Patents by Inventor Normand C. Herbert

Normand C. Herbert 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).

  • Transcutaneous oxygen and local perfusion measurement
    Patent number: 4290431
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring and monitoring blood oxygen content and local perfusion factor. A transcutaneous gas measurement probe is heated by application of an electric current to a semi-conductor device housed therein. The heat developed in a semi-conductor device heats the probe to a constant temperature under the control of a temperature monitoring and regulating circuit and the amount of power applied to the semi-conductor device is measured by multiplying the current conducted through the semiconductor device by the voltage across it to provide a measurement of local perfusion factor. An alerting device is provided to signal when blood oxygen content and local perfusion factor are outside a predetermined acceptable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: Novametrix Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Normand C. Herbert, Richard S. Burwen, Richard A. Mentelos