Patents by Inventor Willa M. Fabian

Willa M. Fabian 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).

  • Patent number: 6925447
    Abstract: A medical device production and supply information management system synchronous with manufacturing, planning and scheduling, product consumption forecast, and component purchase to enable just-in-time inventory control at the manufacturing facility, vendor stocks, material/product tracking, distribution and shipping management to thereby reduce inventory at all points in the product manufacturing, distribution/delivery chain. The system is implemented using a preferably Web enabled information network and data communications with a programmer. The programmer provides access to product information, specification and related data for implanted medical devices from which build-to-order and build-to-replenish commands are issued to the manufacturing center. The system is interactive within the consumption management system that is integrally and seamlessly connected with patients, hospitals, sales offices and related information hubs including manufacturing facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. McMenimen, Christopher J. Campbell, Barbara K. Ruble, Willa M. Fabian, Larry G. Clark, David L. Thompson
  • Patent number: 6882982
    Abstract: A medical device production and supply information management system for just-in-time inventory control at the manufacturing facility, vendor stocks, material/product tracking, distribution and shipping management, to thereby reduce inventory at all points in the product manufacturing distribution/delivery chain. The system is implemented using a preferably Web-enabled information network and data communication with a programmer. The programmer provides access to product information, specification and related data for implanted medical devices from which build-to-order or build-to-replenish commands are issued to the manufacturing center. The system is interactive within the information management system that is integrally and seamlessly connected with patients, hospitals, sales offices and related consumption hubs, including manufacturing facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. McMenimen, Christopher J. Campbell, Barbara K. Ruble, Willa M. Fabian, Larry G. Clark, David L. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20030061123
    Abstract: A medical device production and supply information management system synchronous with manufacturing, planning and scheduling, product consumption forecast, and component purchase to enable just-in-time inventory control at the manufacturing facility, vendor stocks, material/product tracking, distribution and shipping management to thereby reduce inventory at all points in the product manufacturing, distribution/delivery chain. The system is implemented using a preferably Web enabled information network and data communications with a programmer. The programmer provides access to product information, specification and related data for implanted medical devices from which build-to-order and build-to-replenish commands are issued to the manufacturing center. The system is interactive within the consumption management system that is integrally and seamlessly connected with patients, hospitals, sales offices and related information hubs including manufacturing facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: James L. McMenimen, Christopher J. Campbell, Barbara K. Ruble, Willa M. Fabian, Larry G. Clark, David L. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20020077850
    Abstract: A medical device production and supply information management system synchronous with manufacturing, planning and scheduling, product consumption forecast and component purchase to enable just-in-time inventory control at the manufacturing facility, vendor stocks, material/product tracking, distribution and shipping management, to thereby reduce inventory at all points in the product manufacturing distribution/delivery chain. The system is implemented using a preferably Web-enabled information network and data communication with a programmer. The programmer provides access to product information, specification and related data for implanted medical devices from which build-to-order or build-to-replenish commands are issued to the manufacturing center. The system is interactive within the information management system that is integrally and seamlessly connected with patients, hospitals, sales offices and related consumption hubs, including manufacturing facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: James L. McMenimen, Christopher J. Campbell, Barbara K. Ruble, Willa M. Fabian, Larry G. Clark, David L. Thompson