Patents by Inventor Orrin Devinsky

Orrin Devinsky 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: 20170172941
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of atonic seizures. In particular the CBD appears particularly effective in reducing atonic seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; Doose Syndrome; Aicardi syndrome; CDKL5 and Dup15q in comparison to other seizure types. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Geoffrey Guy, Stephen Wright, Alice Mead, Orrin Devinsky
  • Publication number: 20170173043
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the reduction of total convulsive seizure frequency in the treatment of “treatment-resistant epilepsy” (TRE). In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of CBD of treating TRE when the TRE is Dravet syndrome; myoclonic absence seizures or febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES). The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Geoffrey Guy, Stephen Wright, Alice Mead, Orrin Devinsky
  • Publication number: 20170007551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of focal seizures. In one embodiment the patients suffering from focal seizures are children and young adults. CBD appears particularly effective in reducing focal seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; CDKL5; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL); febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES); Aicardi syndrome and brain abnormalities in comparison to other seizure types. Significantly CBD additionally is very effective in the reduction of a sub-type of focal seizures, focal seizures with impairment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: GW Research Limited
    Inventors: Geoffrey Guy, Stephen Wright, Alice Mead, Emma Cheetham, Orrin Devinsky, Dominic Schiller
  • Publication number: 20160166515
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of atonic seizures. In particular the CBD appears particularly effective in reducing atonic seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; Doose Syndrome; Aicardi syndrome; CDKL5 and Dup15q in comparison to other seizure types. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Geoffrey Guy, Stephen Wright, Alice Mead, Orrin Devinsky
  • Publication number: 20150359756
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of absence seizures. In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of CBD for reducing absence seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; Doose Syndrome; CDKL5; Dup15q; Jeavons syndrome; Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL) and brain abnormalities. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Geoffrey Guy, Stephen Wright, Alice Mead, Emma Cheetham, Orrin Devinsky, Dominic Schiller
  • Patent number: 9042974
    Abstract: A method and system for treating brain disorders comprises detecting activity of a first target area of the brain via a first implanted sensor and determining the presence of target brain activity by analyzing the detected brain activity in combination with treating the user based upon the determined presence of target brain activity by supplying a first therapeutic agent to the first target area via a first implanted fluid delivery member including at least one distal opening adjacent to the first target area. In addition, the system may be used as well for testing the effectiveness of drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nandor Ludvig, Lorant Kovacs, Ruben Kuzniecky, Orrin Devinsky, Werner Doyle, Walter Blumenfeld, Geza Medveczky
  • Patent number: 7885706
    Abstract: A device comprises a head mounting arrangement sized and shaped to be worn on a user's head and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the arrangement so that, when the arrangement is worn on the user's head, the electrodes contact target portions of a scalp to detect electrical activity of a brain of the user in combination with an image capture device disposed on the arrangement so that, when the arrangement is worn on the user's head, a field of view of the image capture device includes a portion of an anatomy of the user and a processing unit generating EEG data from the electrical activity, wherein, when the EEG data is indicative of an epileptic event, the processing unit activates the image capture device to capture video data of the user and may store the EEG and/or the video data with transmission of warning signals to one or more remote displaying and/or computing arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Nandor Ludvig, Geza Medveczky, Ruben Kuzniecky, Gabor Illes, Orrin Devinsky
  • Publication number: 20090281446
    Abstract: A device comprises a head mounting arrangement sized and shaped to be worn on a user's head and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the arrangement so that, when the arrangement is worn on the user's head, the electrodes contact target portions of a scalp to detect electrical activity of a brain of the user in combination with an image capture device disposed on the arrangement so that, when the arrangement is worn on the user's head, a field of view of the image capture device includes a portion of an anatomy of the user and a processing unit generating EEG data from the electrical activity, wherein, when the EEG data is indicative of an epileptic event, the processing unit activates the image capture device to capture video data of the user and may store the EEG and/or the video data with transmission of warning signals to one or more remote displaying and/or computing arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: New York University
    Inventors: Nandor LUDVIG, Geza MEDVECZKY, Ruben KUZNIECKY, Gabor ILLES, Orrin DEVINSKY
  • Publication number: 20080082019
    Abstract: A device comprises a head mounting arrangement sized and shaped to be worn on a user's head and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the arrangement so that, when the arrangement is worn on the user's head, the electrodes contact target portions of a scalp to detect electrical activity of a brain of the user in combination with an image capture device disposed on the arrangement so that, when the arrangement is worn on the user's head, a field of view of the image capture device includes a portion of an anatomy of the user and a processing unit generating EEG data from the electrical activity, wherein, when the EEG data is indicative of an epileptic event, the processing unit activates the image capture device to capture video data of the user and may store the EEG and/or the video data with transmission of warning signals to one or more remote displaying and/or computing arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Nandor Ludving, Geza Medveczky, Ruben Kuzniecky, Gabor Illes, Orrin Devinsky
  • Publication number: 20070060973
    Abstract: A method and system for treating brain disorders comprises detecting activity of a first target area of the brain via a first implanted sensor and determining the presence of target brain activity by analyzing the detected brain activity in combination with treating the user based upon the determined presence of target brain activity by supplying a first therapeutic agent to the first target area via a first implanted fluid delivery member including at least one distal opening adjacent to the first target area. In addition, the system may be used as well for testing the effectiveness of drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Nandor Ludvig, Lorant Kovacs, Ruben Kuzniecky, Orrin Devinsky, Werner Doyle, Walter Blumenfeld, Geza Medveczky