Patents by Inventor Richard E. Debski

Richard E. Debski 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).

  • Quantified injury diagnostics
    Patent number: 11134886
    Abstract: A new and/or novel image analysis technique for quantitative assessment of motion-based testing for injury in a patient using universally available and affordable devices and techniques is provided and disclosed. A video of a test being performed can be processed to track the motion of markers and/or bodily landmarks in two or more dimensions to quantitatively describe motion, thereby removing the subjective aspects typically associated with motion-based testing. In an example, the pivot shift test is a commonly used test for evaluating rotational instability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee. The pivot shift test's subjective grading scale can be quantified and refined using image analysis techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMC
    Inventors: Volker Musahl, Yuichi Hoshino, Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo, Mattias Ahlden, James Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu, Richard E. Debski
  • QUANTIFIED INJURY DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20180214074
    Abstract: A new and/or novel image analysis technique for quantitative assessment of motion-based testing for injury in a patient using universally available and affordable devices and techniques is provided and disclosed. A video of a test being performed can be processed to track the motion of markers and/or bodily landmarks in two or more dimensions to quantitatively describe motion, thereby removing the subjective aspects typically associated with motion-based testing. In an example, the pivot shift test is a commonly used test for evaluating rotational instability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee. The pivot shift test's subjective grading scale can be quantified and refined using image analysis techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, UPMC
    Inventors: VOLKER MUSAHL, YUICHI HOSHINO, PAULO HENRIQUE MENDES DE ARAUJO, MATTIAS AHLDEN, JAMES IRRGANG, FREDDIE H. FU, RICHARD E. DEBSKI
  • Quantified injury diagnostics
    Patent number: 9949684
    Abstract: A new and/or novel image analysis technique for quantitative assessment of motion-based testing for injury in a patient using universally available and affordable devices and techniques is provided and disclosed. A video of a test being performed can be processed to track the motion of markers and/or bodily landmarks in two or more dimensions to quantitatively describe motion, thereby removing the subjective aspects typically associated with motion-based testing. In an example, the pivot shift test is a commonly used test for evaluating rotational instability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee. The pivot shift test's subjective grading scale can be quantified and refined using image analysis techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Volker Musahl, Yuichi Hoshino, Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo, Mattias Ahlden, James Irrgang, Freddie H. Fu, Richard E. Debski