Patents by Inventor Robert Karam

Robert Karam 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).

  • BLADDER EVENT DETECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY INCONTINENCE OR TREATMENT OF LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION
    Publication number: 20230121584
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu
  • Bladder event detection for diagnosis of urinary incontinence or treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction
    Patent number: 11419533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu
  • Bladder event detection for diagnosis of urinary incontinence or treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction
    Patent number: 10478113
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, THE U.S. GOV'T AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu
  • BLADDER EVENT DETECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY INCONTINENCE OR TREATMENT OF LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION
    Publication number: 20190223775
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu
  • BLADDER EVENT DETECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY INCONTINENCE OR TREATMENT OF LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION
    Publication number: 20160354028
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to using detected bladder events for the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction. A system includes a sensing device comprising a pressure sensor to directly detect a pressure within a bladder. The sensing device is adapted to be located within the bladder. The system also includes a signal processing device to: receive a signal indicating the detected pressure within the bladder; detect a bladder event based the detected pressure within the signal; and characterize the bladder event as a bladder contraction event or a non-contraction event. The characterization of the bladder event can be used in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence or the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Margot S. Damaser, Swarup Bhunia, Robert Karam, Steve Majerus, Dennis Bourbeau, Hui Zhu