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).

  • Patent number: 10328266
    Abstract: An external medical device includes at least one therapy electrode configured to be disposed on a patient; and a treatment manager configured to execute a baseline process to determine at least one of a range of values for a discomfort parameter and a patient discomfort threshold value corresponding to the at least one pacing routine, detect a cardiac condition of the patient, execute the at least one pacing routine, the at least one pacing routine being associated with the cardiac condition, monitor the discomfort parameter during execution of the at least one pacing routine, determine whether the discomfort parameter transgresses the at least one of the range of values and the patient discomfort threshold value, and adjust at least one characteristic of the at least one pacing routine upon the discomfort parameter transgressing the at least one of the range of values and the patient discomfort threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank, Gary A. Freeman
  • Patent number: 10271791
    Abstract: A wearable monitoring device includes a plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, a monitor, at least one motion sensor, and a controller. The plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes are positioned outside a body of a subject and to detect cardiac information of the subject. The monitor administers a predetermined test to the subject, and has a user interface configured to receive quality of life information from the subject. The at least one motion sensor is positioned outside the body of the subject and to detect subject motion during the predetermined test. The controller is communicatively coupled to the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, the monitor, and the at least one motion sensor, and receives and stores the detected cardiac information, the quality of life information, and the detected subject motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Donnelly, Thomas E. Kaib, Marshal W. Linder, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting, Shane S. Volpe
  • Publication number: 20190051393
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Gary A. Freeman, Thomas E. Kaib
  • Patent number: 10127357
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Gary A. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20180235537
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Steven J. Szymkiewicz
  • Publication number: 20180116537
    Abstract: A system includes an ambulatory medical device and a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Adam Sullivan, Thomas E. Kaib, Francesco Nicolo, Steven Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting
  • Publication number: 20180117349
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a wearable medical device capable of treating a patient presenting with syncope is provided. The wearable medical device includes a memory storing event profile information, a battery, at least one treatment electrode coupled to the battery, at least one processor coupled to the memory and the at least one treatment electrode, and an event manager executed by the at least one processor. The event manager is configured to detect an event associated with syncope; store, in the memory, data descriptive of the event in association with an indication that the data includes data descriptive of a syncopal event; and address the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kaib, Shane S. Volpe, Jason T. Whiting, Gregory R. Frank, Rachel H. Carlson, Gary A. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20180014779
    Abstract: A wearable monitoring device includes a plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, a monitor, at least one motion sensor, and a controller. The plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes are positioned outside a body of a subject and to detect cardiac information of the subject. The monitor administers a predetermined test to the subject, and has a user interface configured to receive quality of life information from the subject. The at least one motion sensor is positioned outside the body of the subject and to detect subject motion during the predetermined test. The controller is communicatively coupled to the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, the monitor, and the at least one motion sensor, and receives and stores the detected cardiac information, the quality of life information, and the detected subject motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Edward J. Donnelly, Thomas E. Kaib, Marshal W. Linder, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting, Shane S. Volpe
  • Patent number: 9814894
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a wearable medical device capable of treating a patient presenting with syncope is provided. The wearable medical device includes a memory storing event profile information, a battery, at least one treatment electrode coupled to the battery, at least one processor coupled to the memory and the at least one treatment electrode, and an event manager executed by the at least one processor. The event manager is configured to detect an event associated with syncope; store, in the memory, data descriptive of the event in association with an indication that the data includes data descriptive of a syncopal event; and address the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kaib, Shane S. Volpe, Jason T. Whiting, Gregory R. Frank, Rachel H. Carlson, Gary A. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20170296826
    Abstract: A non-invasive bodily-attached ambulatory medical monitoring and treatment device with pacing is provided. The device includes at least one therapy electrode; a memory storing information indicative of a patient's cardiac activity; circuitry for implementing a plurality of pacing routines, each pacing routine of the plurality of pacing routines corresponding to at least one cardiac condition of a plurality of cardiac conditions; and at least one processor coupled to the circuitry and configured to identify, within the information, at least one cardiac condition of the plurality of cardiac conditions; and respond to the identified cardiac condition in part by causing execution of at least one pacing routine corresponding to the identified cardiac condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank
  • Patent number: 9782578
    Abstract: A support garment for a patient-worn energy delivery apparatus. A vest-type garment holds an electrode belt in contact with a wearer's ribcage. A removable electrode harness may be attachable to the support garment to accurately position sensing electrodes on the body of the wearer and energy delivery electrodes for transfer of an electrode therapy pulse to the wearer of the garment. The chest garment includes adjustable shoulder straps and a band to accommodate any body size or shape. One-sided assembly and coding of components facilitates use by a patient. A technique for sizing the support garment is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kaib, Emil Oskin, Philip C. Skalos, Jason T. Whiting
