Patents by Inventor Martin O'Halloran

Martin O'Halloran 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: 20200086112
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for specializing, monitoring, and/or evaluating therapeutic nasal neuromodulation are disclosed herein. A targeted neuromodulation system configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, an evaluation/modulation assembly at a distal portion of a shaft and including a plurality of electrodes. The electrodes are configured to emit stimulating energy at frequencies for identifying and locating target neural structures and detect the resultant bioelectric properties of the tissue. The system can also include a console that maps locations of the target neural structures. The evaluation/modulation assembly can then apply therapeutic neuromodulation energy in a highly tailored neuromodulation pattern based on the mapped locations of the target neural structures. Accordingly, the system provides therapeutic neuromodulation to highly specific target structures while avoiding non-target structures to reduce collateral effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields, Ivan Keogh, Peter Dockery, Ian Stephen O'Brien, Martin O'Halloran, Emily Elizabeth Porter, Marggie Jones
  • Publication number: 20190350567
    Abstract: A method of treating a vessel in a subject comprises the steps of advancing a device distally across a treatment zone in a vessel, wherein the device comprises an elongated catheter having a lumen and a distal end, and a radially expansive treatment element disposed in the lumen and configured for axial movement relative to the catheter; deploying the radially expansive treatment element proud of the distal end of the catheter to radially expand and circumferentially impress against the vessel lumen at a distal end of the treatment zone; and withdrawing the deployed radially expansive treatment element proximally along the treatment zone with the treatment element circumferentially impressed against the vessel lumen to mechanically and circumferentially denude the treatment zone of the vessel. The radially expansive treatment element is then recaptured into the lumen of the catheter, before the device is withdrawn from the treated vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: Sean CUMMINS, Nigel PHELAN, Stephen COX, Martin O'HALLORAN
  • Publication number: 20180263546
    Abstract: The present relates to a method, system and a device for non-invasive detection of urine flow from the bladder into the kidney(s). The method, system and device rely on measurements made at distinct time points and can be used to detect Vesicoureteral reflux. The method, system and device are designed to detect changes in urine volume in the ureter(s), bladder and/or kidney(s). The method and device measure conductivity changes by bioelectrical impedance or electrical impedance tomography technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Sarah LOUGHNEY, Mark BRUZZI, Martin O'HALLORAN, Prem PURI, Ricardo ELEUTERIO
  • Publication number: 20180133460
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for specializing, monitoring, and/or evaluating therapeutic nasal neuromodulation are disclosed herein. A targeted neuromodulation system configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, an evaluation/modulation assembly at a distal portion of a shaft and including a plurality of electrodes. The electrodes are configured to emit stimulating energy at frequencies for identifying and locating target neural structures and detect the resultant bioelectric properties of the tissue. The system can also include a console that maps locations of the target neural structures. The evaluation/modulation assembly can then apply therapeutic neuromodulation energy in a highly tailored neuromodulation pattern based on the mapped locations of the target neural structures. Accordingly, the system provides therapeutic neuromodulation to highly specific target structures while avoiding non-target structures to reduce collateral effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields, Ivan Keogh, Peter Dockery, Ian Stephen O'Brien, Martin O'Halloran, Emily Elizabeth Porter, Marggie Jones