Patents Examined by Brian M Antiskay
  • Patent number: 12251225
    Abstract: A non-invasive diagnostic assembly that includes an interface configured for connection to a diagnostic monitoring device; a plurality of electrodes configured for adhesion to a patient's skin at respective locations and electrically connected to the interface; and at least one adjustable connection segment having a concertina/accordion/ripple-shaped configuration connecting at least two electrodes of the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Xavant Technologies (Pty) Ltd.
    Inventors: Corlius Fourie Birkill, Roche Janse Van Rensburg, Barend Jacques Swart, Dawid Gideon Le Roux Van Niekerk, Florian Martin Lipp, Johan Amey Sieling
  • Patent number: 12245860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a physiological monitoring device. Some embodiments of the invention allow for long-term monitoring of physiological signals. Further embodiments may also allow for the monitoring of secondary signals such as motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Bahney, Hung H. Ho, Shena H. Park, Genaro S. Sepulveda, Mark J. Day, Yuriko Tamura
  • Patent number: 12245859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a physiological monitoring device. Some embodiments of the invention allow for long-term monitoring of physiological signals. Further embodiments may also allow for the monitoring of secondary signals such as motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Bahney, Hung H. Ho, Shena H. Park, Genaro S. Sepulveda, Mark J. Day, Yuriko Tamura
  • Patent number: 12239447
    Abstract: A position sensor includes a flexible substrate formed into a three-dimensional (3D) shape. At least first and second field-sensing coils are formed in first and second respective layers of the flexible substrate, such that in the 3D shape the first and second field-sensing coils have first and second respective axes that are not parallel to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Assaf Govari, Meir Bar-Tal, Avi Reuveni
  • Patent number: 12239361
    Abstract: An intravascular catheter for nerve activity ablation and/or sensing includes one or more needles advanced through supported guide tubes (needle guiding elements) which expand to contact the interior surface of the wall of the renal artery or other vessel of a human body allowing the needles to be advanced though the vessel wall into the extra-luminal tissue including the media, adventitia and periadvential space. The catheter also includes structures which provide radial and lateral support to the guide tubes so that the guide tubes open uniformly and maintain their position against the interior surface of the vessel wall as the sharpened needles are advanced to penetrate into the vessel wall. Electrodes at the distal ends of the guide tubes allow sensing of nerve activity before and after attempted renal denervation. In a combination embodiment ablative energy or fluid is delivered to ablate nerves outside of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Ablative Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Fischell, Steven Almany
  • Patent number: 12239465
    Abstract: A medical apparatus includes a shaft, an expandable frame, a membrane, a diagnostic electrode, a reference electrode, and a processor. The shaft is configured for insertion into an organ of a patient. The expandable frame is coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The diagnostic electrode, which is disposed on an external surface of the expandable frame, is configured to sense diagnostic signals when in contact with tissue. The reference electrode is disposed on a surface of the expandable frame directly opposite the diagnostic electrode, wherein the reference electrode is electrically insulated from the tissue and is configured to sense interfering signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Assaf Govari, Vadim Gliner
  • Patent number: 12237212
    Abstract: An electrode is provided. The electrode includes a contact pad composed of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond (BDD); a fiber core composed of BDD extending longitudinally from the contact pad from a first end that is in direct contact with the contact pad to an opposing second end; and a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cladding that coats and hermetically seals the contact pad and the fiber core. A first portion of the contact pad and a second portion at or near the second end of the fiber core are not coated and hermetically scaled by the PCD cladding. A method of fabricating the electrode is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, Fraunhofer USA
    Inventors: Wen Li, Yue Guo, Thomas Schuelke, Michael Becker, Robert Rechenberg, Cory Rusinek
  • Patent number: 12226213
    Abstract: An electrode assembly that includes an electrically conductive layer, a first impedance reduction system, and a second impedance reduction system. The electrically conductive layer forms an electrode portion of the electrode assembly and a first surface to be placed adjacent a person's skin. The first impedance reduction system is configured to dispense a first amount of an electrically conductive gel onto the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in response to a first activation signal. The second impedance reduction system is configured to dispense a second amount of the electrically conductive gel onto the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in response to a second activation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kaib, Shane S. Volpe, Emil Oskin
