MR. PHILIP F ANTHONY, M.D.
Medical Practice at Hemphill St, Fort Worth, TX

6609523, Aug 26, 2003

Oct 24, 2000

09/695600

Philip F. Anthony - Fort Worth TX 76104

A61B 1900

128897

A computational statistical determination is made as to whether a person suffers from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) based upon answers provided by a person to questions stored in a computer. The person answers questions about the characteristics of his or her vertigo, dizziness or imbalance symptoms. Based on proprietary information about the predictive value of each question, and the relationships between the questions, the person is given a statement of the chance of his or her having BPPV which would be responsive to a head maneuver designed to clear gravity sensitive crystals from a sensitive semicircular canal (SCC) area to a less sensitive area of the inner ear. Based on this determination, the person 1) is offered for sale an apparatus for further diagnosis and an apparatus to relieve his BPPV symptoms by self-treatment or 2) he may be told to go to a healthcare provider for treatment. For self-treatment, the 1) apparatus guides the persons head positioning to allow the diagnosis of which SCC is involved (if the user provided question answers do not specifically indicate the involved SCC), and 2) guide the persons head through a head maneuver to clear the gravity sensitive crystals from the position sensitive SCC to a less sensitive area of the inner ear.

6568396, May 27, 2003

Oct 24, 2000

09/695348

Philip F. Anthony - Fort Worth TX 76104

A61B 1900

128897

A method and apparatus are disclosed for visually guiding a persons head into a position sequence necessary to allow abnormally positioned crystals to fall out of a posterior membranous semicircular canal to relieve the symptoms of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The apparatus includes a fluid suspended, buoyancy neutral inner member, which has printed upon it a sequentially numbered series of position bulls eyes, which are connected by a path printed on the inner member. The inner member is contained within a transparent, watertight outer housing, which has a sighting marking printed upon it. The device is attached to the users head in a manner such that the outer housing sighting marking and an aligned inner member position bulls eyes can be seen by the user. The inner member has a magnet which keeps it aligned with a magnetic field with the outer housing being movable about the inner member. The user moves his head such that the outer housing sighting device and the inner member” position bull” eyes are sequentially aligned.

6758218, Jul 6, 2004

Oct 25, 2002

10/281514

Philip F. Anthony - Fort Worth TX 76104

A61B 1900

128897

The apparatus includes a fluid suspended, inner member, which has printed upon it a series of position bulls eyes, which are connected by a path printed on the inner member. The inner member is contained within a transparent, watertight outer housing, which has a sighting marking printed upon it. The device is attached to the users head in a manner such that when the user moves his head, the outer member can move relative to the inner member. This allows the user to follow the path to visually track his correct head position through the posterior canalith repositioning maneuver sequence. Also attached to the user apparatus is an assistant apparatus which includes a hollow ball containing a liquid sufficient to form a small bubble which allows an assistant to follow a second path which corresponds to that seen by the user when he follows the user path.

6029670, Feb 29, 2000

Aug 31, 1998

9/143719

Philip F. Anthony - Fort Worth TX

A61B 1900

128897

In one embodiment, the apparatus has two planar anterior surfaces, and two posterior planar surfaces located such that the two anterior surfaces are at the front of the apparatus and the two posterior surfaces are at the rear of the apparatus. Opposite anterior and posterior surfaces flare outward and downward relative to each other at angles of about 20 degrees. As seen from an upper plan view of the apparatus, adjacent surfaces form an angle of 90 degrees. A cavity is formed in the apparatus from the lower end for receiving a person's head with the anterior surfaces being located at the front of the person's head and the posterior surfaces being located at the rear of the person's head. In using the apparatus, the patients head is vibrated and the patient wearing the apparatus lies on the floor with the apparatus on and sequentially places the posterior right, posterior left, and anterior left planar surfaces against the floor or the posterior left, posterior right, and anterior right planar surfaces against the floor depending on which ear is effected.