Patents by Inventor Philip Jan Chowienczyk
Philip Jan Chowienczyk 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).
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Patent number: 11617515Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method and system for measuring first phase ejection fraction where simultaneous measurement of the systolic pressure during systole of a subject is undertaken at the same time as measurement of the left ventricle volume (LVV). The pressure waveform is then analyzed, for example using automated signal processing techniques, to find a time T1 which corresponds to the point at which the rate of change of systolic pressure during systole begins to reduce. The left ventricle volume at this time T1 is then found from the previous measurements of LVV obtained at the same time as the systolic pressure measurement, and the first phase ejection fraction then calculated in dependence on the LVV at time T1 and the LVV at the start of systole i.e. the end diastolic volume (EDV). In particular embodiments, the first phase ejection fraction is the difference between LVV at EDV and LVV at time T1.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Inventors: Haotian Gu, Philip Jan Chowienczyk
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Patent number: 10213116Abstract: The application relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) of a subject, in which a peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse and at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject are determined and the peripheral blood pressure waveform is manipulated with a transfer function to provide an estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse. The at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject and the peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse are determined at substantially the same point on a peripheral artery of the subject. The estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse provides an estimate of the central systolic blood pressure of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: SunTech Medical, Inc.Inventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Sally Emma Brett, Antoine Yves Marie Guilcher
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Publication number: 20190053717Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method and system for measuring first phase ejection fraction where simultaneous measurement of the systolic pressure during systole of a subject is undertaken at the same time as measurement of the left ventricle volume (LVV). The pressure waveform is then analyzed, for example using automated signal processing techniques, to find a time T1 which corresponds to the point at which the rate of change of systolic pressure during systole begins to reduce. The left ventricle volume at this time T1 is then found from the previous measurements of LVV obtained at the same time as the systolic pressure measurement, and the first phase ejection fraction then calculated in dependence on the LVV at time T1 and the LVV at the start of systole i.e. the end diastolic volume (EDV). In particular embodiments, the first phase ejection fraction is the difference between LVV at EDV and LVV at time T1.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Haotian GU, Philip Jan CHOWIENCZYK
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Patent number: 10159445Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved transformation method whereby the peripheral pulse waveform is filtered to separate different phases which make up the waveform. The separate phases are transformed before being re-combined to provide an estimated intra-arterial transfer function. For example, in one embodiment the peripheral pulse waveform is filtered by a first high pass filter, and a copy of the peripheral pulse waveform filtered by a second high pass filter, having a different cut-off frequency. The two filtered waveforms may then be further processed, for example by being added back to original wave-form, and are then multiplexed together in a time division manner to provide a final waveform.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: SunTech Medical, Inc.Inventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Antoine Yves Marie Guilcher, Sally Emma Brett, Christopher Patrick Lawson
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Publication number: 20160150983Abstract: The application relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) of a subject, in which a peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse and at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject are determined and the peripheral blood pressure waveform is manipulated with a transfer function to provide an estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse. The at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject and the peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse are determined at substantially the same point on a peripheral artery of the subject. The estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse provides an estimate of the central systolic blood pressure of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Sally Emma Brett, Antoine Yves Marie Guilcher
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Patent number: 9289138Abstract: The application relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) of a subject, in which a peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse and at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject are determined and the peripheral blood pressure waveform is manipulated with a transfer function to provide an estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse. The at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject and the peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse are determined at substantially the same point on a peripheral artery of the subject. The estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse provides an estimate of the central systolic blood pressure of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: SunTech Medical, Inc.Inventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Sally Emma Brett, Antoine Yves Marie Guilcher
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Publication number: 20140316288Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved transformation method whereby the peripheral pulse waveform is filtered to separate different phases which make up the waveform. The separate phases are transformed before being re-combined to provide an estimated intra-arterial transfer function. For example, in one embodiment the peripheral pulse waveform is filtered by a first high pass filter, and a copy of the peripheral pulse waveform filtered by a second high pass filter, having a different cut-off frequency. The two filtered waveforms may then be further processed, for example by being added back to original wave-form, and are then multiplexed together in a time division manner to provide a final waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Antoine Yves Marie Guilcher, Sally Emma Brett, Christopher Patrick Lawson
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Publication number: 20110270098Abstract: The application relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) of a subject, in which a peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse and at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject are determined and the peripheral blood pressure waveform is manipulated with a transfer function to provide an estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse. The at least two peripheral blood pressure measurements within the cardiac cycle of the subject and the peripheral blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse are determined at substantially the same point on a peripheral artery of the subject. The estimate of the central blood pressure waveform of the subject's pulse provides an estimate of the central systolic blood pressure of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Sally Emma Brett, Antoine Yves Marie Guilcher
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Publication number: 20080255463Abstract: A method of obtaining an estimation of a person's aortic systolic blood pressure, which method comprises non-invasively measuring the person's brachial systolic blood pressure, non-invasively measuring the person's brachial diastolic blood pressure, obtaining the person's radial augmentation index by measuring the person's radial pulse waveform, and obtaining the estimation of the person's aortic systolic blood pressure from the following equation: aSBP=?+?·rA1x+?·bSBP+?·bDBP where the coefficients ?, ?, ? and ? are constants with approximate values of ?=?24.2, ?=0.28, ?=0.83, ?=0.17.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2006Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: MICRO MEDICAL LTD.Inventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Sandrine Millasseau
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Patent number: 6908436Abstract: A method of measuring endothelial function in a person (2), which method comprises applying pressure to one arm of the person (2) such as to restrict blood flow in the arm (6), releasing the pressure in order to cause an increase in blood flow in the arm (6) due to reactive hyperaemia, and then measuring the difference in pulse propagation time between the two arms (6, 8) of the person.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2003Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Micro Medical LtdInventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Christopher Patrick Lawson, Sandrine Celine Millasseau
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Publication number: 20030229288Abstract: A method of measuring endothelial function in a person (2), which method comprises applying pressure to one arm of the person (2) such as to restrict blood flow in the arm (6), releasing the pressure in order to cause an increase in blood flow in the arm (6) due to reactive hyperaemia, and then measuring the difference in pulse propagation time between the two arms (6, 8) of the person.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Inventors: Philip Jan Chowienczyk, Christopher Patrick Lawson, Sandrine Celine Millasseau