Patents Assigned to Medicomp, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12150767
    Abstract: A system for biometric monitoring may include a patch, a plurality of electrodes, a flexible printed circuit, and a cradle. The patch may be adapted to adhere to a patient's skin. The plurality of electrodes may be carried by the patch. The flexible printed circuit may be carried by the patch and include an electrical pad and a trace adapted to provide electrical communication between the plurality of electrodes and the electrical pads. The cradle may be affixed to the patch. A back side of the flexible printed circuit directly opposing the electrical pad may be affixed to the front surface of the cradle. The electrical pad may be adapted to electrically engage an electrical contact located on a biometric monitoring device carried by the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Balda, Sean Marcus, George Koos, Sara Fabiola England Lopera, Monte Marek
  • Patent number: 12102438
    Abstract: A physiological signal monitoring system comprising a pendant and a patch. The pendant includes a data store, a processor, and a cellular modem. The patch includes a cradle and electrodes mechanically and electrically connected with a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). When removably coupled with the cradle of the patch, the pendant receives from the electrodes electrical signals from a patient's heart and either stores the signals to the data store or transmits the signals. A single channel patch configuration includes two electrodes positioned at least 8.0 centimeters (CM) apart. A two channel patch configuration employs three electrodes similarly spaced. Removable auxiliary components may connect to the pendant's device interfaces, each configured to receive physiological input such as electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), body temperature, heart rate, pedometer, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, posture/body orientation, and sleep monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Balda, George Koos
  • Publication number: 20220257212
    Abstract: A method for locating electrical activity in a patient comprising the steps of (1) obtaining a sensing patch having a plurality of fiducial markers compatible with an imaging system and a plurality of sensors adapted to collect electrical signals found on a surface of the patient's skin, (2) securing the sensing patch to the patient with a position relative to a heart of the patient, (3) operating the imaging system to obtain an image of the heart of the patient and at least one of the plurality of fiducial markers, and (4) creating an electric field map corresponding the heart of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Anthony Balda, Scott Baskerville, George Koos
  • Patent number: 11344239
    Abstract: A patch includes a sensor layer and adhesive disposed along an outer surface of the sensor layer. The sensor layer has a plurality of sensors, each adapted to measure a value of an electric field, and a plurality of magnets wherein each of the plurality of magnets is collocated with one of the plurality of sensors. Electric field data from the plurality of sensors is provided to a cardiac monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Anthony Balda, Scott Baskerville, George Koos
  • Publication number: 20210145356
    Abstract: A system for physiological signal monitoring including a housing, a physiological signal sensor carried by the housing, a microphone carried by the housing, and a symptom button carried by the housing, wherein the microphone is operable to capture an audio recording upon activation of the symptom button and a physiological signal captured by the physiological signal sensor during the activation of the symptom button is associated with the audio recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Balda, George Koos
  • Publication number: 20210113109
    Abstract: A system for heart monitoring including an electronic monitoring unit, a flexible carrier member, and a liner. The flexible carrier member includes a central void adapted to carry the electronic monitoring unit within the void and a back surface having a first connector component. The liner includes a back, adhesive surface, an opposing front surface, and a second connector component located on the front surface and adapted to secure to the first connector component of the flexible carrier member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Balda, George Koos, Michael McClean
  • Patent number: 10772523
    Abstract: A patch including a fiducial layer, an adhesive, and a sensor layer. The fiducial layer having a surface adapted to secure to a portion of skin on a patient, wherein the fiducial layer further includes a plurality of fiducial markers having at least one of acoustic properties, material density, and proton content different from those of human tissue. The adhesive being disposed along the surface of the fiducial layer. The sensor layer removably secured to a side of the fiducial layer and positionable distal the skin of the patient. The sensor layer including a plurality of sensors evenly spaced from one another, adapted to be in electrical communication with the skin of the patient, and each adapted to measure at least electric field or impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Anthony Balda, Scott Baskerville, George Koos
  • Patent number: 10758140
    Abstract: An arrangement may include a first system provided for processing physiological data representative of a beating heart. The first system may be adapted to execute a process for using at least one pattern to detect a notable finding in the physiological data and for sending the notable finding to a second system. The second system may be adapted to execute a process for analyzing the notable finding, for determining at least one new pattern to send to the first system, and for sending the at least one new pattern to the first system. The at least one new pattern may also include a rule that includes a set of conditions and an action to perform if the set of conditions is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Lucy Gibson
