Patents Examined by Mallika D Fairchild
  • Patent number: 12290689
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an electrical sensing, pacing, and ablation device comprising a bendable and stretchable balloon catheter and a bendable and stretchable first layer connected to or embedded in said balloon catheter, where the first layer has an electrode array with a plurality of electrodes. The is also a bendable and stretchable second layer connected to or embedded in the balloon catheter, and the second layer has a pressure sensor array with a plurality of pressure sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: The George Washing University, Northwestern University
    Inventors: Igor R. Efimov, Jaclyn Ann Brennan, John A. Rogers
  • Patent number: 12290343
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information, may include: a main body; a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor disposed in the main body and configured to measure a PPG signal from an object of a user; an internal pressure sensor disposed in a closed space formed in the main body, and configured to measure a pressure applied to the closed space when the object applies force to a surface of the main body; and a processor configured to estimate the bio-information of the user based on the PPG signal and the pressure applied to the closed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tak Hyung Lee, Byung Hoon Ko, Seung Woo Noh, Sang Yun Park, Jin Woo Choi
  • Patent number: 12290340
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for obtaining at least one bodily function measurement are presented. A mobile device includes an outer body sized to be portable for user, a processor contained within the outer body, and a plurality of sensors physically coupled to the outer body. The sensors are configured to obtain a first measurement indicative of blood volume and a second measurement indicative of heart electrical activity in response to a user action. A blood pressure measurement is determined based on the first measurement and the second measurement. The sensors also include electrodes where a portion of a user's body positioned between the electrodes completes a circuit and a measurement to provide at least one measure of impedance associated with the user's body. A hydration level measurement is determined based on the measure of impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Russel Allyn Martin, Leonid Sheynblat, Douglas Wayne Hoffman
  • Patent number: 12290684
    Abstract: A computer system for intra-ear sensing and stimulating receives, health data, from an earbud sensor. The system repeatedly calculates an exponential moving average (EMA) of a moving window for the received health data. The system compares each calculated exponential moving average with a lower threshold value and an upper threshold value. The upper threshold value and the lower threshold value are determined based, at least in part, upon a saturation level associated within an amplifier performing the adaptive gain control. When the calculated exponential moving average is larger than the upper threshold, the system decreases a gain associated with the amplifier. When the calculated exponential moving average is smaller than the lower threshold, the system increases a gain associated with the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Tam Vu, Robin Deterding, Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, Nhat Pham, Nam Ngoc Bui
  • Patent number: 12285244
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring a subject are described. A monitoring device configured to be attached to a body of a subject includes a sensor that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject and at least one motion sensor configured to detect and/or measure subject motion information. The physiological sensor and motion sensor are in communication with a processor that is configured to receive and analyze signals produced by the physiological sensor and motion sensor. The processor is configured to process motion sensor signals to identify an activity characteristic of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: YUKKA MAGIC LLC
    Inventors: Michael Edward Aumer, Steven Francis LeBoeuf
  • Patent number: 12285259
    Abstract: Intracardiac electrograms are recorded using a multi-electrode catheter and respective annotations established. Within a time window a pattern comprising a monotonically increasing local activation time sequence from a set of electrograms from neighboring electrodes is detected. The set is reordered and displayed for the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Ziyad Zeidan, Gal Hayam
  • Patent number: 12285614
    Abstract: Disclosed are various examples and embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods configured to treat a patient using a compact implantable neurostimulator and corresponding lead(s) that are shaped, sized and configured to be implanted beneath a patient's skin in the head or neck, and to stimulate one or more target cranial nerves. The one or more medical electrical leads comprising electrode(s) are positioned adjacent to, in contact with, or in operative positional relationship to, the one or more target cranial nerves of the patient. In some embodiments, electrical stimulation is provided to the one or more target cranial nerve(s) of the patient for periods of time ranging between 30 and 60 minutes, once or twice per day. In some embodiments, power is provided to the implantable neurostimulator transcutaneously by inductive, wireless, RF, acoustic, microwave, or other suitable non-invasive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Cultiv8 Medical, LLC
    Inventor: John Swoyer
  • Patent number: 12280266
    Abstract: An implantable medical device has a therapy module configured to generate a composite pacing pulse including a series of at least two individual pulses. The therapy module is configured to generate the composite pacing pulse by generating a first pulse of the at least two individual pulses by selectively coupling a first portion of a plurality of capacitors to an output signal line and generate a second pulse of the at least two individual pulses by selectively coupling a second portion of the plurality of capacitors to the output signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Anderson, Mark T. Marshall, Vladimir P. Nikolski, Robert T. Sawchuk, Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, John D. Wahlstrand, Gregory A. Younker
  • Patent number: 12280265
    Abstract: AED pulse generation circuits that provide floating, adjustable, bias voltages for driving a solid-state defibrillation waveform therapy generator circuit are provided. The provided bias voltages allow to reverse polarity of provided electric shock to increase chances of successful defibrillation and survival. In one of the provided configurations, energy stored in the pulse capacitor can be discharged by activating the waveform therapy generator in the high-resistance transconductance region. The circuits can be positioned on a self-contained module potted with an insulating material to reduce unintended interactions with other AED components. Through the use of the disclosed circuits, AED size can be reduced to promote pocketability while simultaneously increasing AED reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Bardy Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Felix, Gust H. Bardy
  • Patent number: 12274887
    Abstract: A personal wearable emergency medical treatment device, including: a first housing unit including an control unit for an automatic defibrillator device; at least two, and preferably three, electrodes in electrical communication with the housing unit; wherein the electrodes are adapted to be positioned in proximity to a human body at preselected positions selected for monitoring for heartbeat abnormalities and providing electric pulses to the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Yossi Dvir
  • Patent number: 12262943
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, apparatus, and methods for creating a shunt in a patient. In some embodiments, a shunting catheter includes a puncture element and an expandable ablation mechanism for creating the shunt in the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Theraheart Inc.
