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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2022
Applicants:
Valentina Dargam, Miami, FL (US);
Joshua Hutcheson, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Valentina Dargam, Miami, FL (US);
Joshua Hutcheson, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/04 (2013.01); A61B 5/7257 (2013.01); A61B 5/7264 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01);
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).