Patents by Inventor Robert J. Hirko

Robert J. Hirko 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).

  • Apparatus and method for treating and preventing formation of pressure ulcers
    Patent number: 9700717
    Abstract: An apparatus and means of detecting tissue conditions conducive to pressure ulcer formation and reversing these conditions which includes the steps of: noninvasively detecting tissue parameters indicative of tissue health, calculating when these conditions fall outside normal healthy physiological ranges in such a manner that indicates future formation of a pressure ulcer, and in such a situation applying therapeutic stimulation to normalize tissue physiological condition. Said apparatus and method comprise a single, wearable unit. The device can be used in bed or in a wheelchair to treat and prevent the development of pressure ulcers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Chalfont LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Mawson, Robert J. Hirko
  • Apparatus and method for treating and preventing formation of pressure ulcers
    Publication number: 20120277825
    Abstract: An apparatus and means of detecting tissue conditions conducive to pressure ulcer formation and reversing these conditions which includes the steps of: noninvasively detecting tissue parameters indicative of tissue health, calculating when these conditions fall outside normal healthy physiological ranges in such a manner that indicates future formation of a pressure ulcer, and in such a situation applying therapeutic stimulation to normalize tissue physiological condition. Said apparatus and method comprise a single, wearable unit. The device can be used in bed or in a wheelchair to treat and prevent the development of pressure ulcers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Mawson, Robert J. Hirko