Patents by Inventor Guy Scott Bristol

Guy Scott Bristol 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: 7324949
    Abstract: A suite of applications is provided for the administration of implantable medical devices, particularly implantable therapeutic substance infusion devices. The applications may be accessed over a public network, such as the Internet, and may be run using middleware. The applications provide for the administration of medical devices as they pertain to a particular patient, the ordering of therapeutic agents from participating third-party dispensaries, the scheduling of device maintenance and explant events, and the review of literature and educational materials pertaining to a particular medical device or class of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Guy Scott Bristol
  • Patent number: 7072725
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a software-based computing environment that uses data communication systems or networks, including the Internet and World Wide Web technologies, to implement a dosage calculator, which assists the clinician in managing patients receiving intrathecal therapy. The invention provides for a communications environment for clinicians, pharmacists, drug pump manufactures, and patients to assess the information supplied by an implantable drug pump, and to integrate data from other data sources in order to provide optimization of the life of the drug pump and the therapeutic substance formulations for the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Scott Bristol, Peter Joseph Kovach, Keith Jasperson
  • Publication number: 20020143580
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a software-based environment that uses data communication systems or networks, including the Internet and World Wide Web technologies, to implement a dosage calculator, which assists the clinician in managing patients receiving intrathecal therapy. Medical professionals require integrated data to manage their patients. Implantable drug pumps can supply robust data associated with the drug pump. The invention provides for a communications environment for clinicians, pharmacists, drug pump manufactures, and patients to assess not only the information supplied by an implantable drug pump, but also integrate data from other data sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Guy Scott Bristol, Peter Joseph Kovach, Keith Jasperson
  • Publication number: 20020138155
    Abstract: A suite of applications is provided for the administration of implantable medical devices, particularly implantable therapeutic substance infusion devices. The applications may be accessed over a public network, such as the Internet, and may be run using middleware. The applications provide for the administration of medical devices as they pertain to a particular patient, the ordering of therapeutic agents from participating third-party dispensaries, the scheduling of device maintenance and explant events, and the review of literature and educational materials pertaining to a particular medical device or class of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventor: Guy Scott Bristol