Patents by Inventor Jim Fissel

Jim Fissel 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).

  • Publication number: 20130239038
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for displaying alarms to a clinician in a ventilatory system. Specifically, embodiments described herein seek to optimize the informative presentation of alarms on a ventilator interface. Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide one or more selection elements, each selection element indicating a ranked alarm event. The ranking of an alarm event may be determined by alarm level. If two alarm events are associated with the same alarm level, the ranking of the alarm events may be determined by parameter priority. Alarm event ranking is communicated by display in a hierarchical structure. When an alarm event ranking changes, the alarm event may shift up or down the hierarchical structure, depending on whether the ranking increased or decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: John Skidmore, Mark Brecht, Jim Fissel
  • Patent number: 8443294
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for displaying alarms to a clinician in a ventilatory system. Specifically, embodiments described herein seek to optimize the informative presentation of alarms on a ventilator interface. Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide one or more selection elements, each selection element indicating a ranked alarm event. The ranking of an alarm event may be determined by alarm level. If two alarm events are associated with the same alarm level, the ranking of the alarm events may be determined by parameter priority. Alarm event ranking is communicated by display in a hierarchical structure. When an alarm event ranking changes, the alarm event may shift up or down the hierarchical structure, depending on whether the ranking increased or decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: John Skidmore, Mark Brecht, Jim Fissel
  • Publication number: 20110154241
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for displaying alarms to a clinician in a ventilatory system. Specifically, embodiments described herein seek to optimize the informative presentation of alarms on a ventilator interface. Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide one or more selection elements, each selection element indicating a ranked alarm event. The ranking of an alarm event may be determined by alarm level. If two alarm events are associated with the same alarm level, the ranking of the alarm events may be determined by parameter priority. Alarm event ranking is communicated by display in a hierarchical structure. When an alarm event ranking changes, the alarm event may shift up or down the hierarchical structure, depending on whether the ranking increased or decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: John Skidmore, Mark Brecht, Jim Fissel
  • Publication number: 20110138323
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein seek to optimize the informative presentation of alarms on a ventilator user interface. Embodiments may provide a first level of display that provides a summary of an alarm event and, upon selection, a second level of display that provides additional detailed information regarding the alarm event. Further embodiments may provide access, via hyperlink or otherwise, to settings and/or display screens for resetting the alarm, for reconfiguring alarm settings as appropriate, or for gathering additional information regarding the alarm event. For multiple simultaneous alarm events, a plurality of alarm messages may be prioritized for a clinician on a designated area of the user interface. Prioritization may be communicated via the presentation of various icons, alerts, text, or otherwise, on individual alarm messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: John Skidmore, Mark Brecht, Jim Fissel
  • Patent number: D638852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: John P. Skidmore, Mark Brecht, Jim Fissel