Patents by Inventor Ammar Al-Ali
Ammar Al-Ali has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240172996Abstract: An physiological measurement device provides a device body having a base, legs extending from the base and an optical housing disposed at ends of the legs opposite the base. An optical assembly is disposed in the housing. The device body is flexed so as to position the housing over a tissue site. The device body is unflexed so as to attach the housing to the tissue site and position the optical assembly to illuminate the tissue site. The optical assembly is configured to transmit optical radiation into tissue site tissue and receive the optical radiation after attenuation by pulsatile blood flow within the tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Yassir Abdul-Hafiz, Ammar Al-Ali, Kevin Forrest, Eugene Mason, John Schmidt, Virginia Thanh Ta
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Patent number: 11992308Abstract: A patient monitor for monitoring a patient's orientation to reduce a risk of the patient developing a pressure ulcer can include one or more hardware processors that can receive and process data from a sensor to determine the patient's orientation. The one or more hardware processors can maintain a plurality of timers associated with available orientations of the patient. Each of the plurality of timers can account for a non-consecutive duration said patient is in an associated available orientation. The non-consecutive duration can vary depending on whether a patient is in the available orientation. The patient monitor can include a structured display including an orientation trend and a patient representation illustrating a current orientation of the patient. The orientation trend can include a heat map that graphically illustrates said non-consecutive durations of the patient in the available orientations and/or an orientation graph that displays the patient' orientation history.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATIONInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Faisal Kashif, Mohammad Usman
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Patent number: 11986067Abstract: A strap for a wearable device configured to secure to a portion of a body of a user can include a base and a plurality of strap members secured to portions of the base. In some implementations, the base is made of a first material and each of the plurality of strap members are made of a second material, the first material being more pliable than the second material. In some implementations, the base includes a plurality of openings spaced from one another along a length of the base and a plurality of stems. In some implementations, each of the plurality of strap members is a channel secured to one of the stems. In some implementations, the first material includes at least one of rubber and silicone and the second material is a metallic material.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Chad A. DeJong, Stephen Scruggs
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Patent number: 11986305Abstract: A blood pressure monitoring device configured to attach and supply air to a blood pressure cuff can include a housing having an interior, a port configured to enable fluid communication between the interior of the housing and an interior of the blood pressure cuff, and an air intake configured to allow ambient air to enter the interior of the housing and further configured to inhibit liquids from entering the interior of the housing. The air intake can define a non-linear passageway for ambient air to enter the interior of the housing. The housing can have a first side and a first inner wall. The air intake can be defined by a first opening in the first side and a second opening in the first inner wall. The first opening can be not aligned with the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Steven Egge, Evan Thomas Fullerton, Valery G. Telfort
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Patent number: 11980843Abstract: A regeneration and CO2 recovery system for a closed loop blood oxygenator includes a rotary cylinder having an input, a first output and a second output. A plurality of columns are located within the rotary cylinder. The input flows through a first column of the plurality of columns to the first output. A CO2 adsorbent is located in each of the plurality of columns. A heater is located adjacent a second column of the plurality of columns. The second column allows gas flow to the second output. The rotary cylinder rotates the first column to the second output when adsorbent in the first column is saturated. The heater heats the first column to release the CO2 through the second output.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Enshira Dana, Amna Shahzad, Njood Abdulaziz Al Ali, Maysam Alsheheb, Reem Ammar, Hadeel Yaser Boshajea, Waad Waled Alnaweh, Wejdan Yasser Alolaiwy
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Patent number: 11974833Abstract: A wearable device for a noninvasive measurement of a user's body temperature can include a housing, a first substrate coupled to the housing and having an opening, a second substrate coupled to the first substrate and configured to secure to skin of a user, a mounting frame enclosed by the housing and the first substrate, a circuit board secured by the mounting frame, a temperature sensor coupled to the circuit board and configured to determine a body temperature of the user, and a thermally conductive probe. The thermally conductive probe is secured by the mounting frame and positioned proximate to the first temperature sensor. The thermally conductive probe extends at least partially through the opening in the first substrate and transmits a thermal energy from a portion of the user's skin to the first temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Kevin Forrest, Ammar Al-Ali, Valery G. Telfort