  • Patent number: 10682095
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a health status of a patient using a monitoring system comprising a pair of finger ring electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors. Each finger ring monitor comprises an inner ring member and an outer ring member positioned radially outward from and operably connected to the inner ring member. The inner ring member of each monitor features a conductor characterized by at least one physiological-type sensor, and an annular bladder that defines an adjustable aperture sized to receive a left-hand finger of a patient and a right-hand finger of the patient, respectively. Upon triggering by positioning the pair of finger ring ECG monitors substantially together, the conductors of each of the finger ring ECG monitors are configured to receive biopotential signals from skin on the fingers of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Chris Chang, Scott Baskerville, Anthony Balda
  • Publication number: 20190328263
    Abstract: A patch includes a sensor layer and adhesive disposed along an outer surface of the sensor layer. The sensor layer has a plurality of sensors, each adapted to measure a value of an electric field, and a plurality of magnets wherein each of the plurality of magnets is collocated with one of the plurality of sensors. Electric field data from the plurality of sensors is provided to a cardiac monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Anthony Balda, Scott Baskerville, George Koos
  • Publication number: 20190290160
    Abstract: A system for biometric monitoring may include a patch, a plurality of electrodes, a flexible printed circuit, and a cradle. The patch may be adapted to adhere to a patient's skin. The plurality of electrodes may be carried by the patch. The flexible printed circuit may be carried by the patch and include an electrical pad and a trace adapted to provide electrical communication between the plurality of electrodes and the electrical pads. The cradle may be affixed to the patch. A back side of the flexible printed circuit directly opposing the electrical pad may be affixed to the front surface of the cradle. The electrical pad may be adapted to electrically engage an electrical contact located on a biometric monitoring device carried by the cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Balda, Sean Marcus, George Koos, Sara Fabiola England Lopera, Monte Marek
  • Patent number: 10271727
    Abstract: A system for monitoring cardiac health of a user including a local sensing subsystem, a contactless interrogation subsystem, and a remote monitoring subsystem. The local sensing subsystem may include a sensor patch configured to attach to the user and include a substrate, a passive radio-frequency identification transponder, and a first antenna. The contactless interrogation subsystem may include an interrogator separated from the sensor patch, which may include a second antenna, a demodulator, and a communications link. The remote monitoring subsystem may include a computing system comprising a processor for executing instructions. The local sensing subsystem may be adapted to perform at least one scan. The contactless interrogation subsystem may be adapted to operate the demodulator to receive a cardiac event and to operate the communications link to transmit the cardiac event. The remote monitoring subsystem may be adapted to execute the instructions to detect an arrhythmia from the cardiac reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Chris Chang, Scott Baskerville
  • Patent number: 10271777
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying patient identity including a heart monitor, a memory, and a processor. The heart monitor may be adapted to collect a baseline ECG signal from a patient and a monitored ECG signal from the patient. The memory may be in electrical communication with the heart monitor and adapted to store a plurality of baseline statistical characteristics of the baseline ECG signal and a plurality of monitored statistical characteristics of the monitored ECG signal. The processor may be in electrical communication with the memory and adapted to compare the plurality of baseline statistical characteristics to the plurality of monitored statistical characteristics and determine a likelihood of patient match. The heart monitor may be configured for further collection of the monitored ECG signal if the likelihood of patient match is greater than a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Baskerville, Sara England
  • Patent number: 10264969
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless ECG sensor system may include (1) wirelessly transmitting, using a second antenna, electromagnetic radiation having a frequency equal to the resonant frequency of a first antenna of a sensor patch; (2) inductively receiving, using the first antenna, power for operating a passive RFID transponder of the sensor patch; and (3) operating the microcontroller of the sensor patch to perform at least one scan, wherein performing the at least one scan is defined as: (a) receiving a cardiac activity signal from at least one of the positive and negative electrodes of the sensor patch, (b) retrieving a location identifier from the storage medium of the sensor patch, and (c) operating the load modulation switch of the sensor patch to alter a voltage amplitude of the electromagnetic radiation to transmit to a demodulator a cardiac event reading comprising the cardiac activity signal and the location identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Chris Chang, Scott Baskerville
  • Publication number: 20190059757
