Patents by Inventor Gary Milne

Gary Milne 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: 11931509
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing drive pressure ventilation of a patient. The disclosure describes a novel breath type that provides a spontaneous breath type that allows for the calculation of drive pressure that does not require invasive monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gardner Kimm, Cynthia Miller, Gary Milne, Gail Upham, Richard Nakai, Peter Doyle, Warren Sanborn
  • Publication number: 20230377743
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for displaying physiological data in a user interface are described. The method may include identifying a first table and displaying a first row including the first set of values for the first physiological parameter and a second row including the second set of values for the second physiological parameter. The method may further include receiving, from a medical device associated with a patient, measured values associated with the first physiological parameter and the second physiological parameter. In some cases, the method may include identifying a first display range and a second display range based at least in part on the received measured values. The method may also include displaying a first visual indicator and a second visual based on whether the first display range and the second display range visually overlap between the first row and the second row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jason GRIMES, Lakshmi SOWRIRAJAN, Clifford SCHORR, Rabia QASEEM, Gary MILNE, Timothy WILSEY, Corey CARSON
  • Publication number: 20230240555
    Abstract: This disclosure describes improved systems and methods for displaying respiratory data to a clinician in a ventilatory system. Respiratory data may be displayed by any number of suitable means, for example, via appropriate graphs, diagrams, charts, waveforms, and other graphic displays. The disclosure describes novel systems and methods for determining and displaying ineffective patient inspiratory or expiratory efforts or missed breaths in a manner easily deciphered by a clinician.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, David Hyde
  • Publication number: 20230157574
    Abstract: Methods and systems for capturing capnography data during high-flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) are disclosed. An example method includes delivering HFOT by delivering breathing gases at an operational flow rate and an operational oxygen concentration level; initiating a temporary flow-reduction function for a set duration, wherein breathing gases are delivered at a temporary flow rate for the set duration, the temporary flow rate being less than the operational flow rate; capturing capnography data for exhaled air during the set duration; and upon expiration of the set duration, resuming HFOT delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, Nicholas D. Pozderac
  • Patent number: 11642042
    Abstract: This disclosure describes improved systems and methods for displaying respiratory data to a clinician in a ventilatory system. Respiratory data may be displayed by any number of suitable means, for example, via appropriate graphs, diagrams, charts, waveforms, and other graphic displays. The disclosure describes novel systems and methods for determining and displaying ineffective patient inspiratory or expiratory efforts or missed breaths in a manner easily deciphered by a clinician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, David Hyde
  • Publication number: 20200254202
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing drive pressure ventilation of a patient. The disclosure describes a novel breath type that provides a spontaneous breath type that allows for the calculation of drive pressure that does not require invasive monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gardner Kimm, Cynthia Miller, Gary Milne, Gail Upham, Richard Nakai, Peter Doyle, Warren Sanborn
  • Patent number: 10668239
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing drive pressure ventilation of a patient. The disclosure describes a novel breath type that provides a spontaneous breath type that allows for the calculation of drive pressure that does not require invasive monitoring, where drive pressure is the pressure applied to the lungs that causes them to inflate during mechanical ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Gardner Kimm, Cynthia Miller, Gary Milne, Gail Upham, Richard Nakai, Peter Doyle, Warren Sanborn
  • Publication number: 20190274585
    Abstract: This disclosure describes improved systems and methods for displaying respiratory data to a clinician in a ventilatory system. Respiratory data may be displayed by any number of suitable means, for example, via appropriate graphs, diagrams, charts, waveforms, and other graphic displays. The disclosure describes novel systems and methods for determining and displaying ineffective patient inspiratory or expiratory efforts or missed breaths in a manner easily deciphered by a clinician.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, David Hyde
  • Patent number: 10362967
    Abstract: This disclosure describes improved systems and methods for displaying respiratory data to a clinician in a ventilatory system. Respiratory data may be displayed by any number of suitable means, for example, via appropriate graphs, diagrams, charts, waveforms, and other graphic displays. The disclosure describes novel systems and methods for determining and displaying ineffective patient inspiratory or expiratory efforts or missed breaths in a manner easily deciphered by a clinician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, David Hyde
  • Publication number: 20190143058
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing drive pressure ventilation of a patient. The disclosure describes a novel breath type that provides a spontaneous breath type that allows for the calculation of drive pressure that does not require invasive monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gardner Kimm, Cynthia Miller, Gary Milne, Gail Upham, Richard Nakai, Peter Doyle, Warren Sanborn
  • Publication number: 20150224272
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating ventilatory data to provide useful notifications and/or recommendations. Indeed, many clinicians may not easily identify or recognize data patterns and correlations indicative of certain patient conditions or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Further, clinicians may not readily determine appropriate adjustments that may address certain patient conditions or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Specifically, clinicians may not readily detect or recognize the occurrence of high-delivered VT during various types of ventilation. According to embodiments, a ventilator may be configured to monitor and evaluate diverse ventilatory parameters to detect an occurrence of and potential causes for high-delivered VT and may subsequently issue suitable notifications and/or recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, Kirk Hensley, Peter R. Doyle, Gardner Kimm
  • Publication number: 20150202394
