Patents by Inventor Nicolas FERNANDEZ TOURNIER

Nicolas FERNANDEZ TOURNIER 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: 10045729
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the estimation of the vertical in humans using an experimental design that incorporates virtual reality. Methods of measuring the perceived vertical in a subject using steady state and transient experiments are disclosed. The inventive methods are useful for diagnosis, as well as for follow up after patient rehabilitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Laboratorio de Otoneurologia
    Inventors: Hamlet Suarez, Alejo Suarez, Dario Geisinger, Nicolas Fernandez Tournier
  • Publication number: 20120089049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the estimation of the vertical in humans using an experimental design that incorporates virtual reality. Methods of measuring the perceived vertical in a subject using steady state and transient experiments are disclosed. The inventive methods are useful for diagnosis, as well as for follow up after patient rehabilitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: LABORATORIO DE OTONEUROLOGIA
    Inventors: Hamlet Suarez, Alejo Suarez, Dario Geisinger, Nicolas Fernandez Tournier
  • Publication number: 20090240172
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for enabling selective stimulation of oculomotor reflexes involved in retinal image stability. The apparatus enables real-time modification of auditory and visual stimuli according to the patient's head movements, and allows the generation of stimuli that integrate vestibular and visual reflexes. The use of accessories allow the modification of somatosensory stimuli to increase the selective capacity of the apparatus. The method involves generation of visual and auditory stimuli, measurement of patient response and modification of stimuli based on patient response. The apparatus and method may include a vestibular rehabilitation unit (VRU) and a remote training unit (RTU). Instructions may be transmitted from the VRU to the RTU, and information of detected responses may be transmitted from the RTU to the VRU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: TRENO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicolas FERNANDEZ TOURNIER, Hamlet Suarez, Alejo Suarez, Dario Deisinger
  • Publication number: 20060206175
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for enabling selective stimulation of oculomotor reflexes involved in retinal image stability. The apparatus enables real-time modification of auditory and visual stimuli according to the patient's head movements, and allows the generation of stimuli that integrate vestibular and visual reflexes. The use of accessories allow the modification of somatosensory stimuli to increase the selective capacity of the apparatus. The method involves generation of visual and auditory stimuli, measurement of patient response and modification of stimuli based on patient response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Nicolas Fernandez Tournier, Hamlet Suarez, Alejo Suarez