Patents by Inventor Joan M. Kilger

Joan M. Kilger 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).

  • Peripheral oxistimulator apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 8417351
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for monitoring a patient's blood oxygen content (through, e.g., an external finger probe using a pulse oximeter). If the patient's blood oxygen content falls below a selected level, a safe, yet effective, level of peripheral nerve stimulation would be delivered to the patient's wrist in the form of a milliamp current to arouse the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventor: Joan M. Kilger
  • PERIPHERAL OXISTIMULATOR APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100099963
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for monitoring a patient's blood oxygen content (through, e.g., an external finger probe using a pulse oximeter). If the patient's blood oxygen content falls below a selected level, a safe, yet effective, level of peripheral nerve stimulation would be delivered to the patient's wrist in the form of a milliamp current to arouse the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Joan M. Kilger