Patents by Inventor Heather Menshouse

Heather Menshouse 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).

  • Method and system utilizing SpOplethysmograph signal to reduce NIBP determination time
    Patent number: 7462152
    Abstract: A method and system for operating a non-invasive blood pressure monitor that utilizes an SpO2 plethysmographic signal to reduce the time required to obtain an estimation of a patient's blood pressure. During operation of the NIBP monitor, the NIBP monitor utilizes the SpO2 plethysmographic signal to determine a timing period and a deflation period for each pulse associated with the patient's heartbeat. Upon receiving an oscillation pulse, the NIBP monitor determines the oscillation amplitude during the timing period and deflates the blood pressure cuff during the deflation period immediately following the timing period. Preferably, the deflation period occurs during the same oscillation pulse used to calculate the oscillation pulse amplitude to decrease the amount of time required to obtain a blood pressure estimate from the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: The General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sai Kolluri, Lawrence T. Hersh, Richard Medero, Heather Menshouse
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM UTILIZING SpO2 PLETHYSMOGRAPH SIGNAL TO REDUCE NIBP DETERMINATION TIME
    Publication number: 20080082006
    Abstract: A method and system for operating a non-invasive blood pressure monitor that utilizes an SpO2 plethysmographic signal to reduce the time required to obtain an estimation of a patient's blood pressure. During operation of the NIBP monitor, the NIBP monitor utilizes the SpO2 plethysmographic signal to determine a timing period and a deflation period for each pulse associated with the patient's heartbeat. Upon receiving an oscillation pulse, the NIBP monitor determines the oscillation amplitude during the timing period and deflates the blood pressure cuff during the deflation period immediately following the timing period. Preferably, the deflation period occurs during the same oscillation pulse used to calculate the oscillation pulse amplitude to decrease the amount of time required to obtain a blood pressure estimate from the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Sai Kolluri, Lawrence T. Hersh, Richard Medero, Heather Menshouse