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating ventilatory parameters, analyzing those parameters and providing useful notifications and recommendations to clinicians. That is, modern ventilators monitor, evaluate, and graphically represent multiple ventilatory parameters. However, many clinicians may not easily recognize data patterns and correlations indicative of certain patient conditions, changes in patient condition, and/or effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Further, clinicians may not readily determine appropriate ventilatory adjustments that may address certain patient conditions and/or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Specifically, clinicians may not readily detect or recognize the presence of asynchrony during ventilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Phyllis Angelico, Peter R. Doyle, Gardner Kimm, Gary Milne
  • Patent number: 9038633
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating ventilatory data to provide useful notifications and/or recommendations. Indeed, many clinicians may not easily identify or recognize data patterns and correlations indicative of certain patient conditions or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Further, clinicians may not readily determine appropriate adjustments that may address certain patient conditions or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Specifically, clinicians may not readily detect or recognize the occurrence of high-delivered VT, during various types of ventilation. According to embodiments, a ventilator may be configured to monitor and evaluate diverse ventilatory parameters to detect an occurrence of and potential causes for high-delivered VT, and may subsequently issue suitable notifications and/or recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, Kirk Hensley, Peter R. Doyle, Gardner Kimm
  • Patent number: 9027552
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating ventilatory parameters, analyzing those parameters and providing useful notifications and recommendations to clinicians. That is, modern ventilators monitor, evaluate, and graphically represent multiple ventilatory parameters. However, many clinicians may not easily recognize data patterns and correlations indicative of certain patient conditions, changes in patient condition, and/or effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Further, clinicians may not readily determine appropriate ventilatory adjustments that may address certain patient conditions and/or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Specifically, clinicians may not readily detect or recognize the presence of asynchrony during ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Phyllis Angelico, Peter R. Doyle, Gardner Kimm, Gary Milne
  • Patent number: 9030304
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating ventilatory parameters, analyzing those parameters and providing useful notifications and recommendations to clinicians. That is, modern ventilators monitor, evaluate, and graphically represent a myriad of ventilatory parameters. However, many clinicians may not easily identify or recognize data patterns and correlations indicative of certain patient conditions, changes in patient condition, and/or effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Further, clinicians may not readily determine appropriate ventilatory adjustments that may address certain patient conditions and/or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Specifically, clinicians may not readily detect or recognize the presence of Auto-PEEP during volume ventilation of a non-triggering patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, Kirk Hensley, Peter R. Doyle, Gardner Kimm
  • Publication number: 20150090258
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring and evaluating diverse ventilatory parameters to detect an asynchrony and may issue notifications and recommendations suitable for a patient to the clinician when asynchrony, such as an ineffective effort and an auto-trigger, is implicated. The suitable notifications and recommendations may further be provided in a hierarchical format such that the clinician may selectively access summarized and/or detailed information regarding the presence of asynchrony. In more automated systems, recommendations may be automatically implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, Peter R. Doyle, Gardner Kimm
  • Publication number: 20140230819
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a patient on ventilation includes a ventilator system configured to provide mechanical ventilation in accordance with a FiO2 setting and a PEEP setting, a temperature sensor configured to sense body temperature, one or more input devices configured to receive patient information, e.g., WBC count information, an information processing system, and a display device. The information processing system is communicatively coupled to the ventilator system, temperature sensor, and input device, and is configured to receive, process, and output FiO2 information, PEEP information, temperature information, and WBC count information. The display device is configured to display the information output from the information processing system graphically as a function of time. The system may further be configured to provide notifications and alerts and/or to generate and transmit reports based on the information received by the information processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Robert Rawlins, Robert T. Boyer, Gary Milne, Gauri Joglekar
  • Patent number: 8776792
    Abstract: The systems and methods include providing a volume-targeted minimum pressure-control breath type during ventilation of a patient. The system and methods provide a novel breath type that allows an operator to input a tidal volume and receive some of the benefits of utilizing an airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) breath type in combination with some of the benefits of utilizing a volume-targeted-pressure-control (VC+) breath type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Gary Milne
  • Publication number: 20140190485
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that determine whether a patient is receiving minimal support from a ventilator. In one embodiment, a ventilation system may determine a value of a peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) and a value of a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of a patient. The ventilation system may determine a pressure differential between the value of PIP and the value of PEEP and compare the pressure differential to a threshold. The ventilation system may determine that the patient is receiving minimal support if the pressure differential is below the threshold. Further, the ventilation system may provide an indication of the detection of minimal support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, Andrew Malcolmson
  • Patent number: 8757152
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating ventilatory parameters, analyzing those parameters and providing useful notifications and recommendations to clinicians. That is, modern ventilators monitor, evaluate, and graphically represent multiple ventilatory parameters. However, many clinicians may not easily recognize data patterns and correlations indicative of certain patient conditions, changes in patient condition, and/or effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Further, clinicians may not readily determine appropriate ventilatory adjustments that may address certain patient conditions and/or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Specifically, clinicians may not readily detect or recognize the presence of double triggering during ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Gary Milne, Kirk Hensley, Peter R. Doyle, Gardner Kimm