Patents by Inventor VALENTINA DARGAM

VALENTINA DARGAM 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).

  • Patent number: 11771378
    Abstract: Systems and methods for quantifying the duration of S1 and/or S2 heart sounds, in order to identify markers of heart failure and/or lung failure, are provided. Cardiac cycles containing S1 and S2 sound can be identified in a phonocardiogram and normalized. In order to quantify S1 and S2 sound length, the envelope of the absolute value of the signal can be obtained for each cycle. The sound waves of two components can be separated using the identified single sound wave. These features can be correlated to measures of heart failure and/or lung failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Valentina Dargam, Joshua Daniel Hutcheson
  • Publication number: 20230210469
    Abstract: Systems and methods for quantifying the duration of S1 and/or S2 heart sounds, in order to identify markers of heart failure and/or lung failure, are provided. Cardiac cycles containing S1 and S2 sound can be identified in a phonocardiogram and normalized. In order to quantify S1 and S2 sound length, the envelope of the absolute value of the signal can be obtained for each cycle. The sound waves of two components can be separated using the identified single sound wave. These features can be correlated to measures of heart failure and/or lung failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Valentina Dargam, Joshua Daniel Hutcheson
  • Patent number: 11484284
    Abstract: Provided are the methods and devices to detect and quantify microstructural and functional differences in valve and cardiac disease using heart sounds, specifically for subjects suffering from early stages of valve remodeling. Such methods and devices can be used to detect and quantify microstructural and/or functional differences in, for example, aortic valves of subjects having bicuspid aortic valves and/or suffering from early Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (CAVD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Valentina Dargam, Joshua Hutcheson
  • Publication number: 20220151585
    Abstract: Provided are the methods and devices to detect and quantify microstructural and functional differences in valve and cardiac disease using heart sounds, specifically for subjects suffering from early stages of valve remodeling. Such methods and devices can be used to detect and quantify microstructural and/or functional differences in, for example, aortic valves of subjects having bicuspid aortic valves and/or suffering from early Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (CAVD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Valentina Dargam, Joshua Hutcheson
  • Patent number: 11272900
    Abstract: Provided are the methods and devices to detect and quantify microstructural and functional differences in valve and cardiac disease using heart sounds, specifically for subjects suffering from early stages of valve remodeling. Such methods and devices can be used to detect and quantify microstructural and/or functional differences in, for example, aortic valves of subjects having bicuspid aortic valves and/or suffering from early Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (CAVD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Valentina Dargam, Joshua Hutcheson
  • Publication number: 20210251598
    Abstract: Provided are the methods and devices to detect and quantify microstructural and functional differences in valve and cardiac disease using heart sounds, specifically for subjects suffering from early stages of valve remodeling. Such methods and devices can be used to detect and quantify microstructural and/or functional differences in, for example, aortic valves of subjects having bicuspid aortic valves and/or suffering from early Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (CAVD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: VALENTINA DARGAM, JOSHUA HUTCHESON