    Inventor: Rani Abdullah Mahmoudi
  • Patent number: 12263343
    Abstract: A method of neurostimulation titration includes titrating a neurostimulation signal from a first set of parameters toward a target set of parameters according to a titration aggressiveness profile having a titration hold point. The method further includes receiving a hold indicator indicating that the titration has reached the titration hold point. The method further includes initiating an intermediate hold of the titrating of the neurostimulation signal in response to receiving the hold indicator. The method further includes receiving an indication of a titration resumption that discontinues the intermediate hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LivaNova USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Stubbs, Imad Libbus, Scott Mazar, Bruce H. KenKnight, Badri Amurthur
  • Patent number: 12251551
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for treating a patient in cardiogenic shock. An intravascular heart pump system is inserted into vasculature of the patient. The heart pump system has a cannula, pump outlet, pump inlet, and rotor. The heart pump system is positioned within the patient such that the cannula extends across the patient's aortic valve, the pump inlet is located within the patient's left ventricle, and the pump outlet is located within the patient's aorta. Data related to time-varying parameters of the heart pump system is acquired from the heart pump system. A plurality of features are extracted from the data. A probability of survival of the patient is determined based on the plurality of features and using a prediction model. The heart pump system is operated to treat the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ABIOMED, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Liu, Ahmad El Katerji, Scott Corbett
  • Patent number: 12245872
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a flexible element, and a sensing element adjacent to the flexible element and configured to detect a biosignal. The electronic device also includes an active component in the flexible element and electrically connected with the sensing element. A method of manufacturing an electronic device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Chih Lung Lin, Kuei-Hao Tseng, Te Kao Tsui, Kai Hung Wang, Hung-I Lin
  • Patent number: 12239423
    Abstract: A system comprises a sensor device and processing circuitry. The sensor device comprises a housing configured to be disposed above shoulders of a patient, a plurality of electrodes on the housing, a motion sensor, and sensing circuitry configured to sense a brain electrical signal and a cardiac electrical signal via the electrodes, and a motion signal via the motion sensor. The processing circuitry is configured to determine values over time of one or more parameters from the brain electrical signal, determine values over time of one or more parameters from the cardiac electrical signal, and generate at least one of a detection, prediction, or a classification a condition of the patient based on the values and the motion signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Randal C. Schulhauser, Jonathon E. Giftakis, Eric J. Panken, John Wainwright, Nathalie Virag, Paul G. Krause, Yong K. Cho, Scott DeFoe, Avram Scheiner, Ekaterina M. Ippolito, David A. Anderson, Saul E. Greenhut, Mark R. Boone, Richard J. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 12239427
    Abstract: An example technique may include tracking motion of a user wearing the wearable device using at least first sensors of one or more sensors of the wearable device. The technique may also include tracking a physical state of the user using at least second sensors of the one or more sensors of the wearable device. The technique may also include determining whether an application of the wearable device has been launched. The technique may also include determining an action category of the user based at least in part on at least one of the motion of the user, the physical state of the user, or whether the application has been launched. The technique may also include collecting heartrate data of the user. The technique may also include categorizing the heartrate data based at least in part on the determined action category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Schroeder, Divya Padmanabhan, Erno H. Klaassen, Evan R. Doll, Ian R. Shapiro, Jay Kriz Blahnik, Roxanne B. Brittain, Stephen J. Waydo, Joefrey S. Kibuule, Alexa VanHattum
  • Patent number: 12233269
    Abstract: Method and system embodiments for controlling power provided to a device implantable in a subject are described. In some embodiments, a method is performed at the implantable device to receive, from an interrogator, powering ultrasonic waves having a wave power. Then, energy from the powering ultrasonic waves is converted into an electrical signal to power the implantable device. Information that indicates whether more power or less power should be transmitted to the implantable device is transmitted to the interrogator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: IOTA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Michel M. Maharbiz, Joshua Kay, Jose M. Carmena
  • Patent number: 12220263
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of facilitating physiological property forecasting for detecting disease complications is disclosed. The method involves receiving signals representing sensed physiological property indicators, each of the sensed physiological property indicators representing a sensed physiological property of a patient at a respective time and receiving signals representing one or more contextual indicators associated with the sensed physiological property indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: BIO-CONSCIOUS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Amir Hossein Hayeri, Ricardo Cacho, Suvan Ashok Ramchandani, Nicolas Brandt, Aleksey Sher
  • Patent number: 12220581
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to generate programming parameters and modifications during closed-loop adjustment of an implantable neurostimulation device treatment programming, through the identification and application of weights determined from user input indications and rankings of therapy objectives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew Lee McDonald
  • Patent number: 12212167
    Abstract: Systems and related methods for supplying power to an implantable blood pump are provided. A system includes a base module and a plurality of energy storage devices. A first energy storage device is operatively coupled to the base module. A second energy storage device is operatively coupled to the first modular energy storage device. The energy storage devices are mechanically coupled in series, electrically coupled in parallel, and configured to provide redundant sources of power to drive an implantable blood pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Conyers, Jesse Gage, Carine Hoarau, Jaime Arturo Romero, Joseph C. Stark, III