Patents by Inventor Robert A. Baruch

Robert A. Baruch 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).

  • Systems and methods for varying blood flow to identify autoregulatory ranges in a patient
    Patent number: 9474451
    Abstract: A method may include controlling a bypass pump to introduce blood flow variations to a patient. The method may also include analyzing blood volume in the brain of the patient with respect to the blood flow variations and determining, based on the analyzing, whether an autoregulatory mechanism associated with the brain is operating properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Raba Equity Partners II, LLC
    Inventors: Ken M. Brady, Robert A. Baruch
  • Monitoring respiratory variation of pulse pressure
    Patent number: 8551005
    Abstract: A monitoring device may include a display, an input device to receive patient-related data, and logic. The logic may determine the pulse pressure of the patient based on the patient-related data, calculate a respiratory variation of the pulse pressure of the patient, and generate a first value based on the respiratory variation of the pulse pressure of the patient and a mean pulse pressure of the patient. The logic may also output the first value to the display. The logic may update the first value in a continuous, real-time or near real-time manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Robert A. Baruch
  • Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation control
    Patent number: 8518326
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining information representing at least one of a concentration of carbon dioxide in a patient's blood, a concentration of oxygen in the patient's blood or a pH value of the patient's blood. The method may also include setting an initial carbon dioxide tension in a membrane oxygenator of an extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system based on the obtained information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Ken M. Brady, Robert A. Baruch
  • AUTOREGULATION MONITORING
    Publication number: 20130190632
    Abstract: A method may include controlling a ventilator to introduce mean airway pressure (MAP) variations in a patient to induce slow waves of substantially fixed amplitude and period to the patient. The method may also include analyzing arterial blood pressure in the patient with respect to the MAP variations and determining, based on the analyzing, whether an autoregulatory mechanism associated with the patient's brain is operating properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Robert A. Baruch, Ken M. Brady, Ronald B. Easley, Craig G. Rusin
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARYING BLOOD FLOW TO IDENTIFY AUTOREGULATORY RANGES IN A PATIENT
    Publication number: 20120253211
    Abstract: A method may include controlling a bypass pump to introduce blood flow variations to a patient. The method may also include analyzing blood volume in the brain of the patient with respect to the blood flow variations and determining, based on the analyzing, whether an autoregulatory mechanism associated with the brain is operating properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: RABA EQUITY PARTNERS II, LLC
    Inventors: Ken M. Brady, Robert A. Baruch
  • Cerebral vascular reactivity monitoring
    Patent number: 8088074
    Abstract: A monitoring device may include logic to receive arterial blood pressure data associated with a patient and receive tissue hemoglobin data associated with the patient. The logic may also calculate a linear correlation between the arterial blood pressure data and the tissue hemoglobin data. The correlation may be used to assess vascular reactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: Raba Equity Partners II, LLC, The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Robert A. Baruch, Ken M. Brady
  • EXTRA-CORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110129389
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining information representing at least one of a concentration of carbon dioxide in a patient's blood, a concentration of oxygen in the patient's blood or a pH value of the patient's blood. The method may also include setting an initial carbon dioxide tension in a membrane oxygenator of an extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system based on the obtained information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Ken M. Brady, Robert A. Baruch
  • CEREBRAL VASCULAR REACTIVITY MONITORING
    Publication number: 20100228104
    Abstract: A monitoring device may include logic to receive arterial blood pressure data associated with a patient and receive tissue hemoglobin data associated with the patient. The logic may also calculate a linear correlation between the arterial blood pressure data and the tissue hemoglobin data. The correlation may be used to assess vascular reactivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicants: RABA EQUITY PARTNERS II, LLC, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert A. Baruch, Ken M. Brady
  • Cerebral vascular reactivity monitoring
    Patent number: 7744541
    Abstract: A monitoring device may include logic to receive arterial blood pressure data associated with a patient and receive tissue hemoglobin data associated with the patient. The logic may also calculate a linear correlation between the arterial blood pressure data and the tissue hemoglobin data. The correlation may be used to assess vascular reactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Raba Equity Partners II, LLC, The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Robert A. Baruch, Ken M. Brady
  • CEREBRAL VASCULAR REACTIVITY MONITORING
    Publication number: 20100030054
    Abstract: A monitoring device may include logic to receive arterial blood pressure data associated with a patient and receive tissue hemoglobin data associated with the patient. The logic may also calculate a linear correlation between the arterial blood pressure data and the tissue hemoglobin data. The correlation may be used to assess vascular reactivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Robert A. BARUCH, Ken M. BRADY
  • MONITORING RESPIRATORY VARIATION OF PULSE PRESSURE
    Publication number: 20090156945
    Abstract: A monitoring device may include a display, an input device to receive patient-related data, and logic. The logic may determine the pulse pressure of the patient based on the patient-related data, calculate a respiratory variation of the pulse pressure of the patient, and generate a first value based on the respiratory variation of the pulse pressure of the patient and a mean pulse pressure of the patient. The logic may also output the first value to the display. The logic may update the first value in a continuous, real-time or near real-time manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Robert A. BARUCH