Patents by Inventor Hector M. Garcia

Hector M. Garcia 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).

  • System, method and medium for simulating normal and abnormal medical conditions
    Patent number: 8882511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and medium for simulating medical conditions to facilitate medical training, that utilizes a roaming device configured to be mobile; a positioning device configured to determine location information of the roaming device; and a computing device configured to receive the location information, compare the location information with a predetermined set of regions, and transmit information indicative of a medical condition when the location information coincides with the predetermined set of regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Inventors: Frederic D. McKenzie, Hector M. Garcia, Reynel J. Castelino, Thomas W. Hubbard, John A. Ullian, Gayle A. Gliva-McConvey, Robert J. Alpino
  • System, method and medium for simulating normal and abnormal medical conditions
    Publication number: 20090305212
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and medium for simulating medical conditions to facilitate medical training, that utilizes a roaming device configured to be mobile; a positioning device configured to determine location information of the roaming device; and a computing device configured to receive the location information, compare the location information with a predetermined set of regions, and transmit information indicative of a medical condition when the location information coincides with the predetermined set of regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Inventors: Frederic D. McKenzie, Hector M. Garcia, Reynel J. Castelino, Thomas W. Hubbard, John A. Ullian, Gayle A. Gliva-McConvey, Robert J. Alpino
  • Subject actuated system and method for simulating normal and abnormal medical conditions
    Publication number: 20080137877
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for simulating medical conditions to facilitate medical training, that utilizes a stethoscope comprising an earpiece and a headpiece and configured to transmit information indicative of a medical condition, and a triggering device configured to activate the transmission of the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicants: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Old Dominion University
    Inventors: Thomas W. Hubbard, Frederic D. McKenzie, Hector M. Garcia, John A. Ullian, Gayle A. Gliva-McConvey, Bo Sun