  • Patent number: 9737262
    Abstract: A wearable monitoring device includes a plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, a monitor, at least one motion sensor, and a controller. The plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes are positioned outside a body of a subject and to detect cardiac information of the subject. The monitor administers a predetermined test to the subject, and has a user interface configured to receive quality of life information from the subject. The at least one motion sensor is positioned outside the body of the subject and to detect subject motion during the predetermined test. The controller is communicatively coupled to the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, the monitor, and the at least one motion sensor, and receives and stores the detected cardiac information, the quality of life information, and the detected subject motion. The controller further communicates the stored detected subject motion and the quality of life information to a remote computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward J. Donnelly, Thomas E. Kaib, Marshal W. Linder, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting, Shane S. Volpe
  • Patent number: 9675804
    Abstract: A non-invasive bodily-attached ambulatory medical monitoring and treatment device with pacing is provided. The device includes at least one therapy electrode; a memory storing information indicative of a patient's cardiac activity; circuitry for implementing a plurality of pacing routines, each pacing routine of the plurality of pacing routines corresponding to at least one cardiac condition of a plurality of cardiac conditions; and at least one processor coupled to the circuitry and configured to identify, within the information, at least one cardiac condition of the plurality of cardiac conditions; and respond to the identified cardiac condition in part by causing execution of at least one pacing routine corresponding to the identified cardiac condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank
  • Publication number: 20160342761
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Gary A. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20160303371
    Abstract: An external medical device includes at least one therapy electrode configured to be disposed on a patient; and a treatment manager configured to execute a baseline process to determine at least one of a range of values for a discomfort parameter and a patient discomfort threshold value corresponding to the at least one pacing routine, detect a cardiac condition of the patient, execute the at least one pacing routine, the at least one pacing routine being associated with the cardiac condition, monitor the discomfort parameter during execution of the at least one pacing routine, determine whether the discomfort parameter transgresses the at least one of the range of values and the patient discomfort threshold value, and adjust at least one characteristic of the at least one pacing routine upon the discomfort parameter transgressing the at least one of the range of values and the patient discomfort threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank, Gary A. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20160206886
    Abstract: A non-invasive bodily-attached ambulatory medical monitoring and treatment device with pacing is provided. The device includes at least one therapy electrode; a memory storing information indicative of a patient's cardiac activity; circuitry for implementing a plurality of pacing routines, each pacing routine of the plurality of pacing routines corresponding to at least one cardiac condition of a plurality of cardiac conditions; and at least one processor coupled to the circuitry and configured to identify, within the information, at least one cardiac condition of the plurality of cardiac conditions; and respond to the identified cardiac condition in part by causing execution of at least one pacing routine corresponding to the identified cardiac condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank
  • Publication number: 20160143585
    Abstract: A wearable monitoring device includes a plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, a monitor, at least one motion sensor, and a controller. The plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes are positioned outside a body of a subject and to detect cardiac information of the subject. The monitor administers a predetermined test to the subject, and has a user interface configured to receive quality of life information from the subject. The at least one motion sensor is positioned outside the body of the subject and to detect subject motion during the predetermined test. The controller is communicatively coupled to the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, the monitor, and the at least one motion sensor, and receives and stores the detected cardiac information, the quality of life information, and the detected subject motion. The controller further communicates the stored detected subject motion and the quality of life information to a remote computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Edward J. Donnelly, Thomas E. Kaib, Marshal W. Linder, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting, Shane S. Volpe
  • Publication number: 20160135706
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 9320904
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason T. Whiting, Thomas E. Kaib, Rachel H. Carlson, Gregory R. Frank
  • Patent number: 9283399
    Abstract: A wearable treatment device includes a cardiac sensing electrode, a treatment electrode, a user interface, and a sensor. The cardiac sensing electrode detects cardiac information, and the treatment electrode applies treatment to a subject. The user interface receives quality of life information from the subject, and the sensor detects subject activity and wellness information. A controller coupled with the cardiac sensing electrode, the treatment electrode, the user interface, and the sensor receives the detected cardiac information, the quality of life information, and the detected subject activity and wellness information, and determines that treatment is to be applied to the body of the subject based upon the detected cardiac to information. The controller can adjust the treatment based on at least one of the detected subject activity and wellness information and the quality of life information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward J. Donnelly, Thomas E. Kaib, Marshal W. Linder, Steven J. Szymkiewicz, Jason T. Whiting, Shane S. Volpe