Patents by Inventor Tso-Ching Chen

Tso-Ching Chen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for diagnosing bone tissue conditions
    Patent number: 8417322
    Abstract: In a method for diagnosing or helping to diagnose a bone tissue condition of a patient, a portion of bone tissue of the patient is irradiated using a light source. The bone tissue may be irradiated in vivo through the skin or via an incision, for example. Alternatively, a biopsy of the bone tissue may be irradiated. Then, spectral content information for light scattered, reflected, or transmitted by the bone tissue is determined, and is used, at least in part, to determine whether the patient has a bone tissue condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Michael D. Morris, Steven A. Goldstein, Barbara R. McCreadie, Tso-Ching Chen
  • Method and apparatus for evaluating connective tissue conditions
    Publication number: 20050119587
    Abstract: In a method for evaluating a connective tissue condition of a patient, an indicator of the supporting tissue condition may be generated. A portion of connective tissue of the patient is irradiated using a light source. The connective tissue may be irradiated in vivo through the skin or via an incision, for example. Alternatively, a biopsy of the connective tissue may be irradiated. Then, spectral content information for light scattered, reflected, or transmitted by the connective tissue is determined. The spectral content information is used, at least in part, to generate the indicator. The indicator may assist a physician in diagnosing or ruling out the connective tissue condition, determining a risk of developing a disease, monitoring the progression of a disease, monitoring a response to treatment, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Blake Roessler, Michael Morris, Steven Goldstein, Abigail Smukler, Nicole Crane, Barbara McCreadie, Tso-Ching Chen
  • Method and apparatus for diagnosing bone tissue conditions
    Publication number: 20050010130
    Abstract: In a method for diagnosing or helping to diagnose a bone tissue condition of a patient, a portion of bone tissue of the patient is irradiated using a light source. The bone tissue may be irradiated in vivo through the skin or via an incision, for example. Alternatively, a biopsy of the bone tissue may be irradiated. Then, spectral content information for light scattered, reflected, or transmitted by the bone tissue is determined, and is used, at least in part, to determine whether the patient has a bone tissue condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Michael Morris, Steven Goldstein, Barbara McCreadie, Tso-Ching Chen