).

  • Patent number: 8457722
    Abstract: Devices and methods for measuring body fluid-related metric using spectrophotometry that may be used to facilitate diagnosis and therapeutic interventions aimed at restoring body fluid balance. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device for measuring a body-tissue water content metric as a fraction of the fat-free tissue content of a patient using optical spectrophotometry. The device includes a probe housing configured to be placed near a tissue location which is being monitored; light emission optics connected to the housing and configured to direct radiation at the tissue location; light detection optics connected to the housing and configured to receive radiation from the tissue location; and a processing device configured to process radiation from the light emission optics and the light detection optics to compute the metric where the metric includes a ratio of the water content of a portion of patient's tissue in relation to the lean or fat-free content of a portion of patient's tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Joseph M. Schmitt, Martin Debreczeny
  • Patent number: 8449834
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon dioxide detector having a borosilicate substrate. It may also have a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. The carbon dioxide detector may be part of a carbon dioxide detector system also including an air intake operably connected to the housing to allow air to reach the carbon dioxide detector. The carbon dioxide detector may include a borosilicate substrate and a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. This detector may be part of a further system, such as a resuscitation system. The detector may be made by wetting a borosilicate substrate with a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution and drying the indicator solution to immobilize it and form a dried carbon dioxide detector. It may be used to detect the concentration of carbon dioxide in an air sample by exposing the detector to the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Patent number: 8431088
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon dioxide detector having a borosilicate substrate. It may also have a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. The carbon dioxide detector may be part of a carbon dioxide detector system also including an air intake operably connected to the housing to allow air to reach the carbon dioxide detector. The carbon dioxide detector may include a borosilicate substrate and a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. This detector may be part of a further system, such as a resuscitation system. The detector may be made by wetting a borosilicate substrate with a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution and drying the indicator solution to immobilize it and form a dried carbon dioxide detector. It may be used to detect the concentration of carbon dioxide in an air sample by exposing the detector to the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Patent number: 8431087
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon dioxide detector having a borosilicate substrate. It may also have a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. The carbon dioxide detector may be part of a carbon dioxide detector system also including an air intake operably connected to the housing to allow air to reach the carbon dioxide detector. The carbon dioxide detector may include a borosilicate substrate and a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. This detector may be part of a further system, such as a resuscitation system. The detector may be made by wetting a borosilicate substrate with a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution and drying the indicator solution to immobilize it and form a dried carbon dioxide detector. It may be used to detect the concentration of carbon dioxide in an air sample by exposing the detector to the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Patent number: 8420405
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon dioxide detector having a borosilicate substrate. It may also have a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. The carbon dioxide detector may be part of a carbon dioxide detector system also including an air intake operably connected to the housing to allow air to reach the carbon dioxide detector. The carbon dioxide detector may include a borosilicate substrate and a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. This detector may be part of a further system, such as a resuscitation system. The detector may be made by wetting a borosilicate substrate with a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution and drying the indicator solution to immobilize it and form a dried carbon dioxide detector. It may be used to detect the concentration of carbon dioxide in an air sample by exposing the detector to the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20100076319
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing scattering effects and correcting for patient to patient anatomical variability are provided. The scattering coefficient of an individual patient's tissue may be corrected for by examining the DC light levels of light passing through the tissue. By comparing the intensity of the light leaving the emitter with the light that reaches the detector to generate a DC component of the signal, which is representative of the anatomical structures of a patient, the AC component of the light may be corrected for the scattering coefficient of the tissue. By correcting the AC signal to account for the scattering coefficient of an individual patient's tissue, a medical sensor may be calibrated in situ for every patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Paul Mannheimer, Martin Debreczeny
  • Patent number: 7657292
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, devices, and/or methods for assessing body fluid-related metrics and/or changes therein. The disclosure further provides systems, devices, and/or methods for correlating body fluid-related metrics in a particular tissue with the corresponding whole-body metric. The disclosure also provides, systems, devices, and/or methods for assessment of such metrics to facilitate diagnosis and/or therapeutic interventions related to maintaining and/or restoring body fluid balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Clark R. Baker, Jr., Joseph Schmitt, Shannon Campbell, Nick Durr, Carine Hoarau, Rafeal Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20090247853
