Patents by Inventor Saleh H. Sheikh

Saleh H. Sheikh 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).

  • Suction electrode-based medical instrument and system including the medical instrument for therapeutic electrotherapy
    Patent number: 8688227
    Abstract: A medical instrument for delivering electrotherapy is provided. The instrument includes an outer support member having an open distal end and a base wall portion within the support member arranged to form a cup-like volume at the distal end. The instrument also includes at least one aperture formed in the cup-like volume for applying a suction to the cup-like region. The instrument further includes a first and a second electrode having at least a portion within the cup region or proximate to the cup region for providing an electric field in the cup region when a bias signal is applied between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Old Dominion Research Foundation
    Inventors: Richard L. Nuccitelli, Uwe F. Pliquett, Pamela Nuccitelli, Changyi Li, Saleh H. Sheikh
  • SUCTION ELECTRODE-BASED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT FOR THERAPEUTIC ELECTROTHERAPY
    Publication number: 20110009929
    Abstract: A medical instrument for delivering electrotherapy is provided. The instrument includes an outer support member having an open distal end and a base wall portion within the support member arranged to form a cup-like volume at the distal end. The instrument also includes at least one aperture formed in the cup-like volume for applying a suction to the cup-like region. The instrument further includes a first and a second electrode having at least a portion within the cup region or proximate to the cup region for providing an electric field in the cup region when a bias signal is applied between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Richard L. Nuccitelli, Uwe F. Pliquett, Pamela Nuccitelli, Changyi Li, Saleh H. Sheikh