Patents by Inventor Steven Mark Rothman

Steven Mark Rothman 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).

  • Methods and devices for brain cooling for treatment and prevention of acquired epilepsy
    Patent number: 8591562
    Abstract: A device for cooling the central nervous system (e.g., the brain) is disclosed that is specifically designed to provide cooling of an injured central nervous system for neuroprotective, antiepileptogenic, and/or antiepileptic treatments. In one embodiment, a portion of the cooling device is placed in a recess formed by removal of a portion of a patient's skull. An embedded heat-collecting portion of the cooling device is formed to fit in the location of the formed recess and a thermally conductive material of the heat-collecting portion is placed adjacent the dura mater to provide the desired degree of cooling. A heat-dissipating external plate is in thermal contact with the internal plate, and can be selectively sized according to a specific purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: University of Washington, Regents of the University of Minnesota, Washington University in St. Louis
    Inventors: Raimondo D'Ambrosio, Matthew Smyth, Steven Mark Rothman, John W. Miller, Jason Fender
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR BRAIN COOLING FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ACQUIRED EPILEPSY
    Publication number: 20100312318
    Abstract: A device for cooling the central nervous system (e.g., the brain) is disclosed that is specifically designed to provide cooling of an injured central nervous system for neuroprotective, antiepileptogenic, and/or antiepileptic treatments. In one embodiment, a portion of the cooling device is placed in a recess formed by removal of a portion of a patient's skull. An embedded heat-collecting portion of the cooling device is formed to fit in the location of the formed recess and a thermally conductive material of the heat-collecting portion is placed adjacent the dura mater to provide the desired degree of cooling. A heat-dissipating external plate is in thermal contact with the internal plate, and can be selectively sized according to a specific purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Raimondo D'Ambrosio, Matthew Smyth, Steven Mark Rothman, John W. Miller