    Abstract: Spectral Optical Coherence Tomography (“SOCT”) utilizes Optical Coherence Tomography (“OCT”) to depth-target two or more optical measurements within a blood vessel. OCT achieves depth resolution by the use of optical interferometry. As the path length of the reference arm of the interferometer is varied, the penetration depth at which maximum interference occurs (zero phase difference) in the sample is correspondingly increased. Depth resolution in the range of 10 ?m to 100 ?m enables measurements that may be made within more narrow spectral regions (in the range of 1 to 50 nm) in multiple regions of the visible and near infrared spectrum. In one embodiment the light source is configured for three spectral regions centered at 805 nm, 980 nm, and 1050 nm. By comparing the OCT signal at these different spectral positions, the absorption due to tissue and blood analytes may be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventor: Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20080220512
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tunable laser-based spectroscopy system for accurately and non-invasively measuring body water content. The body water content is one of the important health indicators, by which one can quantitatively monitor the hydration level of body and determine if it is necessary to supplement or reduce the body water. The disclosed systems, devices, and/or methods may improve wavelength accuracy, wavelength resolution, optical spectral power density, signal-to-noise ration, and available implementation options for the spectroscopy system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Seungug Koh, Martin Debreczeny, Clark R. Baker
  • Publication number: 20080083265
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon dioxide detector having a borosilicate substrate. It may also have a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. The carbon dioxide detector may be part of a carbon dioxide detector system also including an air intake operably connected to the housing to allow air to reach the carbon dioxide detector. The carbon dioxide detector may include a borosilicate substrate and a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. This detector may be part of a further system, such as a resuscitation system. The detector may be made by wetting a borosilicate substrate with a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution and drying the indicator solution to immobilize it and form a dried carbon dioxide detector. It may be used to detect the concentration of carbon dioxide in an air sample by exposing the detector to the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20080078394
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon dioxide detector having a borosilicate substrate. It may also have a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. The carbon dioxide detector may be part of a carbon dioxide detector system also including an air intake operably connected to the housing to allow air to reach the carbon dioxide detector. The carbon dioxide detector may include a borosilicate substrate and a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. This detector may be part of a further system, such as a resuscitation system. The detector may be made by wetting a borosilicate substrate with a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution and drying the indicator solution to immobilize it and form a dried carbon dioxide detector. It may be used to detect the concentration of carbon dioxide in an air sample by exposing the detector to the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20080081003
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon dioxide detector having a borosilicate substrate. It may also have a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. The carbon dioxide detector may be part of a carbon dioxide detector system also including an air intake operably connected to the housing to allow air to reach the carbon dioxide detector. The carbon dioxide detector may include a borosilicate substrate and a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. This detector may be part of a further system, such as a resuscitation system. The detector may be made by wetting a borosilicate substrate with a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution and drying the indicator solution to immobilize it and form a dried carbon dioxide detector. It may be used to detect the concentration of carbon dioxide in an air sample by exposing the detector to the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20080075633
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon dioxide detector having a borosilicate substrate. It may also have a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. The carbon dioxide detector may be part of a carbon dioxide detector system also including an air intake operably connected to the housing to allow air to reach the carbon dioxide detector. The carbon dioxide detector may include a borosilicate substrate and a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution disposed on the borosilicate substrate. This detector may be part of a further system, such as a resuscitation system. The detector may be made by wetting a borosilicate substrate with a carbon dioxide responsive indicator solution and drying the indicator solution to immobilize it and form a dried carbon dioxide detector. It may be used to detect the concentration of carbon dioxide in an air sample by exposing the detector to the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20080009690
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring a physiological parameter, functioning based on obtaining a first signal derived from electromagnetic energy transmitted through a tissue portion at a first wavelength, the first signal including a signal portion corresponding with motion-related events and a signal portion corresponding with arterial pulsation events, where at the first wavelength water is a dominant absorber of electromagnetic energy in the tissue portion; obtaining a second signal derived from electromagnetic energy transmitted through a tissue portion at a second wavelength, the second signal including a signal portion corresponding with motion-related events and a signal portion corresponding with arterial pulsation events, where at the second wavelength hemoglobin is a dominant absorber of electromagnetic energy in the tissue portion; and combining the first signal and the second signal to generate a combined plethysmograph signal, such that the combined signal has a signal portion corresponding w
