Patents by Inventor Yujung Kang

Yujung Kang 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: 8285353
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a system for analyzing tissue perfusion using the concentration of indocyanine green and a method of measuring the perfusion rate using the system and, more particularly, to a system for measuring tissue perfusion by injecting indocyanine green into a living body, detecting variation in the concentration of indocyanine green with the passage of time, and analyzing the detected variation, and a method of measuring the perfusion rate using the system. The present invention provides a method of measuring perfusion in a living body, which enables accurate measurement for respective regions in a wide range from a perfusion rate decreased to less than 10% of normal perfusion to a perfusion rate increased to greater than normal perfusion using the above-described mechanism of ICG in a living body, which cannot be conducted using the conventional technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chulhee Choi, Yujung Kang, Myunghwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20100036217
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a system for analyzing tissue perfusion using the concentration of indocyanine green and a method of measuring the perfusion rate using the system and, more particularly, to a system for measuring tissue perfusion by injecting indocyanine green into a living body, detecting variation in the concentration of indocyanine green with the passage of time, and analyzing the detected variation, and a method of measuring the perfusion rate using the system. The present invention provides a method of measuring perfusion in a living body, which enables accurate measurement for respective regions in a wide range from a perfusion rate decreased to less than 10% of normal perfusion to a perfusion rate increased to greater than normal perfusion using the above-described mechanism of ICG in a living body, which cannot be conducted using the conventional technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute Of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chulhee Choi, Yujung Kang, Myunghwan Choi
  • Publication number: 20080221421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring the perfusion rate of legs. The measurement apparatus of the present invention includes a light leakage prevention unit including a light emitting device for radiating light having a certain wavelength onto a living body injected with Indocyanine Green (ICG), and a light leakage prevention housing formed to prevent transmission of external light. A data acquisition unit includes a band pass filter for passing therethrough only light, having a near infrared wavelength, in a fluorescence image emitted by the ICG and the light emitting device, and a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) camera for photographing a near infrared wavelength region. A data processing unit calculates a perfusion rate of the living body on a basis of data about the near infrared wavelength region through a data cable connected to the data acquisition unit. A data output unit outputs the perfusion rate calculated by the data processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chulhee CHOI, Yujung KANG, Myunghwan CHOI