    Abstract: A physiological signal monitoring system comprising a pendant and a patch. The pendant includes a data store, a processor, and a cellular modem. The patch includes a cradle and electrodes mechanically and electrically connected with a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). When removably coupled with the cradle of the patch, the pendant receives from the electrodes electrical signals from a patient's heart and either stores the signals to the data store or transmits the signals. A single channel patch configuration includes two electrodes positioned at least 8.0 centimeters (CM) apart. A two channel patch configuration employs three electrodes similarly spaced. Removable auxiliary components may connect to the pendant's device interfaces, each configured to receive physiological input such as electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), body temperature, heart rate, pedometer, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, posture/body orientation, and sleep monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Balda, George Koos
  • Publication number: 20190000335
    Abstract: A heart monitor with diagnostic display including a plurality of electrodes structured to collect heart beat data from electrical pulses within a heart. The heart monitor also includes a processor adapted to receive the heart beat data from the plurality of electrodes and structured to connect with a long-range wireless network and a diagnostic display unit. The diagnostic display unit is structured to display biometric measurements including a first unit of time along a first axis and a second unit of time, smaller than the first unit of time, along a second axis. It also displays a gradient block having a primary characteristic indicative of a primary characteristic of a cardiac event detected by the processor in the heart beat data during a collection time and located at an intersection of the first axis and the second axis corresponding to a collection time of cardiac activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc
    Inventors: Tary Mann, Anish Sobitharajan Mallika, Deepak Hariharan, Sreehari Krishnankutty, Arunlal Ramachandran Nair, Aruna Padmaja Sreekandan, Aparna Lalithakumari Amma Ramachandran Nair
  • Patent number: 10098544
    Abstract: A wireless ECG sensor system includes a sensor patch configured to attach to a user. The sensor patch may include a substrate having a positive and a negative electrode, and a passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponder carried by the substrate. The RFID may include a first antenna, a non-transitory and non-volatile storage medium in electrical communication with the first antenna, a load modulation switch in electrical communication with the first antenna, and a microcontroller in electrical communication with the first antenna and in data communication with both the storage medium and the load modulation switch. The system may also include an interrogator device having a second antenna configured to wirelessly transmit electromagnetic radiation having a resonant frequency of the first antenna of the sensor patch, and a demodulator configured to measure a voltage amplitude of the electromagnetic radiation wirelessly transmitted by the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Chris Chang, Scott Baskerville
  • Publication number: 20180249930
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying patient identity including a heart monitor, a memory, and a processor. The heart monitor may be adapted to collect a baseline ECG signal from a patient and a monitored ECG signal from the patient. The memory may be in electrical communication with the heart monitor and adapted to store a plurality of baseline statistical characteristics of the baseline ECG signal and a plurality of monitored statistical characteristics of the monitored ECG signal. The processor may be in electrical communication with the memory and adapted to compare the plurality of baseline statistical characteristics to the plurality of monitored statistical characteristics and determine a likelihood of patient match. The heart monitor may be configured for further collection of the monitored ECG signal if the likelihood of patient match is greater than a threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Baskerville, Sara England
  • Publication number: 20180110436
    Abstract: A patch including a fiducial layer, an adhesive, and a sensor layer. The fiducial layer having a surface adapted to secure to a portion of skin on a patient, wherein the fiducial layer further includes a plurality of fiducial markers having at least one of acoustic properties, material density, and proton content different from those of human tissue. The adhesive being disposed along the surface of the fiducial layer. The sensor layer removably secured to a side of the fiducial layer and positionable distal the skin of the patient. The sensor layer including a plurality of sensors evenly spaced from one another, adapted to be in electrical communication with the skin of the patient, and each adapted to measure at least electric field or impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Anthony Balda, Scott Baskerville, George Koos
  • Publication number: 20180110467
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a health status of a patient using a monitoring system comprising a pair of finger ring electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors. The monitoring system also includes at least one electronic component comprising a system on a chip (SoC) that features a data store and a processor. Biopotential signals from the left-hand finger of the patient (a first reading) and biopotential signals from the right-hand finger of the patient (a second reading) are received by the conductors of the respective ECG monitors, and correlated by detecting and removing signal latency between the first reading and the second reading. Analysis instructions executed by at least one of the respective processors of the ECG monitors identify a physiological condition of the patient from the correlated reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Marcus, Chris Chang, Scott Baskervllle, Anthony Balda