Patents by Inventor Donovan Benton Fellows

Donovan Benton Fellows 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: 8768443
    Abstract: A system and method for determining atrial arrhythmia burden is provided. Consecutive sets of parametric data regularly obtained from an implantable medical device through remote interrogation are centrally maintained. An atrial arrhythmia burden is determined. A cumulative atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) duration is identified for each atrial arrhythmia episode recorded in the parametric data over a fixed look back period. One of an AT mode switch time and maximum atrial tachyarrhythmia AT duration are evaluated respectively subject to the duration between the consecutive sets being of sufficient length and a change having occurred to the maximum AT duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Par Lindh, Donovan Benton Fellows
  • Patent number: 8362903
    Abstract: A system and method for providing enhanced weight alert notification during automated patient management is presented. A plurality of weight measurements in an automated patient environment from a weight monitoring device for a patient during an observation period is remotely obtained. A raw baseline weight for the patient is determined based on a function of the weight measurements. Irregularities in the weight measurements are identified. The raw baseline weight is processed into a baseline weight by application of a correction coefficient to the irregularities. Weight remotely measured in the automated patient environment for the patient on a substantially regular basis is obtained. Changes in the weight are identified by periodic comparison to the baseline weight. An alert notification is generated in response to the change in weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Par Lindh, Donovan Benton Fellows, Timothy E. Meyer, Paul Jones, Kenneth I. Tobacman
  • Publication number: 20090278696
    Abstract: A system and method for providing enhanced weight alert notification during automated patient management is presented. A plurality of weight measurements in an automated patient environment from a weight monitoring device for a patient during an observation period is remotely obtained. A raw baseline weight for the patient is determined based on a function of the weight measurements. Irregularities in the weight measurements are identified. The raw baseline weight is processed into a baseline weight by application of a correction coefficient to the irregularities. Weight remotely measured in the automated patient environment for the patient on a substantially regular basis is obtained. Changes in the weight are identified by periodic comparison to the baseline weight. An alert notification is generated in response to the change in weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC
    Inventors: Par Lindh, Donovan Benton Fellows, Timothy E. Meyer, Paul Jones, Kenneth T. Tobacman
  • Publication number: 20090222056
    Abstract: A system and method for determining atrial arrhythmia burden is provided. Consecutive sets of parametric data regularly obtained from an implantable medical device through remote interrogation are centrally maintained. An atrial arrhythmia burden is determined. A cumulative atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) duration is identified for each atrial arrhythmia episode recorded in the parametric data over a fixed look back period. One of an AT mode switch time and maximum atrial tachyarrhythmia AT duration are evaluated respectively subject to the duration between the consecutive sets being of sufficient length and a change having occurred to the maximum AT duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Par Lindh, Donovan Benton Fellows