Patents by Inventor John E. Burnes

John E. Burnes 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: 12611115
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a likeliness that a patient may incur an adverse health event are described. An example technique may include utilizing a probability model that uses as evidence nodes various diagnostic states of physiological parameters, which may include one or more subcutaneous impedance parameters. The probability model may include a Bayesian Network that determines a posterior probability of the adverse health event occurring within a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Shantanu Sarkar, Jodi L. Redemske, Val D. Eisele, III, Eduardo N. Warman, John E. Burnes, Jerry D. Reiland, Brian B. Lee, Todd M. Zielinski, Matthew T Reinke
  • Publication number: 20250268522
    Abstract: A medical system can be configured to receive medication data for a patient, the medication data being indicative of compliance of the patient with a prescribed medication plan; determine a compliance metric for the patient with the prescribed medication plan based on the medication data, wherein the compliance metric is indicative of a degree of compliance of the patient with the patient with the prescribed medication plan; obtain, via one or more medical devices, values for one or more physiological parameters for the patient; and based on the compliance metric and the values for the one or more physiological parameters for the patient, determine a heart failure risk score for the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Kate G. Arnebeck, Ryan D. Wyszynski, Nirav A. Patel, Shantanu Sarkar, Hyun J. Yoon, John E. Burnes, Trent M. Fischer
  • Publication number: 20250262362
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to medical systems and techniques to provide enhanced care to patients by implementing dialysis management. In one example medical system configured for dialytic treatments, a computing device may be configured to perform a risk assessment for a patient having an upcoming dialysis session based on impedance data. In other examples, the computing device may be configured to use the impedance data an accurately estimate fluid volume for controlling an amount of fluid to be removed during the dialysis session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Shantanu Sarkar, Geert Morren, Juliana E. Pronovici, Rebecca L. Poindexter, Mirko de Melis, Todd M. Zielinski, Evan S. Johnson, Steven G. Nelson, John E. Burnes, Jerry D. Reiland
  • Publication number: 20250248605
    Abstract: An example system includes an implantable medical device and processing circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Shantanu Sarkar, Val D. Eisele, III, Jerry D. Reiland, Steven G. Nelson, Jodi L. Redemske, Juliana E. Pronovici, Shubha Majumder, Gautham Rajagopal, Yong Cho, Bruce D. Gunderson, Andrew Radtke, John E. Burnes, Ryan D. Wyszynski, James Libbey
  • Patent number: 12369834
    Abstract: Techniques for triggering the storage or transmission of cardiac electrogram (EGM) signals associated with a premature ventricular contractions (PVC) include sensing a cardiac EGM signal of a patient via a plurality of electrodes, detecting a premature ventricular contraction (PVC) within the cardiac EGM signal, determining whether PVC storage criteria is met, in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is met, storing a portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC, and in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is not met, eschewing storing the portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Shantanu Sarkar, Gautham Rajagopal
  • Publication number: 20250176895
    Abstract: Techniques for triggering the storage or transmission of cardiac electrogram (EGM) signals associated with a premature ventricular contractions (PVC) include sensing a cardiac EGM signal of a patient via a plurality of electrodes, detecting a premature ventricular contraction (PVC) within the cardiac EGM signal, determining whether PVC storage criteria is met, in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is met, storing a portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC, and in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is not met, eschewing storing the portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Shantanu Sarkar, Gautham Rajagopal
  • Publication number: 20250169767
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring a patient condition. In some examples, a medical device system includes a medical device comprising a set of sensors. Additionally, the medical device system includes processing circuitry configured to identify, based on at least one signal of the set of signals, a time of an event corresponding to the patient and set a time window based on the time of the event. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured to save, to a fall risk database in a memory, a set of data including one or more signals of the set of signals so that the fall risk database may be analyzed in order to determine a fall risk score corresponding to the patient, wherein the set of data corresponds to the time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Mirko de Melis, Stacy D. Beske Radford
  • Publication number: 20250098993