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Patent number: 11974841Abstract: Respiratory rate can be calculated from an acoustic input signal using time domain and frequency domain techniques. Confidence in the calculated respiratory rate can also be calculated using time domain and frequency domain techniques. Overall respiratory rate and confidence values can be obtained from the time and frequency domain calculations. The overall respiratory rate and confidence values can be output for presentation to a clinician.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATIONInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Walter M. Weber, Anmol B. Majmudar, Gilberto Sierra, Sung Uk Lee, Mohamed Diab, Valery G. Telfort, Marc Pelletier, Boris Popov
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Patent number: 11969269Abstract: A multi-parameter patient monitoring device rack can dock a plurality of patient monitor modules and can communicate with a separate display unit. A signal processing unit can be incorporated into the device rack. A graphics processing unit can be attached to the display unit. The device rack and the graphic display unit can have improved heat dissipation and drip-proof features. The multi-parameter patient monitoring device rack can provide interchangeability and versatility to a multi-parameter patient monitoring system by allowing use of different display units and monitoring of different combinations of parameters. A dual-use patient monitor module can have its own display unit configured for displaying one or more parameters when used as a stand-alone device, and can be docked into the device rack when a handle on the module is folded down.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Nicholas Evan Barker, Chad A. DeJong, Kirby Clark Dotson, Ammar Al-Ali, Bilal Muhsin, Sujin Hwang, Massi Joe E. Kiani
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Publication number: 20240136060Abstract: A patient monitoring hub can communicate bidirectionally with external devices such as a board-in-cable or a dongle. Medical data can be communicated from the patient monitoring hub to the external devices to cause the external devices to initiate actions. For example, an external device can perform calculations based on data received from the patient monitoring hub, or take other actions (for example, creating a new patient profile, resetting baseline values for algorithms, calibrating algorithms, etc.). The external device can also communicate display characteristics associated with its data to the monitoring hub. The monitoring hub can calculate a set of options for combined layouts corresponding to different external devices or parameters. A display option may be selected for arranging a display screen estate on the monitoring hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Bilal Muhsin, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Peter Scott Housel
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Publication number: 20240135788Abstract: A localized sound projection system can coordinate the sounds of speakers to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a 3D space. The system can include a plurality of speakers configured to output auditory signals and a sound localization controller configured to control the plurality of speakers to coordinate the auditory signals to simulate an origination location of a patient alarm. The sound localization controller can determine adjusted auditory signals and control a plurality of speakers to output the plurality of adjusted auditory signals. A method for dynamically controlling speaker settings in a medical environment can include determining volume settings corresponding to a speaker, monitoring a level of ambient noise corresponding to a room of a patient, controlling the volume settings of the speaker to reduce or increase a sound level output of a speaker. A patient monitoring system can be configured to physically manipulate medical devices in response to audible commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Bilal Muhsin, Ammar Al-Ali
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Patent number: 11967009Abstract: The present disclosure includes a medical monitoring hub as the center of monitoring for a monitored patient. The hub is configured to receive and process a plurality of physiological parameters associated with the patient. The hub includes advanced analytical presentation views configured to provide timely, clinically-relevant, actionable information to care providers. In certain embodiments, the monitoring hub stores and is able to replay previously presented data reflective of the patient's condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Keith Ward Indorf, Swapnil Sudhir Harsule, Ronald Keith Rumbaugh, II, Kun Han Kim
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Publication number: 20240129969Abstract: Systems and methods described herein use pairing to associate a wireless sensor with a patient monitoring device such as a bedside patient monitor or a mobile device. A signal emitted by a patient monitoring device can be detected by a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor can be associated with the detected signal and pair the wireless sensor with the patient monitoring device. The wireless sensor can be configured to enter into a patient parameter sensing mode of operation after the association of the wireless sensor with the patient monitoring device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventor: Ammar Al-Ali
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Patent number: 11957474Abstract: An electrocardiogram device configured to transmit at least one signal responsive to a wearer's cardiac electrical activity can include a disposable portion and a reusable portion configured to mechanically and electrically mate with each other. The disposable portion can include a base having at least one mechanical connector portion, a plurality of cables and corresponding external ECG electrodes, and a first plurality of electrical connectors associated with the plurality of cables. The reusable portion can include a cover having at least one mechanical connector portion, a second plurality of electrical connectors configured to electrically connect with the first plurality of electrical connectors of the disposable portion, and an output connector port configured to transmit at least one signal responsive to one or more signals outputted by the external ECG electrodes of the disposable portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Eric Karl Kinast, Austin Kretz Pike