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Martin Debreczeny, Clark Baker
  • Patent number: 7277741
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring a physiological parameter, functioning based on obtaining a first signal derived from electromagnetic energy transmitted through a tissue portion at a first wavelength, the first signal including a signal portion corresponding with motion-related events and a signal portion corresponding with arterial pulsation events, where at the first wavelength water is a dominant absorber of electromagnetic energy in the tissue portion; obtaining a second signal derived from electromagnetic energy transmitted through a tissue portion at a second wavelength, the second signal including a signal portion corresponding with motion-related events and a signal portion corresponding with arterial pulsation events, where at the second wavelength hemoglobin is a dominant absorber of electromagnetic energy in the tissue portion; and combining the first signal and the second signal to generate a combined plethysmograph signal, such that the combined signal has a signal portion corresponding w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated
    Inventors: Martin Debreczeny, Clark R. Baker, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7239902
    Abstract: Devices and methods for measuring body fluid-related metric using spectrophotometry that may be used to facilitate diagnosis and therapeutic interventions aimed at restoring body fluid balance. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device for measuring a body-tissue water content metric as a fraction of the fat-free tissue content of a patient using optical spectrophotometry. The device includes a probe housing configured to be placed near a tissue location which is being monitored; light emission optics connected to the housing and configured to direct radiation at the tissue location; light detection optics connected to the housing and configured to receive radiation from the tissue location; and a processing device configured to process radiation from the light emission optics and the light detection optics to compute the metric where the metric includes a ratio of the water content of a portion of patient's tissue in relation to the lean or fat-free content of a portion of patient's tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Nellor Puritan Bennett Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph M. Schmitt, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20070129614
    Abstract: Devices and methods for measuring body fluid-related metric using spectrophotometry that may be used to facilitate diagnosis and therapeutic interventions aimed at restoring body fluid balance. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device for measuring a body-tissue water content metric as a fraction of the fat-free tissue content of a patient using optical spectrophotometry. The device includes a probe housing configured to be placed near a tissue location which is being monitored; light emission optics connected to the housing and configured to direct radiation at the tissue location; light detection optics connected to the housing and configured to receive radiation from the tissue location; and a processing device configured to process radiation from the light emission optics and the light detection optics to compute the metric where the metric includes a ratio of the water content of a portion of patient's tissue in relation to the lean or fat-free content of a portion of patient's tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20070118027
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, devices, and/or methods for assessing body fluid-related metrics and/or changes therein. The disclosure further provides systems, devices, and/or methods for correlating body fluid-related metrics in a particular tissue with the corresponding whole-body metric. The disclosure also provides, systems, devices, and/or methods for assessment of such metrics to facilitate diagnosis and/or therapeutic interventions related to maintaining and/or restoring body fluid balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Clark Baker, Joseph Schmitt, Shannon Campbell, Nick Durr, Carine Hoarau, Rafael Ostrowski, Martin Debreczeny
  • Publication number: 20070078307
    Abstract: A sensor for carbon dioxide detection may be adapted to have reduced water permeability. A sensor is provided that is appropriate for use in an aqueous medium. The sensor has a barrier with reduced water permeability, but that is permeable to carbon dioxide, that separates the sensor components from the aqueous medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Martin Debreczeny, Joel Colburn, Michael O'Neil
  • Publication number: 20060084864
    Abstract: Devices and methods for measuring body fluid-related metric using spectrophotometry that may be used to facilitate diagnosis and therapeutic interventions aimed at restoring body fluid balance. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device for measuring a body-tissue water content metric as a fraction of the fat-free tissue content of a patient using optical spectrophotometry. The device includes a probe housing configured to be placed near a tissue location which is being monitored; light emission optics connected to the housing and configured to direct radiation at the tissue location; light detection optics connected to the housing and configured to receive radiation from the tissue location; and a processing device configured to process radiation from the light emission optics and the light detection optics to compute the metric where the metric includes a ratio of the water content of a portion of patient's tissue in relation to the lean or fat-free content of a portion of patient's tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Martin Debreczeny