  • Patent number: 12220541
    Abstract: A catheter configured to guide and support a balloon catheter for use in and around a pulmonary vein and its ostium, has an elongated shaft and a distal assembly, the elongated shaft including a proximal portion with a first flexibility and a distal portion including a second flexibility greater than the first flexibility, the distal assembly including an elbow portion and a generally circular portion generally transverse to the longitudinal axis, the generally circular portion including a third flexibility greater than the second flexibility. Single axis location sensors and sensing ring electrodes are carried on the generally circular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Debby Esther Highsmith, Erica Evelyenne Lovejoy, Ariel Garcia, Hamid Massoud
  • Patent number: 12167920
    Abstract: Example headsets and electrodes are described herein. Example electrode units described herein include a housing having a cavity defined by an opening in a side of the housing and an electrode. In some such examples, the electrode includes a ring disposed in the opening and an arm, where the arm has a first portion extending outward from the opening away from the housing and a second portion extending from an end of the first portion toward the housing and into the cavity, and the first and second portions connect at a bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Nielsen Consumer LLC
    Inventors: Marko Jovanovic, Kashyap Fruitwala, Mohammad Moradi, Batia Bertho, Reimond Bausse, Mehran Mahinpour Tirooni, Yakob Badower
  • Patent number: 12161472
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter with a distal electrode assembly having covered spine carrying a plurality of microelectrodes. One or more spines have preformed configurations including at least a first portion with a first curvature and a second portion with a second curvature, and may include a linear portion. The linear portion may be between the first and second portions. The linear portion may be distal of the first and second portions. One or more spines have a narrower portion so that different portions of the spine can have different flexibility with a degree of independence in flexibility from adjacent portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mario A. Solis, Shubhayu Basu, Stuart Williams, Cesar Fuentes-Ortega
  • Patent number: 12156744
    Abstract: A sensor device and method for tightening and positioning the sensor device with a wristband or strap (62) for a range of wrist sizes and shapes or other body portions, such that the optimal sensor position is obtained and maintained during ambulatory use, which provides two-sided fastening of the strap (62). The strap (62) has a marker (67) that is positioned by the wearer at a predetermined measuring position, e.g., on the middle of the volar side of the wrist. The wrist is then put on the table to fix its position, and the strap (62) is tightened on both sides of the wrist. This ensures a precision of at least 5 mm of the position of the sensors (66) in the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Martin Ouwerkerk
  • 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: 12150751
    Abstract: Medical apparatus includes one or more magnetic field generators, which are configured to generate magnetic fields within a body of a patient. An invasive probe includes an insertion tube having a distal end, which is configured for insertion into the body, and a plurality of flexible splines configured to be deployed from the distal end of the insertion tube. Each spline includes a flexible, multilayer circuit board and a conductive trace that is formed in at least one layer of the circuit board and is configured to define one or more coils, which are disposed along a length of the spline and output electrical signals in response to the magnetic fields. A processor is coupled to receive and process the electrical signals output by the coils in order to derive respective positions of the flexible splines in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Assaf Govari, Andres Claudio Altmann, Christopher Thomas Beeckler, Joseph Thomas Keyes
  • Patent number: 12133734
    Abstract: An electronic device for long-term adhesion to a mammal includes a housing with an electronic component. The electronic device may include a first wing and a second wing, each being integrally formed with the housing. An electrode is positioned on a bottom surface of each of the wings, the electrodes electrically connected to the electronic component. An adhesive layer is provided for adhesion to a surface of the mammal. The adhesive layer may cover a portion of the bottom surfaces of the wings but generally does not cover the electrode or a bottom surface of the housing. A method of applying an electronic device to a mammal includes removing first and second adhesive covers from first and second wings of the electronic device to expose an electrode and an adhesive coated on a bottom surface of each wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Uday N. Kumar, Peter H. Livingston, Mark J. Day, Shena Hae Park, William F. Willis, William H. Righter