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Publication number: 20240115144Abstract: A system for measuring at least one physiological parameter includes a wearable device configured to be secured to a subject's foot and a camera configured to captures images of the subject. An electronic device may be in communication with the system and can display information relating to physiological data and/or images collected by the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Stephen Scruggs, James Ford Schramm, Mitchell Lloyd Ambrosini, Chad A. DeJong, Ammar Al-Ali, Richard Priddell, Sujin Hwang, Prianjali Kapur, Manuela Bertagia, Lara Garreffa, Emma Constant, Fabiola D’Ettorre, Xavier Blanc Baudriller
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Publication number: 20240112566Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring physiological monitoring systems are described herein. A communication interface module can be configured to receive from a physiological monitoring system first data based on a snapshot taken of a status of the physiological monitoring system at a first time. A memory module can be configured to store the first data and a baseline associated with the physiological monitoring system. A processor module can be configured to compare the first data with the baseline and to generate a notification if the first data deviates from the baseline by a predetermined amount. A display module can be configured to display a physical location of a plurality of physiological monitoring systems and display the notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Yaser Ammar Al-Ali, Jad Adel Wafeeq
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Publication number: 20240112556Abstract: A modular patient monitor provides a multipurpose, scalable solution for various patient monitoring applications. In an embodiment, a modular patient monitor utilizes multiple wavelength optical sensor and/or acoustic sensor technologies to provide blood constituent monitoring and acoustic respiration monitoring (ARM) at its core, including pulse oximetry parameters and additional blood parameter measurements such as carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) and methemoglobin (HbMet). Expansion modules provide blood pressure BP, blood glucose, ECG, CO2, depth of sedation and cerebral oximetry to name a few. Aspects of the present disclosure also include a transport dock for providing enhanced portability and functionally to handheld monitors. In an embodiment, the transport dock provides one or more docking interfaces for placing monitoring components in communication with other monitoring components. In an embodiment, the transport dock attaches to the modular patient monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Massi Joe E. Kiani, Ammar Al-Ali, Michael O'Reilly, Paul Ronald Jansen, Nicholas Evan Barker, Anand Sampath
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Publication number: 20240099582Abstract: A patient monitoring device can be configured to provide fast and reliable physiological measurements in a variety of care settings including at a patient's home. The device can include a compact, standalone monitor with telehealth capabilities as well as an intuitive interface for use at home. The device can include a blood pressure, capnography, or pulse oximetry module. A device can include a sleek and continuous outer surface that is easy to clean and generally free of crevices, holes, or surfaces that collect external contaminants. For example, portions of the housing can connect together using a limited number of screws, thereby limiting a number of holes. The device can include a vent cover that can be rotated to reconfigure the function of the vent cover. For example, the vent cover can function as a stabilization feature and/or a cover for a ventilation hole, while permitting exhaust through the ventilation hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Nicholas Evan Barker, Steven Egge, Chad A. DeJong, Sujin Hwang, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Bilal Muhsin
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Publication number: 20240099616Abstract: A system and method to help maintain quality control and reduce cannibalization of accessories and attached probes in a highly sensitive patient monitor, such as a pulse oximetry system. One or more attached components may have information elements designed to designate what quality control mechanisms a patient monitor should look to find on that or another component or designate other components with which the one component may properly work. In a further embodiment, such information elements may also include data indicating the appropriate life of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventor: Ammar Al-Ali
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Patent number: 11937949Abstract: A physiological parameter system has one or more parameter inputs responsive to one or more physiological sensors. The physiological parameter system may also have quality indicators relating to confidence in the parameter inputs. A processor is adapted to combine the parameter inputs, quality indicators and predetermined limits for the parameters inputs and quality indicators so as to generate alarm outputs or control outputs or both.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, John Graybeal, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Michael Petterson
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Patent number: D1022729Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Kevin Forrest, Ammar Al-Ali, Valery G. Telfort