Patents by Inventor Andre Antunes
Andre Antunes 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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Patent number: 12622651Abstract: Processing circuitry may receive one or more signals of a patient. The processing circuitry may determine an autoregulation status of the patient based at least in part on the one or more signals. The processing circuitry may output, for display at an output device, a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes an indication of the autoregulation status of the patient and an indication of a lower limit of autoregulation (LLA) value, wherein the GUI does not include an indication of an upper limit of autoregulation (LLA) value.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison, Andre Antunes
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Patent number: 12564339Abstract: In some examples, a system is configured to determine, using a neural network algorithm of a cerebral autoregulation model, a cerebral autoregulation status of the patient based at least in part on a blood pressure of the patient over a period of time and regional cerebral oxygen saturation of the patient over the period of time.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2023Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison, Andre Antunes
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Patent number: 12551169Abstract: In some examples, a device includes a memory configured to store a first relationship between a blood pressure and another physiological parameter of a patient, the first relationship being indicative of cerebral autoregulation of the patient. The device also includes processing circuitry configured to receive first and second signals indicative of the blood pressure and the physiological parameter, respectively, of a patient. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine an expected value and an actual value of the physiological parameter at a particular blood pressure value of the first physiological signal. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on a difference between the actual value and the expected value, and store, in the memory, a second relationship between the blood pressure and the physiological parameter, the second relationship being indicative of a change in the cerebral autoregulation of the patient from the first relationship.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2024Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery, Andre Antunes
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Patent number: 12364441Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving a signal indicative of a blood pressure of a patient and identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a first characteristic of the signal exceeding a first threshold. The method also includes identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a second characteristic of the signal exceeding a second threshold, the first characteristic being different than the second characteristic. The method further includes determining a filtered signal indicative of the blood pressure of the patient by excluding the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion from the signal. The method includes determining a set of mean arterial pressure values based on the filtered signal and determining an autoregulation status of the patient based on the set of mean arterial pressure values.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2024Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Andre Antunes, Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery
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Patent number: 12268478Abstract: A system for monitoring autoregulation may include processing circuitry configured to receive a blood pressure signal indicative of an acquisition blood pressure of a patient at an acquisition site and an oxygen saturation signal indicative of an oxygen saturation of the patient. The processing circuitry may determine a cerebral autoregulation status value based on the blood pressure signal and the oxygen saturation signal. The processing circuitry may determine a non-cerebral autoregulation status value based on the cerebral autoregulation status value and an adjustment value. The processing circuitry provide to an output device a signal indicative of the non-cerebral autoregulation status value and a signal indicative of the cerebral autoregulation status value to enable a clinician to monitor the autoregulation status of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery, Andre Antunes
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Publication number: 20250098986Abstract: A method and system for performing a depth data processing procedure for obtaining physiological information from depth data. The depth processing procedure comprises obtaining depth data representing depth across a field of view, and deriving at least one signal from said depth data. The method further comprises: obtaining further information from at least one of: the depth data and the at least one signal derived from the depth data; using at least said further information to determine an absence of respiratory motion in the field of view; and setting a flag for the depth data processing procedure or a further procedure based on said determination of the absence of respiratory motion in the field of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Andre Antunes, Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison
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Publication number: 20250031978Abstract: In some examples, a system is configured to determine a non-cerebral autoregulation status value of a patient using machine learning. In some examples, processing circuitry of the system is configured to determine, using a neural network algorithm that has been trained via machine learning training, an individualized adjustment value that is individualized for the patient, including inputting physiological data associated with the patient. The processing circuitry may determine a non-cerebral autoregulation status of the patient based on a cerebral autoregulation value of the patient based on the non-cerebral autoregulation status value of the patient and the adjustment value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison, Andre Antunes
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Publication number: 20250009252Abstract: Methods for improving the accurate determination of respiratory rate, the respiratory rate being measured or monitored from depth measurements from a non-contact monitoring system. The methods include analyzing a waveform obtained from a respiratory parameter and discarding data that does not meet criteria. The respiratory rate may be obtained from an original waveform, a processed waveform, or from a power spectrum derived from the original or processed waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Andre Antunes, Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison, Philip C. Smit
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Publication number: 20240412613Abstract: Implementations described herein discloses, a method of AI based video tagging for alarm management includes receiving, using a processor, a video stream, the video stream comprising a sequence of images for at least a portion of a patient, determining, using the processor, a physiological parameter for the patient based on the sequence of images, detecting, using machine learning, presence of a noise object and setting a interaction-flag to a positive value in response to detecting the noise object, comparing a quality level of the sequence of images with a threshold quality level, and modifying an alarm level based on the value of the interaction-flag and comparison of the quality level of the sequence of depth images with the threshold quality level.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: Covidien LPInventors: Paul S. ADDISON, Dean MONTGOMERY, Andre ANTUNES
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Patent number: 12048537Abstract: A system for monitoring autoregulation may include processing circuitry configured to receive a blood pressure signal indicative of an acquisition blood pressure of a patient at an acquisition site and an oxygen saturation signal indicative of an oxygen saturation of the patient. The processing circuitry may determine an altered blood pressure value indicative of a reference blood pressure of the patient at a reference site based on the blood pressure signal. The altered blood pressure value may enable a more accurate subsequent determination of a value indicative of the autoregulation status of the patient compared to an unaltered blood pressure value. In some examples, the processing circuitry may provide a signal indicative of the autoregulation status of the patient to an output device to enable a clinician to monitor the autoregulation status of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Andre Antunes, Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery
