Patents by Inventor Kim Wood
Kim Wood 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: 20140167190Abstract: A sensor package for a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is provided. The sensor package comprises a slot for receiving a MEMS, a bonding area in, or adjacent to, the slot for bonding the MEMS to the package and at least one package electrode to engage an electrode pad on the MEMS. Each package electrode is in communication with a conductor pad for connecting the MEMS to an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Transonic Scisense Inc.Inventors: Philip Chadwick HODGSON, Peter David PLOUF, Geoffrey Kim WOOD, John Rene DUBOIS, III, Anil Tharian George KOTTAM
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Publication number: 20140046162Abstract: A method for real-time observation of absolute ventricular volume wherein electrical measurements are made with a tetra polar catheter and compared to electrical measurements in a database, said database being assembled using electric field theory to predict the non-linear relation between blood volume and electrical measurements between a fist limit characterized by an infinitely thick volume of blood and second limit characterized by infinitely thick tissue completely surrounding the catheter. The calculations are performed under the assumption that the blood is surrounded by an infinitely thick region of tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Transonic Scisense Inc.Inventors: John Rene Dubois, Anil Tharian George Kottam, Philip Chadwick Hodgson, Peter David Plouf, Geoffrey Kim Wood
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Patent number: 8603000Abstract: In one aspect, a conductance catheter is provided for measuring the volume of a fluid. The conductance catheter comprises a series of electrodes and a circuit to compensate for variations in sensitivity of the electrodes in the catheter. In another aspect, a resistivity sensor is provided for determining the resistivity of a fluid. The sensor comprises a series of electrodes spaced such that the total distance between endmost electrodes does not exceed the diameter of the catheter deploying the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Transonic Scisense Inc.Inventors: Kim Wood, P. Chad Hodgson, Peter Plouf
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Patent number: 8460198Abstract: A monitoring system is provided that enables the monitoring of a heart in a living organism by continuously measuring both pressure and volume in a chamber of the heart, preferably the left ventricle (LV). The pressure and volume measurements are acquired using a single sensing tip and are communicated to a transmitting device to be wirelessly transmitted to a receiving device, wherein they are used to monitor the heart. The system may also incorporate a temperature measurement that can be transmitted with the volume and pressure measurement to provide further data for monitoring. The system may also extract an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal from the volume measurement. This allows the monitoring of up to four signals that can be used to determine the beat by beat state of cardiac output and any changes caused by disease or therapy.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Scisense Inc.Inventors: Peter Plouf, Blair Poetschke, Milan Placko, Kim Wood, Mohammad Maymandi-Nejad
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Publication number: 20120220886Abstract: In one aspect, a conductance catheter is provided for measuring the volume of a fluid. The conductance catheter comprises a series of electrodes and a circuit to compensate for variations in sensitivity of the electrodes in the catheter. In another aspect, a resistivity sensor is provided for determining the resistivity of a fluid. The sensor comprises a series of electrodes spaced such that the total distance between endmost electrodes does not exceed the diameter of the catheter deploying the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: Kim Wood, P. Chad Hodgson, Peter Plouf
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Publication number: 20110098584Abstract: A monitoring system is provided that enables the monitoring of a heart in a living organism by continuously measuring both pressure and volume in a chamber of the heart, preferably the left ventricle (LV). The pressure and volume measurements are acquired using a single sensing tip and are communicated to a transmitting device to be wirelessly transmitted to a receiving device, wherein they are used to monitor the heart. The system may also incorporate a temperature measurement that can be transmitted with the volume and pressure measurement to provide further data for monitoring. The system may also extract an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal from the volume measurement. This allows the monitoring of up to four signals that can be used to determine the beat by beat state of cardiac output and any changes caused by disease or therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: Scisense Inc.Inventors: Peter Plouf, Blair Poetschke, Milan Placko, Kim Wood, Mohammad Maymandi-Nejad
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Patent number: 7803121Abstract: A monitoring system is provided that enables the monitoring of a heart in a living organism by continuously measuring both pressure and volume in a chamber of the heart, preferably the left ventricle (LV). The pressure and volume measurements are acquired using a single sensing tip and are communicated to a transmitting device to be wirelessly transmitted to a receiving device, wherein they are used to monitor the heart. The system may also incorporate a temperature measurement that can be transmitted with the volume and pressure measurement to provide further data for monitoring. The system may also extract an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal from the volume measurement. This allows the monitoring of up to four signals that can be used to determine the beat by beat state of cardiac output and any changes caused by disease or therapy.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Scisense Inc.Inventors: Peter Plouf, Blair Poetschke, Milan Placko, Kim Wood, Mohammad Maymandi-Nejad
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Publication number: 20080269581Abstract: In one aspect, a conductance catheter is provided for measuring the volume of a fluid. The conductance catheter comprises a series of electrodes and a circuit to compensate for variations in sensitivity of the electrodes in the catheter. In another aspect, a resistivity sensor is provided for determining the resistivity of a fluid. The sensor comprises a series of electrodes spaced such that the total distance between endmost electrodes does not exceed the diameter of the catheter deploying the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Kim Wood, P. Chad Hodgson, Peter Plouf
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Publication number: 20070043298Abstract: A monitoring system is provided that enables the monitoring of a heart in a living organism by continuously measuring both pressure and volume in a chamber of the heart, preferably the left ventricle (LV). The pressure and volume measurements are acquired using a single sensing tip and are communicated to a transmitting device to be wirelessly transmitted to a receiving device, wherein they are used to monitor the heart. The system may also incorporate a temperature measurement that can be transmitted with the volume and pressure measurement to provide further data for monitoring. The system may also extract an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal from the volume measurement. This allows the monitoring of up to four signals that can be used to determine the beat by beat state of cardiac output and any changes caused by disease or therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2005Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventors: Peter Plouf, Blair Poetschke, Milan Placko, Kim Wood, Mohammad Maymandi-Nejad
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Patent number: D902414Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Transonic Systems Inc.Inventors: Philip Chadwick Hodgson, Geoffrey Kim Wood, Peter David Plouf, Kyle Gary Fricke, Morteza Heydari Araghi
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Patent number: D907215Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Transonic Systems Inc.Inventors: Philip Chadwick Hodgson, Geoffrey Kim Wood, Peter David Plouf, Kyle Gary Fricke, Morteza Heydari Araghi
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Patent number: D940864Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Transonic Systems Inc.Inventors: Kyriacos Pitsillides, Philip Chadwick Hodgson, Geoffrey Kim Wood, Peter David Plouf, Kyle Gary Fricke, Morteza Heydari Araghi
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Patent number: D941469Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Transonic Systems Inc.Inventors: Kyriacos Pitsillides, Philip Chadwick Hodgson, Geoffrey Kim Wood, Peter David Plouf, Kyle Gary Fricke, Morteza Heydari Araghi