Patents by Inventor Catherine Burch

Catherine Burch 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).

  • Publication number: 20250061792
    Abstract: A device for predicting fall injuries includes a textile substrate configured to abut a person's body. The textile may be a clothing or bedding item. In another embodiment, the device may be a consumer electronics wearable device, such as a watch or fitness tracker. The device includes at least one sensor positioned to register with the body and operable to capture biometric-related data usable to predict walking movement, such as movement, bowel or bladder contents volume, heart rate, body temperature and/or respiratory rate data. The device includes a control module operable to determine whether walking movement is imminent based on the sensor data, and if so, to transmit a control signal. An intervention device receives the control signal and provides an intervention, which may involve an alert to the person, or to a caregiver, or deployment of a deployable safety measure, such as a guardrail of a bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Patricia Curtin, Catherine Burch, Joan Pirrung, Danielle Grawl
  • Publication number: 20240312625
    Abstract: An assistive device detects deterioration of a person's health, e.g., in an at-home setting, and offers guidance/prompting designed to address or avoid a deteriorated state, based on the person's personalized care plan. A deteriorated state is detected by analysis of multi-faceted data relating to any characteristics usable to assess the person's health, e.g., biometric, activity, or environmental data, as well as data from interactive health assessment screenings delivered via the assistive device. The care plan can contain actions identified by a clinician, e.g., as part of a post-discharge safety plan, or self-identified actions, which may be stabilizing coping mechanism activities. The device may also provide reminders of clinician visits, wellbeing/other activities, medications, and daily affirmations. The device may be configured as a mirror to display the person's image and an avatar with which the person may communicate in a dialog session to provide for a welcoming and engaging experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Erwin Bautista, Catherine Burch, Phillip Chan, Jonathan Meade, Sarah Mooar, Mustafa Mufti, Kathryn Shirley, John Evans, Kelsey Kosinski
  • Publication number: 20240257664
    Abstract: A catheterization training device includes a rigid housing defining an internal cavity, and a leg/torso body model constructed of lightweight material and storable within the internal cavity. The body model houses a urinary bladder model housed and a proximal urethra model defining a first canal in fluid communication with said urinary bladder model and terminating in a connector. The device further includes at least one genitalia accessory having a configuration of one of human male and human female genitalia. Each genitalia accessory defines a distal urethral model comprising a second canal terminating in a corresponding connector operable to form a mechanical interconnection with the connector of the body model to form a fluid-tight interconnection therewith, and a continuous canal through the distal urethra model and the proximal urethra model and into the urinary bladder model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Catherine Burch, John G. DiGiovanni, Gwendolyn Ebbert, John Evans, Kelsey Kosinski, Bridget Remel, Kathryn L. Segura
  • Publication number: 20230116480
    Abstract: A recipient-aware message delivery system observes user activity via sensor hardware, such as a camera, microphone, or biometric or environmental condition sensor, and captures recipient activity data via the sensor. The activity data is analyzed to determine whether the recipient is in a stressed state, e.g., using facial and/or voice recognition, biometric and environmental data, etc. Messages intended for delivery to the recipient are processed. This may involve simply receiving a message intended for immediate delivery or determining whether the message content is likely to be stress-inducing. The system selectively delays delivery of messages to the recipient as a function of the recipient’s stress level by delivering messages without delay when the recipient is not in the stressed state, and by delaying before delivering if the recipient is in the stressed state. Accordingly, the system monitors a message recipient and intervenes when needed to prevent unnecessary stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Catherine Burch, Jason Mastriana
  • Patent number: 10955995
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a computerized device's display to provide a user interface that renders compact and informative graphical user interface images, particularly in a medical care management device in which a large amount of information is required by the user, and a size of the display device is relatively small. The system and method can deliver structured guidance to medical personnel to promote rendering of medical care in compliance with predetermined care protocols, and automatedly logs, and/or guides the user to log, events and occurrences during the medical emergency for accurate logging of same. Multiple independent cyclical numerical task timers, graphical progress indicators, and cycle counters may be displayed concurrently within a single field of view/window within a display device's display area. Expiration of a cycle time may be reflected by a color change, and initiate text or other prompting according to a predefined care protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Catherine Burch, Erwin V. Bautista, Michael G. Benninghoff, John Gerard DiGiovanni, Mithil Gajera, Jason A. Mastriana, Jonathan Michael Meade, Dannette Arlene Newby Mitchell, Bridget A. Remel, Nelida Rios, Wen Shen
  • Publication number: 20190079642
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a computerized device's display to provide a user interface that renders compact and informative graphical user interface images, particularly in a medical care management device in which a large amount of information is required by the user, and a size of the display device is relatively small. The system and method can deliver structured guidance to medical personnel to promote rendering of medical care in compliance with predetermined care protocols, and automatedly logs, and/or guides the user to log, events and occurrences during the medical emergency for accurate logging of same. Multiple independent cyclical numerical task timers, graphical progress indicators, and cycle counters may be displayed concurrently within a single field of view/window within a display device's display area. Expiration of a cycle time may be reflected by a color change, and initiate text or other prompting according to a predefined care protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Catherine Burch, Erwin V. Bautista, Michael G. Benninghoff, John Gerard DiGiovanni, Mithil Gajera, Jason A. Mastriana, Jonathan Michael Meade, Dannette Arlene Newby Mitchell, Bridget A. Remel, Nelida Rios, Wen Shen