Patents by Inventor Jason T. Whiting
Jason T. Whiting 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).
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Patent number: 11311230Abstract: A system and method for medical premonitory event estimation includes one or more processors to perform operations comprising: acquiring a first set of physiological information of a subject, and a second set of physiological information of the subject received during a second period of time; calculating first and second risk scores associated with estimating a risk of a potential cardiac arrhythmia event for the subject based on applying the first and second sets of physiological information to one or more machine learning classifier models, providing at least the first and second risk scores associated with the potential cardiac arrhythmia event as a time changing series of risk scores, and classifying the first and second risk scores associated with estimating the risk of the potential cardiac arrhythmia event for the subject based on the one or more thresholds.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Adam Sullivan, Francesco Nicolo, Steve Szymkiewicz, Gary A. Freeman, Gregory R. Frank, Jason T. Whiting, Steve Ringquist, Thomas E. Kaib, Binwei Weng, Guy R. Johnson
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Patent number: 11266846Abstract: An external wearable medical device includes a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors, at least one accelerometer configured to be disposed on a patient, and at least one processor operatively coupled plurality of ECG sensors and the at least one accelerometer. The at least one processor is configured to receive an ECG signal from the plurality of ECG sensors, receive patient activity data from the at least one accelerometer, and detect, based on the patient activity data from the at least one accelerometer, data indicative of an impending syncope event. The at least one processor is configured to issue a notification of the impending syncope event, and store in a memory during a first time period data comprising the ECG signal in association with information descriptive of impending syncope event, and transmit to a remote server during a second time period the stored data for analysis at the remote server.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Thomas E Kaib, Shane S Volpe, Jason T Whiting, Gregory R Frank, Rachel H Carlson, Gary A Freeman
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Publication number: 20220008715Abstract: A wearable cardiac monitoring and treatment device includes a garment, a plurality of ECG electrodes, a plurality of therapy electrodes, a therapy delivery circuit, and one or more sensors configured to monitor one or more physiological signals of the patient. The device also includes a controller configured to detect an arrhythmia condition, cause the therapy delivery circuit to deliver one or more therapeutic pulses to the patient on detecting the arrhythmia condition, detect that the garment is no longer worn about the torso of the patient prior to expiration of at least a prescribed duration of wear by detecting a loss of signal for at least a threshold period of time from one or more of the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and/or one or more of the one or more sensors, and issue a notification that the garment is no longer worn about the torso of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Gary A. Freeman, James A. Patterson, III, Christopher L. Swenglish, Jason T. Whiting
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System and method for distinguishing a cardiac event from noise in an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal
Patent number: 11160484Abstract: A system includes an ambulatory medical device and a server.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Adam Sullivan, Thomas E. Kaib, Francesco Nicolo, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting -
Patent number: 11160972Abstract: A wearable cardiac monitoring and treatment device includes a garment, a plurality of ECG electrodes and a plurality of therapy electrodes supported by the garment. A fastener is configured to secure the garment about a torso of the patient for a prescribed duration. A disengagement sensor to provides an indication of disengagement of the fastener prior to expiration of the prescribed duration in which the garment is no longer secured about the torso of the patient. The device includes a therapy delivery circuit coupled to the plurality of therapy electrodes and configured to deliver one or more therapeutic pulses. A controller coupled to therapy delivery circuit is configured to analyze an ECG signal monitored by the plurality of ECG electrodes and, upon detecting one or more treatable arrhythmias, cause the therapy delivery circuit to deliver the one or more therapeutic pulses to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Gary A Freeman, James A Patterson, III, Christopher L Swenglish, Jason T Whiting
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Publication number: 20210330973Abstract: A method of controlling discomfort of a patient during external pacing by an external medical device includes detecting a cardiac condition of the patient; receiving, via a user interface, discomfort information descriptive of the discomfort experienced by the patient; determining from the discomfort information whether the patient is conscious or unconscious; responsive to determining from the discomfort information that the patient is unconscious, executing, via at least one therapy electrode disposed on the patient, at least one pacing routine, the at least one pacing routine being associated with the cardiac condition; and responsive to determining from the discomfort information that the patient is conscious, adjusting at least one characteristic of the at least one pacing routine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank, Gary A. Freeman
