Patents by Inventor D. Michael Navin

D. Michael Navin 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).

  • Patent number: 8489419
    Abstract: Transportation mode determination in non-mass casualty triage is provided and involves receiving, from incident personnel at a casualty scene, patient screening information for a victim or victims at the casualty scene. Location screening information for the victim or victims is also established and received. Victim eligibility for Medevac transport is determined by logically factoring the patient screening information and the location screening information. The determination can be performed by computer implemented decision logic. In addition to determining eligibility of the victim or victims for Medevac transport, transportation mode determination (e.g., what type of transportation) can be established for those determined eligible, determination of whether to transport to a trauma center or care facility, determination/selection of a specific trauma center or care facility for treatment, and/or a determination of an order of treatment, or transport for treatment, for each of the victims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: ThinkSharp, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Sacco, D. Michael Navin
  • Publication number: 20110313783
    Abstract: Transportation mode determination in non-mass casualty triage is provided and involves receiving, from incident personnel at a casualty scene, patient screening information for a victim or victims at the casualty scene. Location screening information for the victim or victims is also established and received. Victim eligibility for Medevac transport is determined by logically factoring the patient screening information and the location screening information. The determination can be performed by computer implemented decision logic. In addition to determining eligibility of the victim or victims for Medevac transport, transportation mode determination (e.g., what type of transportation) can be established for those determined eligible, determination of whether to transport to a trauma center or care facility, determination/selection of a specific trauma center or care facility for treatment, and/or a determination of an order of treatment, or transport for treatment, for each of the victims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: ThinkSharp, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Sacco, D. Michael Navin
  • Patent number: 7899682
    Abstract: A method and system for ordering treatment or transport of victims of a mass casualty incident, prior to the incident, by establishing simulated casualty severity scores for each of the victims and considering the casualty severity scores and simulated resource availability. The order of treatment is provided on a card, chart, table or graph. Ordering treatment occurs through an analysis of triage simulations using analytical or mathematical programming techniques considering the severity scores, time periods of treatment delay resulting from constrained resources, estimated survival probabilities, and/or deterioration rates applied to the severity scores due to treatment delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: ThinkSharp, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Sacco, D. Michael Navin
  • Patent number: 7761309
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system of triage that assesses a severity score for each casualty, and determines a treatment prioritization plan to maximize the number of survivors. The present invention includes a score-based mathematical algorithm for resource-constrained triage, where an optimal number of survivors is determined through a methodology that can be mathematically modeled and solved, a methodology that considers victim survival probabilities, victim deterioration rates, and resource availability. First, each casualty is assessed and an RPM severity score is assigned based upon a sum of coded values for respiratory rate, pulse rate, and best motor response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: ThinkSharp, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Sacco, D. Michael Navin
  • Publication number: 20040078223
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system of triage that assesses a severity score for each casualty, and determines a treatment prioritization plan to maximize the number of survivors. The present invention includes a score-based mathematical algorithm for resource-constrained triage, where an optimal number of survivors is determined through a methodology that can be mathematically modeled and solved, a methodology that considers victim survival probabilities, victim deterioration rates, and resource availability. First, each casualty is assessed and an RPM severity score is assigned based upon a sum of coded values for respiratory rate, pulse rate, and best motor response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: William J. Sacco, D. Michael Navin
  • Publication number: 20030148253
    Abstract: The present invention is an educational method and system that teaches analytical and mathematical methods and concepts using multimedia based, open-ended, real world case studies and an experiential, interactive, self-paced, self-discovery instructional pedagogy. Students are challenged to find solutions to real world problems. Then students are directed toward efficient solution methods based upon an evaluation of their answer, or upon an evaluation of their description of their problem solving method. The evaluation of the student's response determines a degree of assistance provided. Assistance, or hints, are provided, each tailored to provide a pre-determined degree of help directed to how to address the challenge, or how to more efficiently address the challenge, to better understand the problem. Accordingly, the teaching methodology of the present invention leads students to a discovery of solution strategies, rather than showing or lecturing the students about the solutions or the solution strategies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: William J. Sacco, D. Michael Navin