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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Nihon Kohden Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Mitsuhiro Oura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0816 (2013.01); A61B 8/4227 (2013.01); A61B 8/4427 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/5269 (2013.01); A61B 8/5284 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed subject matter related to methods and apparatus for determining brain swelling and brain shifting in a patient as well as predicting a possible resultant increase in intracranial pressure in the patient. The apparatus can include a transducer such as an ultrasound transducer communicatively connected to a controller via wires or via wireless communications device(s). A monitor and/or alarm device can be provided to notify a practitioner when the controller has determined brain swelling is occurring and/or when an imminent increase in intracranial pressure is likely to occur.