Patents by Inventor Ioana Nicolaescu

Ioana Nicolaescu 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 and method for monitoring periodic breathing associated with heart failure
    Patent number: 7896813
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring in a patient includes producing sensor signals representative of a physiologic parameter associated with respiration. A periodic breathing cycle is detected based on the sensor signals. An output is produced as a function of the cycle length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Sameh Sowelam, H. Toby Markowitz, Mark K. Erickson, Ioana Nicolaescu
  • System and Method for Monitoring Periodic Breathing Associated with Heart Failure
    Publication number: 20070239055
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring in a patient includes producing sensor signals representative of a physiologic parameter associated with respiration. A periodic breathing cycle is detected based on the sensor signals. An output is produced as a function of the cycle length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Sameh Sowelam, H. Markowitz, Mark Erickson, Ioana Nicolaescu