Patents by Inventor Jonathan Walker Valvano

Jonathan Walker Valvano 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).

  • Medical device identifier
    Patent number: 9649165
    Abstract: A medical device identifier can identify an implanted medical device. In one example arrangement, the medical device identifier sends electromagnetic signals to the implanted device according to one or more stored digitized waveforms. The device then senses any returned electromagnetic signals, and identifies the implanted device based on the returned electromagnetic signals. The medical device identifier may generate the electromagnetic signals from the stored digitized waveforms using an analog-to-digital converter, and may compare the returned electromagnetic signals with one or more stored digital templates corresponding to different device manufacturers. The comparison may be performed using cross correlation. In another aspect, a portal device includes an identification subsystem for identifying the provider of a medical device, and a communication subsystem for establishing two-way communication a call center servicing medical devices from an identified provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: Cardiac Innovation, LLC, Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
    Inventors: Rodney P. Horton, John Anthony Pearce, Jonathan Walker Valvano
  • MEDICAL DEVICE IDENTIFIER
    Publication number: 20140019076
    Abstract: A medical device identifier can identify an implanted medical device. In one example arrangement, the medical device identifier sends electromagnetic signals to the implanted device according to one or more stored digitized waveforms. The device then senses any returned electromagnetic signals, and identifies the implanted device based on the returned electromagnetic signals. The medical device identifier may generate the electromagnetic signals from the stored digitized waveforms using an analog-to-digital converter, and may compare the returned electromagnetic signals with one or more stored digital templates corresponding to different device manufacturers. The comparison may be performed using cross correlation. In another aspect, a portal device includes an identification subsystem for identifying the provider of a medical device, and a communication subsystem for establishing two-way communication a call center servicing medical devices from an identified provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Rodney P. Horton, John Anthony Pearce, Jonathan Walker Valvano