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Publication number: 20240197265Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving a signal indicative of a blood pressure of a patient and identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a first characteristic of the signal exceeding a first threshold. The method also includes identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a second characteristic of the signal exceeding a second threshold, the first characteristic being different than the second characteristic. The method further includes determining a filtered signal indicative of the blood pressure of the patient by excluding the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion from the signal. The method includes determining a set of mean arterial pressure values based on the filtered signal and determining an autoregulation status of the patient based on the set of mean arterial pressure values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Andre Antunes, Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery
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Publication number: 20240164727Abstract: In some examples, a device includes a memory configured to store a first relationship between a blood pressure and another physiological parameter of a patient, the first relationship being indicative of cerebral autoregulation of the patient. The device also includes processing circuitry configured to receive first and second signals indicative of the blood pressure and the physiological parameter, respectively, of a patient. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine an expected value and an actual value of the physiological parameter at a particular blood pressure value of the first physiological signal. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on a difference between the actual value and the expected value, and store, in the memory, a second relationship between the blood pressure and the physiological parameter, the second relationship being indicative of a change in the cerebral autoregulation of the patient from the first relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery, Andre Antunes
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Publication number: 20240127469Abstract: An example system includes a camera system, memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the camera system and memory. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain image data and determine a visualization mask based on pixels associated with respiration. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a bounding box based on the visualization mask. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a sampling region for the image data based on an average including the bounding box and at least one previously determined bounding box. The processing circuitry is configured to determine at least a portion of a volume waveform based at least in part on the sampling region, determine at least one respiration parameter based on the volume waveform, and output, for display, the at least one respiration parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Dean MONTGOMERY, Andre ANTUNES, Paul S. ADDISON
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Patent number: 11918385Abstract: In some examples, a device includes a memory configured to store a first relationship between a blood pressure and another physiological parameter of a patient, the first relationship being indicative of cerebral autoregulation of the patient. The device also includes processing circuitry configured to receive first and second signals indicative of the blood pressure and the physiological parameter, respectively, of a patient. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine an expected value and an actual value of the physiological parameter at a particular blood pressure value of the first physiological signal. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on a difference between the actual value and the expected value, and store, in the memory, a second relationship between the blood pressure and the physiological parameter, the second relationship being indicative of a change in the cerebral autoregulation of the patient from the first relationship.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery, Andre Antunes
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Publication number: 20240057904Abstract: In some examples, a system is configured to determine, using a neural network algorithm of a cerebral autoregulation model, a cerebral autoregulation status of the patient based at least in part on a blood pressure of the patient over a period of time and regional cerebral oxygen saturation of the patient over the period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison, Andre Antunes
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Patent number: 11903744Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving a signal indicative of a blood pressure of a patient and identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a first characteristic of the signal exceeding a first threshold. The method also includes identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a second characteristic of the signal exceeding a second threshold, the first characteristic being different than the second characteristic. The method further includes determining a filtered signal indicative of the blood pressure of the patient by excluding the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion from the signal. The method includes determining a set of mean arterial pressure values based on the filtered signal and determining an autoregulation status of the patient based on the set of mean arterial pressure values.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Andre Antunes, Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery
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Patent number: 11839471Abstract: In some examples, a system is configured to determine, using a neural network algorithm of a cerebral autoregulation model, a cerebral autoregulation status of the patient based at least in part on a blood pressure of the patient over a period of time and regional cerebral oxygen saturation of the patient over the period of time.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison, Andre Antunes
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Patent number: 11605282Abstract: Implementations described herein disclose a method of determining how well predictions of an impending hypoxia are reported in real-time, so that a user has higher confidence in the reported predictions.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison, Andre Antunes
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Publication number: 20230060335Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving a signal indicative of a blood pressure of a patient and identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a first characteristic of the signal exceeding a first threshold. The method also includes identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a second characteristic of the signal exceeding a second threshold, the first characteristic being different than the second characteristic. The method further includes determining a filtered signal indicative of the blood pressure of the patient by excluding the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion from the signal. The method includes determining a set of mean arterial pressure values based on the filtered signal and determining an autoregulation status of the patient based on the set of mean arterial pressure values.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Andre Antunes, Paul S. Addison, Dean Montgomery
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Publication number: 20220400960Abstract: In some examples, a system is configured to determine a non-cerebral autoregulation status value of a patient using machine learning. In some examples, processing circuitry of the system is configured to determine, using a neural network algorithm that has been trained via machine learning training, an individualized adjustment value that is individualized for the patient, including inputting physiological data associated with the patient. The processing circuitry may determine a non-cerebral autoregulation status of the patient based on a cerebral autoregulation value of the patient based on the non-cerebral autoregulation status value of the patient and the adjustment value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Dean Montgomery, Paul S. Addison, Andre Antunes