Methods and kits for assessing central nervous system integrity

US12201361B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · US
• The United States Government as Represented by The Department of Veteran Affairs · US

Inventors

• Uzma Samadani · Minneapolis, US
• Shani Offen · New York, US
• Marisa Carrasco-Queijeiro · New York, US
• David Heeger · New York, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 2022
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2025
• Expiry date: Sep 15, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H50/20
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system includes an eye tracker having a camera, the eye tracker being configured and arranged to track an eye movement of a subject, and a processor in communication with the eye tracker, the processor being configured and arranged to create a dataset of the eye movement, generate a plot of the dataset, the plot reflecting a timecourse of eye position versus time, and identify one or more streaking vertical lines in the plot to indicate a deficit in cranial nerve II function.