  • Patent number: 12133731
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cardiac monitoring device and systems/methods relating to same. Preferred embodiments may include adhesive layers having channels for transpiring moisture to promote long term adhesion of the device to a subject. The adhesive layer may be surrounded by a non-adhesive lining to inhibit substrate layers from folding under the adhesive. In some embodiments, the adhesive layer may be replaceable. In some embodiments, the adhesive layer may extend beneath a substrate coupled to a housing but not be adhered to the overlying substrate layers. The angles of the edges of the adhesive layer may be configured to minimize peeling forces. Substrate layers above the adhesive layer may be perforated to promote transpiration of moisture and/or provide conformability to the substrate. The perforations may promote anisotropic resistance to compression and/or extension of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Joseph Abercrombie, II, Genaro Sebastian Sepulveda, Shena Hae Park, Ryan James Wensley, James Kihyun Lee, Thomas Burnell Reeve, III
  • Patent number: 12102303
    Abstract: Devices, systems and related methods for direct and in-vivo monitoring and stimulation of the endometrial cavity include a plurality of sensing modalities incorporated on a set of flexible conductive filaments that allows its insertion in an endometrial cavity through the vagina. The flexible set of conductive filaments is in direct contact with the endometrium to maximize recording sensitivity and acquire direct readings, which correspond to the functionality of the endometrium and/or electrically stimulate endometrial peristalsis in a controlled manner. The same electrodes can be used for a controlled stimulation to strengthen weakened muscle tissue before and after medical and surgical interventions on the uterus, to reset to normal contractility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Gynetronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Julius Georgiou, Vasilios Tanos
  • Patent number: 12096977
    Abstract: A modular multi-electrode structure for use with an electrophysiology device includes a plurality of interconnected, non-conductive, tubular substrates. Each non-conductive, tubular substrate includes an outer surface and a conductor disposed on the outer surface, as well as at least one signal conductor extending along a length of the interconnected plurality of non-conductive tubular substrates. The conductor disposed on the outer surface of each non-conductive tubular substrate is in electrical communication with the at least one signal conductor. In some embodiments, the plurality of non-conductive tubular substrates includes a plurality of non-conductive polymeric substrates. In alternative embodiments, the plurality of non-conductive tubular substrates includes a plurality of non-conductive, unitary molded cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Timothy S. Marass, Therese C. Gilbert, Nicholas Strom, Gregory K. Olson
  • Patent number: 12089941
    Abstract: According to various aspects, a sensor system is provided comprising a first substrate configured to be coupled to a user, an electric field detector to detect a user electric field and comprising a second substrate, a proof mass positioned above the second substrate, one or more electrodes coupled to the second substrate, and a control circuit coupled to the one or more electrodes, the control circuit being configured to determine a change in capacitance between the proof mass and each electrode responsive to torsional movement of the proof mass responsive to the electric field, and a controller coupled to the first substrate and being configured to receive, from the detector, information indicative of each change in capacitance between the proof mass and each electrode, and determine, based on the information, characteristics of the electric field in at least two dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventors: James A. Bickford, Jesse J. Wheeler, Stephanie Lynne Golmon
  • Patent number: 12082942
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for wearing on a head of a user, the apparatus has a band assembly comprising an outer band member comprising outer band ends joined by a curved outer band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the users forehead; a flexible inner band member comprising inner band ends joined by a curved inner band portion of a curve generally shaped to correspond to the user's forehead, the inner band member is attached to the outer band member at least by each inner band end respectively attached to a respective one of the outer band ends; at least one brainwave sensor disposed inwardly along the curved inner band portion to provide a flexible conductive surface; and a deformable attachment that connects the flexible inner band member to the outer band, the deformable attachment allowing the inner band to conform to the user's forehead shape, the deformable attachment having a biasing component to urge the at the at least one brainwave sensor towards the user's forehead when worn by the u
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: INTERAXON INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Aimone, Trevor Coleman, Ariel Stephanie Garten, Samuel Thomas Mackenzie