Patents by Inventor Dale E. Foster

Dale E. Foster 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: 8009033
    Abstract: A system and method for providing synergistic alert condition processing in an automated patient management system is presented. An alert condition is classified along a continuum that includes adverse outcome potential versus medical intervention impact potential. The alert condition is managed by assigning a disposition based on relative placement of the alert condition along the continuum. An alert notification is communicated over a selectable mode of communications and is conditioned upon the assigned disposition being actionable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Fenske, Benjamin L. Somberg, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Mark L. Cohen, Dale E. Foster
  • Publication number: 20110106555
    Abstract: A system and method for providing synergistic alert condition processing in an automated patient management system is presented. An alert condition is classified along a continuum that includes adverse outcome potential versus medical intervention impact potential. The alert condition is managed by assigning a disposition based on relative placement of the alert condition along the continuum. An alert notification is communicated over a selectable mode of communications and is conditioned upon the assigned disposition being actionable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Fenske, Benjamin L. Somberg, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Mark L. Cohen, Dale E. Foster
  • Patent number: 7884709
    Abstract: A system and method for providing synergistic alert condition processing in an automated patient management system is presented. An alert condition is classified along a continuum that includes adverse outcome potential versus medical intervention impact potential. The alert condition is managed by assigning a disposition based on relative placement of the alert condition along the continuum. An alert notification is communicated over a selectable mode of communications and is conditioned upon the assigned disposition being actionable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Fenske, Benjamin L. Somberg, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Mark L. Cohen, Dale E. Foster
  • Publication number: 20100102950
    Abstract: A system and method for providing synergistic alert condition processing in an automated patient management system is presented. An alert condition is classified along a continuum that includes adverse outcome potential versus medical intervention impact potential. The alert condition is managed by assigning a disposition based on relative placement of the alert condition along the continuum. An alert notification is communicated over a selectable mode of communications and is conditioned upon the assigned disposition being actionable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Fenske, Benjamin L. Somberg, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Mark L. Cohen, Dale E. Foster
  • Patent number: 7649449
    Abstract: A system and method for providing synergistic alert condition processing in an automated patient management system is presented. An alert condition is classified along a continuum that includes adverse outcome potential versus medical intervention impact potential. The alert condition is managed by assigning a disposition based on relative placement of the alert condition along the continuum. An alert notification is communicated over a selectable mode of communications and is conditioned upon the assigned disposition being actionable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew Fenske, Benjamin L. Somberg, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Mark L. Cohen, Dale E. Foster
  • Publication number: 20070279211
    Abstract: A system and method for providing synergistic alert condition processing in an automated patient management system is presented. An alert condition is classified along a continuum that includes adverse outcome potential versus medical intervention impact potential. The alert condition is managed by assigning a disposition based on relative placement of the alert condition along the continuum. An alert notification is communicated over a selectable mode of communications and is conditioned upon the assigned disposition being actionable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Mathew Fenske, Benjamin L. Somberg, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Mark L. Cohen, Dale E. Foster