    Abstract: In some examples, a medical system includes a medical device. The medical device may include a housing configured to be implanted in a target site of a patient, a light emitter configured to emit a signal configured to cause a fluorescent marker to emit a fluoresced signal into the target site, and a light detector that may be configured to detect the fluoresced signal. The medical system may include processing circuitry configured to determine a characteristic of the fluorescent marker based on the emitted signal and the fluoresced signal. The characteristic of the fluorescent marker may be indicative of a presence of a compound in the patient, and the processing circuitry may be configured to track the presence of the compound of the patient based on the characteristic of the fluorescent marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, James K. Carney, Jonathan L. Kuhn, Mark J. Phelps, Jesper Svenning Kristensen, Rodolphe Katra
  • Patent number: 12226238
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring a patient condition. In some examples, a medical device system includes a medical device comprising a set of sensors. Additionally, the medical device system includes processing circuitry configured to identify, based on at least one signal of the set of signals, a time of an event corresponding to the patient and set a time window based on the time of the event. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured to save, to a fall risk database in a memory, a set of data including one or more signals of the set of signals so that the fall risk database may be analyzed in order to determine a fall risk score corresponding to the patient, wherein the set of data corresponds to the time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Mirko de Melis, Stacy D. Beske Radford
  • Patent number: 12226217
    Abstract: Techniques for triggering the storage or transmission of cardiac electrogram (EGM) signals associated with a premature ventricular contractions (PVC) include sensing a cardiac EGM signal of a patient via a plurality of electrodes, detecting a premature ventricular contraction (PVC) within the cardiac EGM signal, determining whether PVC storage criteria is met, in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is met, storing a portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC, and in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is not met, eschewing storing the portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Shantanu Sarkar, Gautham Rajagopal
  • Patent number: 12171554
    Abstract: In some examples, a medical system includes a medical device. The medical device may include a housing configured to be implanted in a target site of a patient, a light emitter configured to emit a signal configured to cause a fluorescent marker to emit a fluoresced signal into the target site, and a light detector that may be configured to detect the fluoresced signal. The medical system may include processing circuitry configured to determine a characteristic of the fluorescent marker based on the emitted signal and the fluoresced signal. The characteristic of the fluorescent marker may be indicative of a presence of a compound in the patient, and the processing circuitry may be configured to track the presence of the compound of the patient based on the characteristic of the fluorescent marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, James K. Carney, Jonathan L. Kuhn, Mark J. Phelps, Jesper Svenning Kristensen, Rodolphe Katra
  • Publication number: 20240237935
    Abstract: Techniques for triggering the storage or transmission of cardiac electrogram (EGM) signals associated with a premature ventricular contractions (PVC) include sensing a cardiac EGM signal of a patient via a plurality of electrodes, detecting a premature ventricular contraction (PVC) within the cardiac EGM signal, determining whether PVC storage criteria is met, in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is met, storing a portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC, and in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is not met, eschewing storing the portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Shantanu Sarkar, Gautham Rajagopal
  • Patent number: 11890481
    Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques for delivering electrical stimulation to decrease the ventricular rate response during an atrial tachyarrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation. AV nodal stimulation is employed during an atrial tachyarrhythmia episode with rapid ventricular conduction to distinguish ventricular tachyarrhythmia from supraventricular tachycardia and thereby prevent delivering inappropriate therapy to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo N. Warman, John E. Burnes, Koen J. Michels, Paul D. Ziegler, Lillian Kornet
  • Publication number: 20240000350
    Abstract: In some examples, a medical system includes a medical device. The medical device may include a housing configured to be implanted in a target site of a patient, a light emitter configured to emit a signal configured to cause a fluorescent marker to emit a fluoresced signal into the target site, and a light detector that may be configured to detect the fluoresced signal. The medical system may include processing circuitry configured to determine a characteristic of the fluorescent marker based on the emitted signal and the fluoresced signal. The characteristic of the fluorescent marker may be indicative of a presence of a compound in the patient, and the processing circuitry may be configured to track the presence of the compound of the patient based on the characteristic of the fluorescent marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, James K. Carney, Jonathan L. Kuhn, Mark J. Phelps, Jesper Svenning Kristensen, Rodolphe Katra