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Patent number: 11122983Abstract: A wearable defibrillator includes garment configured to be worn by a patient, treatment electrodes configured to apply electric current to the patient, and an alarm module configured to provide audio, visual, and haptic notifications. The notifications are configured to indicate that an electric current will be administered imminently, and prompt the patient to provide a response input. The wearable defibrillator includes a motion sensor configured to detect motion and a lack of motion of the patient, and a controller in electrical communication with the alarm module and the motion sensor. The controller is configured to monitor for the response input, cause administration of the electric current to be delayed or cancelled if the response input is received and motion of the patient is detected, and cause administration of the electric current to be delivered if no response input from the patient is received and a lack of motion is detected.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Edward J Donnelly, Thomas E Kaib, Marshal W Linder, Steven J Szymkiewicz, Jason T Whiting, Shane S Volpe
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Publication number: 20210282652Abstract: A wearable defibrillator for use in monitoring patient movement and cardiac activity and treating a patient includes a garment configured to be worn by the patient, treatment electrodes configured to apply an electric current to the patient, and an alarm module configured to provide audio, visual, and haptic notifications. The notifications are configured to indicate that an electric current will be administered imminently and prompt the patient to provide a response input. The wearable defibrillator includes a motion sensor configured to detect motion and body position of a patient, and a controller in electrical communication with the alarm module and the motion sensor. The controller is configured to monitor for the response input after the prompt, determine, based on the detected motion and body position, whether the patient is sleeping, and cause a change in one or more characteristics of the prompt on determining that the patient is sleeping.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Edward J. Donnelly, Thomas E. Kaib, Marshal W. Linder, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting, Shane S. Volpe
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Patent number: 11097107Abstract: An external medical device includes a user interface; at least one therapy electrode configured to be disposed on a patient; and a processor operatively coupled to the at least one therapy electrode, the processor configured to cause a treatment manager to detect a cardiac condition of the patient; receive, via the user interface, discomfort information descriptive of the discomfort experienced by the patient; responsive to determining from the discomfort information that the patient is unconscious, execute at least one pacing routine, the at least one pacing routine being associated with the cardiac condition; and responsive to determining from the discomfort information that the patient is conscious, adjust at least one characteristic of the at least one pacing routine.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank, Gary A. Freeman
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Patent number: 11013419Abstract: A wearable defibrillator includes garment configured to be worn by a patient, treatment electrodes configured to apply electric current to the patient, and an alarm module configured to provide audio, visual, and haptic notifications. The notifications are configured to indicate that an electric current will be administered imminently, and prompt the patient to provide a response input. The wearable defibrillator includes a motion sensor configured to detect motion and a lack of motion of the patient, and a controller in electrical communication with the alarm module and the motion sensor. The controller is configured to monitor for the response input, cause administration of the electric current to be delayed or cancelled if the response input is received and motion of the patient is detected, and cause administration of the electric current to be delivered if no response input from the patient is received and a lack of motion is detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Edward J Donnelly, Thomas E Kaib, Marshal W Linder, Steven J Szymkiewicz, Jason T Whiting, Shane S Volpe
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Publication number: 20210106269Abstract: A non-invasive bodily-attached ambulatory medical monitoring and treatment device with pacing is provided. The noninvasive ambulatory pacing device includes a battery, at least one therapy electrode coupled to the battery, a memory storing information indicative of a patient's cardiac activity, and at least one processor coupled to the memory and the at least one therapy electrode. The at least one processor is configured to identify a cardiac arrhythmia within the information and execute at least one pacing routine to treat the identified cardiac arrhythmia.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank
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Publication number: 20210085179Abstract: A patient management system is provided herein. The system can include communications circuitry configured to receive first physiological information relating to a first at least one patient from at least one therapeutic medical device and second physiological information relating to a second at least one patient from at least one monitoring medical device. The system also includes a computing device, which can include a user interface. The user interface can be configured to display the first and second physiological information according to a user selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Gary A. Freeman, Thomas E. Kaib
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Publication number: 20210035674Abstract: A system for managing an individualized cardiac rehabilitation plan is provided. The system includes an externally worn device and a server. The server includes a processor configured to receive input regarding the rehabilitation plan; generate one or more plans specifying an individualized set of rehabilitative exercise sessions for a patient, receive electrocardiogram (ECG) and non-ECG physiological information acquired from the patient compare the ECG and/or non-ECG physiological information to predetermined criteria and dynamically adjust the cardiac rehabilitation plan based on the comparison to create an adjusted cardiac rehabilitation plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Kent Volosin, Jason T. Whiting, Rachel H. Carlson
