The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2019
Applicant:
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Eric Strohm, Mississauga, CA;
Craig Simmons, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/34 (2006.01); G01N 29/38 (2006.01); G01N 29/40 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/485 (2013.01); G01N 29/346 (2013.01); G01N 29/38 (2013.01); G01N 29/40 (2013.01); G01N 29/44 (2013.01); G01S 15/8906 (2013.01); G01S 7/52036 (2013.01); G01S 15/8956 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides systems and methods for measuring cell function or tissue function. More particularly, the present application provides systems and methods for determining cell or tissue contractility using ultrasound; systems and methods for measuring the effect an agent has on cell or tissue contractility using ultrasound; and systems and methods for determining material properties of a material using ultrasound.