  • Publication number: 20230380773
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring a patient condition. In some examples, a medical device system includes a medical device comprising a set of sensors. Additionally, the medical device system includes processing circuitry configured to identify, based on at least one signal of the set of signals, a time of an event corresponding to the patient and set a time window based on the time of the event. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured to save, to a fall risk database in a memory, a set of data including one or more signals of the set of signals so that the fall risk database may be analyzed in order to determine a fall risk score corresponding to the patient, wherein the set of data corresponds to the time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Mirko de Melis, Stacy D. Beske Radford
  • Publication number: 20230346287
    Abstract: Techniques for triggering the storage or transmission of cardiac electrogram (EGM) signals associated with a premature ventricular contractions (PVC) include sensing a cardiac EGM signal of a patient via a plurality of electrodes, detecting a premature ventricular contraction (PVC) within the cardiac EGM signal, determining whether PVC storage criteria is met, in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is met, storing a portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC, and in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is not met, eschewing storing the portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Shantanu Sarkar, Gautham Rajagopal
  • Patent number: 11759131
    Abstract: In some examples, a medical system includes a medical device. The medical device may include a housing configured to be implanted in a target site of a patient, a light emitter configured to emit a signal configured to cause a fluorescent marker to emit a fluoresced signal into the target site, and a light detector that may be configured to detect the fluoresced signal. The medical system may include processing circuitry configured to determine a characteristic of the fluorescent marker based on the emitted signal and the fluoresced signal. The characteristic of the fluorescent marker may be indicative of a presence of a compound in the patient, and the processing circuitry may be configured to track the presence of the compound of the patient based on the characteristic of the fluorescent marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, James K. Carney, Jonathan L. Kuhn, Mark J. Phelps, Jesper Svenning Kristensen, Rodolphe Katra
  • Patent number: 11737713
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring a patient condition. In some examples, a medical device system includes a medical device comprising a set of sensors. Additionally, the medical device system includes processing circuitry configured to identify, based on at least one signal of the set of signals, a time of an event corresponding to the patient and set a time window based on the time of the event. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured to save, to a fall risk database in a memory, a set of data including one or more signals of the set of signals so that the fall risk database may be analyzed in order to determine a fall risk score corresponding to the patient, wherein the set of data corresponds to the time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Mirko de Melis, Stacy D. Beske Radford
  • Patent number: 11717208
    Abstract: Techniques for triggering the storage or transmission of cardiac electrogram (EGM) signals associated with a premature ventricular contractions (PVC) include sensing a cardiac EGM signal of a patient via a plurality of electrodes, detecting a premature ventricular contraction (PVC) within the cardiac EGM signal, determining whether PVC storage criteria is met, in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is met, storing a portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC, and in response to a determination that the PVC storage criteria is not met, eschewing storing the portion of the cardiac EGM signal associated with the PVC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Shantanu Sarkar, Gautham Rajagopal
  • Patent number: 11602313
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to devices, systems, and techniques for monitoring a patient condition. In some examples, a medical device system includes a medical device comprising a set of sensors. Additionally, the medical device system includes processing circuitry configured to identify, based on at least one signal of the set of signals, a time of an event corresponding to the patient and set a time window based on the time of the event. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured to save, to a fall risk database in a memory, a set of data including one or more signals of the set of signals so that the fall risk database may be analyzed in order to determine a fall risk score corresponding to the patient, wherein the set of data corresponds to the time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: John E. Burnes, Mirko de Melis, Stacy D. Beske Radford