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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443302 | Caregiver and equipment monitoring and control system A hospital monitoring system for monitoring hospital personnel, a plurality of patient locations for patients, and associated devices is configured to control the associated devices based on the presence of hospital personnel or alarms. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439856 | Health care patient status event processing and reporting The invention provides a method and system for communicating, processing and responding to information reporting the status of health care patients. In one aspect, the invention provides a procedure for allocating the attention of health care personnel to issues and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432723 | Coupling loop A coupling loop or antenna is provided that can be used with a system that determines the resonant frequency of a sensor by adjusting the phase and frequency of an energizing signal until the frequency of the energizing signal matches the resonant frequency of the s... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429243 | System and method for transacting an automated patient communications session A system and method for transacting an automated patient communications session is described. A patent health condition is monitored by regularly collecting physiological measures through an implantable medical device. A patient communications session is activated t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421292 | System and method for controlling the recording of diagnostic medical data in an implantable medical device Techniques are provided for controlling the recording of diagnostic data, such as intracardiac electrogram (IEGM) data, so as to reduce device power consumption. In one technique, the risk of onset of an arrhythmia is evaluated and the recording of diagnostic data i... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418296 | Wireless pacing system analyzer in a programmer system An external interface device provides telemetry between an implantable apparatus and a remote device. The interface device includes a battery powered circuit and a wireless transceiver. A power supply of the remote device is isolated from the implantable apparatus b... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414534 | Method and apparatus for monitoring ingestion of medications using an implantable medical device An implantable medical device, such as a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), is configured to automatically detect ingestion of medications to verify that prescribed medications are taken in a timely manner and at the correct dosage. Briefly, ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406349 | Dynamic telemetry link selection for an implantable device Communications with an implantable device are conducted using a physical telemetry link dynamically selected from multiple physical telemetry links based on selected criteria including, for example, bandwidth, security, data throughput, channel availability and reli... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396330 | Wireless, internet-based medical-diagnostic system A system for monitoring a patient's vital signs that features a vital-sign monitor including sensors for measuring from the patient at least one of the following vital-sign data: O2 saturation, blood pressure, electro-cardiogram, respirator rate, and bloo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395117 | Implantable medical device having long-term wireless capabilities A medical device is capable of utilizing a pervasive wireless communications network, such as a digital wireless telephone network, personal communication services network or pager network, to directly communicate with a host computer without the need for a repeater... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390299 | Patient monitoring system A wireless patient monitor is adapted to communicate with any one of plural medical telemetry networks, each having one or more central stations, where each network is configured to communicate via wireless communications using one of multiple different communicatio... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389146 | Self-describing real-time device data communication system An implantable medical device (IMD) communicates with an external processing unit by transmitting device data and configuration information that describes the device data. The external processing unit processes the device data for display based on the configuration ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387607 | Wireless medical sensor system A monitoring device having a signal receiver, a pseudo-ground, a digital processor and a transceiver, the signal receiver having an ability to receive a sensed signal representing a patient vital sign, the pseudo-ground having an ability to generate a baseline signa... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7349858 | Method of dispensing and tracking the giving of medical items to patients A method of tracking and dispensing the dispense of medical items for use by patients associated with a health care institution, includes storing in a data store in connection with a computer, data representative of patients and medical items prescribed for the pati... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341560 | Apparatuses and methods for non-invasively monitoring blood parameters An apparatus for monitoring vital sign parameters in a biological entity is disclosed. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes at least one light source for transmitting light through the biological entity and at least one photodetector for receiving light transmit... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338445 | Hard disk drive medical monitor with shock-proofing A medical monitor is disclosed for implantation in a human body for monitoring biological activity and states as detected by implanted sensors. The medical monitor includes at least one hard disk drive. A transmitter and receiver for produces and transmits signals. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336991 | Multi-channel biological signal telemetry systems A system for performing telemetry of multi-channel biological signals obtained from electrodes attached to a subject, is provided with a transmitter and a receiver. In the transmitter, a converter converts the multi-channel biological signals to digital data, and a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335329 | Method of making a multilayer ceramic capacitor A method of producing a multilayer ceramic capacitor having internal electrode layers and dielectric layers with dielectric particles is disclosed. An average particle diameter of the dielectric particles, when measured parallel with the direction of the internal el... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334594 | Apparatus and method for adjusting a locking mechanism of a shunt valve A shunt valve assembly includes an electromechanical brake mechanism that locks a position of a pressure setting mechanism within a shunt valve assembly. The electromechanical brake can maintain the position of the pressure setting mechanism in the presence of a rel... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330753 | Analysis of eating habits Diet evaluation gastric apparatus (18) is provided, which detects when a patient (10) swallows, and detects the type and amount of matter ingested. The apparatus includes electrodes (74, 100) adapted to be coupled to the fundus and antrum of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317946 | Telemetry antenna for an implantable medical device A telemetry antenna for an implantable medical device includes one or more portions having a non-linear configuration. In some embodiments, the non-linear configuration provides an antenna having a greater antenna length than the linear lengthwise dimension of the a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316648 | Portable patient monitoring system including location identification capability A docking station advantageously provides a location identifier to a portable processing device which processes the location identifier to determine docking station location (and other information) and to upload settings and configuration information related to an i... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314443 | Implantable device An implantable device comprising: a stepper motor; a moveable member, moveable by the stepper motor; and an oscillator, wherein the oscillator is influenced by a signal derived from or supplied to the stepper motor to enable information on the moveable member to be ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313529 | Portable extender for data transmission within a medical device communication system Apparatus and method for managing chronic home care of patients with one or more implanted medical devices (IMDs) includes a mobile portable device for use by a visiting nurse. Specifically, the portable device integrates various systems to enable the nurse to sched... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310556 | Implantable medical stimulation apparatus with intra-conductor capacitive energy storage An implantable device electrically stimulates an organ of an animal in response to a trigger event. Between trigger event that device receives a wireless signal, such as a radio frequency signal, and stores energy from the signal in a plurality of capacitors. The ca... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307509 | Assistive communication device An assistive communication device of the type on which a user can compose a message to be spoken by the device, using an input device to select items on a display to construct the message, can operate in a mode suitable for visually impaired and/or inexperienced use... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301451 | Notification alarm transfer methods, system, and device A method for transferring data may include receiving data from a monitoring device, determining whether the subject being monitored has a condition that may require attention, and sending a notification message to a portable electronic device that is designed to be ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299085 | Remote monitoring of implanted medical device and surface ECG signals An integrated device for remote monitoring of implanted medical devices and surface ECG information includes components for collection of information from an implanted medical device, collection of surface ECG information, and remote communication of the collected i... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294106 | Cable-free medical detection and treatment system A system for medical detection and treatment comprising a number of treatment and/or detection devices which exchange data with each other within the context of a medical treatment, in particular a surgical or radiotherapeutic and/or radiosurgical operation, wherein... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295226 | Method for activating an image collecting process The present invention is a method for activating an image collecting process (step 34), comprising the steps of releasing the power source of a component essential to the image collecting process from an inhibition imposed by an external magnet, wherein the inventio... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294105 | System and method for a wireless medical communication system In one embodiment, a wireless medical communication system includes a plurality of transmitters. Each of the plurality of transmitters is capable of being coupled to at least one of a plurality of patients and operable to communicate over a communication link a subs... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292890 | Vagus nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials Methods of stimulating a vagus nerve include providing at least one implantable stimulator with at least two electrodes, configuring the electrodes to apply stimulation that unidirectionally propagates action potentials along a vagus nerve, and applying the stimulat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292141 | Audible alarm enhancement for monitoring systems An alarm system for a computer-based monitoring system such as a patient medical monitoring system is provided. The system comprises a main processor connected to a first speaker, a second processor communicatively connected to the main processor for exchange of mes... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280872 | Wireless communication with implantable medical device Embodiments of the present invention are directed to apparatus and methods of minimizing current drain of an implantable medical device during wireless communication with the device, thereby reducing battery depletion of the device. In one embodiment, the implantabl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280041 | Method of communicating and disclosing feelings of mobile terminal user and communication system thereof The present invention provides a method of communicating and disclosing feelings of a mobile terminal user and communication system thereof, by which a user's feeling state can be delivered to a counter party by real time as well as voice, video, characters, text, a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278967 | Hard disk drive medical monitor with mirrored HDDs A medical monitor is disclosed for implantation in a human body for monitoring biological activity and states as detected by implanted sensors. The medical monitor includes a primary disk drive and a secondary disk drive, where the secondary disk drive mirrors the p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272428 | Wireless electrocardiograph system and method A method and system for wireless ECG monitoring is provided. An electrode connector, transmitter and receiver operate with existing electrodes and ECG monitors. The electrode connector includes connectors for attaching to disposable or reusable single electrodes. Th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264591 | System and method for monitoring air flow from a person Monitoring airflow from a person is accomplished by using a central server arranged to receive and communicate data together with at least one microprocessor-based subsystem. The subsystem includes a microprocessor, a display and a memory. It presents information to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264590 | Real-time medical monitoring application with a network interface device Systems and methods are provided for medical monitoring of a patient at a patient premises. A medical-data collection device is adapted to collect medical data from the patient. The medical-data collection device is interfaced with a transport medium internal to the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263406 | Medical device programmer with selective disablement of display during telemetry In general, the invention is directed to a patient programmer for an implantable medical device. The patient programmer may include one or more of a variety of features that may enhance performance, support mobility and compactness, or promote patient convenience. F... | 08/28/2007 |