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Patent number: 10905327Abstract: A patient management system is provided herein. The system can include: communications circuitry configured to receive first physiological information relating to a first at least one patient from at least one therapeutic medical device and second physiological information relating to a second at least one patient from at least one monitoring medical device. The system further includes a computing device, which can include a user interface. The user interface can be configured to display the first and second physiological information according to a user selection.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Jason T. Whiting, Gary A. Freeman, Thomas E. Kaib
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Patent number: 10898095Abstract: A non-invasive medical device includes a garment; at least one therapy electrode and a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes disposed in the garment; a memory storing ECG information of the patient; a therapy delivery interface; and at least one processor configured to identify, within the ECG information, at least one cardiac arrhythmia condition; determine at least one pacing routine corresponding to the detected cardiac arrhythmia condition; cause the therapy delivery interface to execute the at least one pacing routine by delivering a first pacing pulse; determine, subsequent to the first pacing pulse, that a first interval has passed without detection of an intrinsic heartbeat, and in response, cause the therapy delivery interface to continue executing the at least one pacing routine by delivering a second pacing pulse; and responsive to determining that the intrinsic heartbeat is detected within the first interval, suspend execution of the at least one pacing routine.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank
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Publication number: 20200268317Abstract: A wearable defibrillator includes garment configured to be worn by a patient, treatment electrodes configured to apply electric current to the patient, and an alarm module configured to provide audio, visual, and haptic notifications. The notifications are configured to indicate that an electric current will be administered imminently, and prompt the patient to provide a response input. The wearable defibrillator includes a motion sensor configured to detect motion and a lack of motion of the patient, and a controller in electrical communication with the alarm module and the motion sensor. The controller is configured to monitor for the response input, cause administration of the electric current to be delayed or cancelled if the response input is received and motion of the patient is detected, and cause administration of the electric current to be delivered if no response input from the patient is received and a lack of motion is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Edward J. Donnelly, Thomas E. Kaib, Marshal W. Linder, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting, Shane S. Volpe
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System and Method for Distinguishing a Cardiac Event From Noise in an Electrocardiogram (ECG) Signal
Publication number: 20200029843Abstract: A system includes an ambulatory medical device and a server.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Adam Sullivan, Thomas E. Kaib, Francesco Nicolo, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting -
Publication number: 20190366108Abstract: An external wearable medical device includes a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors, at least one accelerometer configured to be disposed on a patient, and at least one processor operatively coupled plurality of ECG sensors and the at least one accelerometer. The at least one processor is configured to receive an ECG signal from the plurality of ECG sensors, receive patient activity data from the at least one accelerometer, and detect, based on the patient activity data from the at least one accelerometer, data indicative of an impending syncope event. The at least one processor is configured to issue a notification of the impending syncope event, and store in a memory during a first time period data comprising the ECG signal in association with information descriptive of impending syncope event, and transmit to a remote server during a second time period the stored data for analysis at the remote server.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Thomas E. Kaib, Shane S. Volpe, Jason T. Whiting, Gregory R. Frank, Rachel H. Carlson, Gary A. Freeman
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Patent number: 10470702Abstract: A system for assigning zone rankings to a patient. The system includes a processor, at least one database, and a computer readable medium in communication with the at least one database and comprising one or more instructions that, when executed, can cause the processor to receive at least one physiological signal from a medical monitoring device that is worn by a patient; assign a normal zone ranking to the patient based upon historical patient data stored on the at least one database; determine one or more metrics from the at least one physiological signal of the patient; assign a first zone ranking to the patient based upon the one or more metrics, the first zone ranking selected from a plurality of abnormal zone rankings stored on the at least one database; determine one or more actions to initiate based upon the assigned first zone ranking; and initiate the one or more determined actions.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Jason T Whiting, Steven J Szymkiewicz
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Publication number: 20190341135Abstract: A patient management system is provided herein. The system can include: communications circuitry configured to receive first physiological information relating to a first at least one patient from at least one therapeutic medical device and second physiological information relating to a second at least one patient from at least one monitoring medical device. The system further includes a computing device, which can include a user interface. The user interface can be configured to display the first and second physiological information according to a user selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Gary A. Freeman, Thomas E. Kaib