Patents by Inventor Howard D. Simms

Howard D. Simms 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: 11083372
    Abstract: A system includes an implantable medical device configured to sense a sync signal and sense physiological parameters to obtain a physiological signal. In response to sensing the sync signal, the implantable medical device is configured to generate a sync-stamped physiological signal. In certain embodiments, a method includes receiving a first physiological signal coupled with a sync signal; receiving a second physiological signal coupled with the sync signal; and, using the sync signal, synchronizing in time the first and second physiological signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Pramodsingh H. Thakur, David J. Ternes, Keith R. Maile, Zhe Shen, Stephen B. Ruble, Howard D. Simms, Paul F. Emerson
  • Publication number: 20170196457
    Abstract: A system includes an implantable medical device configured to sense a sync signal and sense physiological parameters to obtain a physiological signal. In response to sensing the sync signal, the implantable medical device is configured to generate a sync-stamped physiological signal. In certain embodiments, a method includes receiving a first physiological signal coupled with a sync signal; receiving a second physiological signal coupled with the sync signal; and, using the sync signal, synchronizing in time the first and second physiological signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Pramodsingh H. Thakur, David J. Ternes, Keith R. Maile, Zhe Shen, Stephen B. Ruble, Howard D. Simms, Paul F. Emerson
  • Patent number: 8781847
    Abstract: A system and method for managing alert notifications in an automated patient management system is presented. One or more settings specifying patient data collection periodicity are defined. One or more patient data sources operating on a remotely managed patient and selected from at least one of a physiological sensor and a therapy delivery device are also defined. One or more triggers associated with a condition occurring in relation to at least one such patient data evaluateable subsequent to collection are defined. Finally, a notification scheme executable upon detection of at least one such trigger is determined to provide an external indicator of the condition occurrence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard D. Simms, Kenneth P. Hoyme, David C. Johnson, Muralidharan Srivathsa, James R. Kalgren
  • Patent number: 8706226
    Abstract: A system and method for managing locally-initiated medical device interrogation is presented. An interface is provided over which to retrieve patient data recorded and transiently staged by a medical device monitoring physiological measures of a patient. The patient data is periodically retrieved by interfacing to and interrogating the medical device per a pre-defined schedule through the interface. Further retrieval of the patient data is permitted independent of the pre-defined schedule. The system stores remotely-specifiable criteria specified by a caregiver and controls patient-initiated patient data retrieval in accordance with the criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Johnson, Howard D. Simms, Kenneth P. Hoyme, Muralidharan Srivathsa, Benjamin L. Somberg
  • Publication number: 20110004277
    Abstract: A system and method for managing locally-initiated medical device interrogation is presented. An interface is provided over which to retrieve patient data recorded and transiently staged by a medical device monitoring physiological measures of a patient. The patient data is periodically retrieved by interfacing to and interrogating the medical device per a pre-defined schedule through the interface. Further retrieval of the patient data is permitted independent of the pre-defined schedule. The system stores remotely-specifiable criteria specified by a caregiver and controls patient-initiated patient data retrieval in accordance with the criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Johnson, Howard D. Simms, Kenneth P. Hoyme, Muralidharan Srivathsa, Benjamin L. Somberg
  • Patent number: 7801612
    Abstract: A system and method for managing locally-initiated medical device interrogation is presented. A noncontinuously coupleable interface is provided over which to retrieve patient data recorded and transiently staged by a medical device monitoring physiological measures of a patient. The patient data is periodically retrieved by interfacing to and interrogating the medical device per a pre-defined schedule defining autonomous patient data retrieval frequency. Further retrieval of the patient data is permitted independent of the pre-defined schedule by enabling operation of the interface based on a remotely-specifiable criteria for controlling locally-initiated patient data retrieval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Johnson, Howard D. Simms, Kenneth P. Hoyme, Muralidharan Srivathsa, Benjamin L. Somberg
  • Publication number: 20100063840
    Abstract: A system and method for managing coordination of collected patient data in an automated patient management system is presented. One or more displays of patient data are defined. The patient data is collected from one or more patient data sources operating on a remotely managed patient and selected from at least one of a physiological sensor and a therapy delivery device. One or more controls of patient data collection to specify types of patient data to be collected and periodicities of the patient data collection in relation to the patient data displays are defined. The patient data displays and patient data controls in relation to the data collection of a plurality of patient data types and patient data collection periodicities are coordinated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Hoyme, Howard D. Simms, David C. Johnson, Muralidharan Srivathsa
  • Publication number: 20080249590
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating and communicating web content from within an implantable medical device are provided. A method includes collecting data from a memory and/or subsystem of an implantable medical device. Upon collecting the data, the data is converted into web content having a web readable format that is readily consumable for display via a web interface thereby providing a web server from within the implantable medical device. The structure of an output file may be populated with the data converted into the web content. The method may further include transmitting the output file from the implantable medical device to a computing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Howard D. Simms
  • Publication number: 20070282634
    Abstract: A system and method for managing locally-initiated medical device interrogation is presented. A noncontinuously coupleable interface is provided over which to retrieve patient data recorded and transiently staged by a medical device monitoring physiological measures of a patient. The patient data is periodically retrieved by interfacing to and interrogating the medical device per a pre-defined schedule defining autonomous patient data retrieval frequency. Further retrieval of the patient data is permitted independent of the pre-defined schedule by enabling operation of the interface based on a remotely-specifiable criteria for controlling locally-initiated patient data retrieval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: David C. Johnson, Howard D. Simms, Kenneth P. Hoyme, Muralidharan Srivathsa, Benjamin L. Somberg
  • Publication number: 20030114891
    Abstract: A cardiac rhythm management system transmits event markers from an implantable device to a remote user interface such as an external programmer. The event markers include timestamp information. A printed/displayed event marker representation is aligned to a printed/displayed heart signal representation based at least in part on the timestamp information. Proper alignment of the printed/displayed heart signal representation to the printed/displayed event marker, and proper alignment of the printed/displayed event markers with respect to each other, provides more accurate diagnostic information to the caregiver. This assists the caregiver in using the cardiac rhythm management system to provide a patient with proper cardiac rhythm management therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. W. Hiebert, Allan T. Koshiol, Howard D. Simms