Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Tarn

Jeffrey Tarn 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: 9948720
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
  • Publication number: 20180036466
    Abstract: A dialysis machine comprising: a microphone; an alert module for producing an audible alert related to an operating condition of the dialysis machine; and a processing module configured for: receiving, from the microphone, information related to measured noise; determining, based on the information related to measured noise, an audible alert that will not be masked by the measured noise when the audible alert is produced by the alert module; and providing, to the alert module, instructions for producing the audible alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey Tarn, Fei Wang
  • Patent number: 9814817
    Abstract: A dialysis machine comprising: a microphone; an alert module for producing an audible alert related to an operating condition of the dialysis machine; and a processing module configured for: receiving, from the microphone, information related to measured noise; determining, based on the information related to measured noise, an audible alert that will not be masked by the measured noise when the audible alert is produced by the alert module; and providing, to the alert module, instructions for producing the audible alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Tarn, Fei Wang
  • Publication number: 20170180482
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
  • Patent number: 9635111
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
  • Publication number: 20170045947
    Abstract: A dialysis machine comprising: one or more processing units configured to transmit control data; a pump configured to pump medical fluid to and from a patient based at least in part on control data received from the processing unit; an electronic panel comprising: a display surface, and at least one panel control unit configured to cause the electronic panel to display at least one user interface element that can be invoked by a user; at least one projector; and at least one camera; wherein the one or more processing units are configured to: process input received by the camera, determine a location of a physical object in a field of view of the camera based on the processed input, determine, based on processed input received on at least one occasion, that the location of the physical object represents an invocation of the at least one user interface element displayed on the electronic panel, and determine the control data based on the processed input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Tarn, Fei Wang, Lee Daniel Tanenbaum
  • Publication number: 20160284198
    Abstract: A dialysis machine comprising: a microphone; an alert module for producing an audible alert related to an operating condition of the dialysis machine; and a processing module configured for: receiving, from the microphone, information related to measured noise; determining, based on the information related to measured noise, an audible alert that will not be masked by the measured noise when the audible alert is produced by the alert module; and providing, to the alert module, instructions for producing the audible alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Tarn, Fei Wang
  • Publication number: 20160021191
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
  • Patent number: 9178891
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
  • Patent number: 9155823
    Abstract: A method performed on a dialysis machine includes receiving a first value that represents a pre-dialysis body weight of a patient and receiving a second value that represents a volume of liquid (V) inside a body of the patient. The method also includes administering dialysis to the patient, calculating an instantaneous body weight (W) of the patient based at least in part on the first value, determining a length of time (t) for which the dialysis was administered to the patient, determining a dialyzer clearance (K) associated with the dialysis, and calculating, based at least in part on the length of time, the instantaneous body weight, the volume, and the dialyzer clearance, a urea reduction ratio (URR) associated with the dialysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Tarn, Fei Wang, Aiyuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20140289812
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
  • Patent number: 8769625
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
  • Publication number: 20130133036
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: AIYUAN WANG, MARTIN JOSEPH CRNKOVICH, FEI WANG, SUE-JANE LEE, DAVID YUDS, HAK KAN LEUNG, JEFFREY TARN
  • Publication number: 20130053651
    Abstract: A method performed on a dialysis machine includes receiving a first value that represents a pre-dialysis body weight of a patient and receiving a second value that represents a volume of liquid (V) inside a body of the patient. The method also includes administering dialysis to the patient, calculating an instantaneous body weight (W) of the patient based at least in part on the first value, determining a length of time (t) for which the dialysis was administered to the patient, determining a dialyzer clearance (K) associated with the dialysis, and calculating, based at least in part on the length of time, the instantaneous body weight, the volume, and the dialyzer clearance, a urea reduction ratio (URR) associated with the dialysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey Tarn, Fei Wang, Aiyuan Wang