Patents by Inventor Keith A. Batchelder

Keith A. Batchelder 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: 11937900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact monitoring and communication with other medical monitoring devices. Systems and methods are described for receiving a video signal of a medical monitoring device that is outputting a light signal, identifying the light signal emitted by the medical monitoring device from the video signal, decoding information from the light signal, and determining a communication from the decoded information related to a patient being monitored or the medical monitoring device itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Paul S. Addison, Keith Batchelder
  • Publication number: 20230103406
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for calibrating for errors dependent upon spectral characteristics of tissue for a medical device by estimating a spectral characteristic of tissue providing error due to scattering or absorption of emitted light based upon operating the sensor in reflectance mode to generate a first SpO2 reading and estimating error due to spectral characteristics of skin therefrom, operating the sensor in transmissive mode to generate a second SpO2 reading, and applying a correction to a pulse oximetry transmissive mode measurement to correct for the error dependent upon the estimated spectral characteristic of tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher J. Meehan, Jacob D. Dove, Chekema N. Prince, Scott J. Mcgonigle, Keith A. Batchelder, David M. VandeRiet, Linden A. Reustle
  • Publication number: 20230103378
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for correcting for errors dependent upon spectral characteristics of tissue for a medical device by estimating a spectral characteristic of tissue providing error due to scattering or absorption of emitted light based upon a ratio of measurements for a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Scott J. Mcgonigle, Jacob D. Dove, Clark R. Baker, JR., Keith A. Batchelder, Christopher J. Meehan, David M. VandeRiet, Chekema N. Prince, Linden A. Reustle
  • Patent number: 11298076
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Publication number: 20210153746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact monitoring and communication with other medical monitoring devices. Systems and methods are described for receiving a video signal of a medical monitoring device that is outputting a light signal, identifying the light signal emitted by the medical monitoring device from the video signal, decoding information from the light signal, and determining a communication from the decoded information related to a patient being monitored or the medical monitoring device itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Paul S. ADDISON, Keith BATCHELDER
  • Patent number: 10939824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact monitoring and communication with other medical monitoring devices. Systems and methods are described for receiving a video signal of a medical monitoring device that is outputting a light signal, identifying the light signal emitted by the medical monitoring device from the video signal, decoding information from the light signal, and determining a communication from the decoded information related to a patient being monitored or the medical monitoring device itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Paul S. Addison, Keith Batchelder
  • Publication number: 20190142274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact monitoring and communication with other medical monitoring devices. Systems and methods are described for receiving a video signal of a medical monitoring device that is outputting a light signal, identifying the light signal emitted by the medical monitoring device from the video signal, decoding information from the light signal, and determining a communication from the decoded information related to a patient being monitored or the medical monitoring device itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Paul S. Addison, Keith Batchelder
  • Publication number: 20180368759
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: 10076276
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: 9993208
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a system and method capable of detecting and graphically indicating physiologic patterns in patient data. For example, present embodiments may include a monitoring system that includes a monitor capable of receiving input relating to patient physiological parameters and storing historical data related to the parameters. Additionally, the monitoring system may include a screen capable of displaying the historical data corresponding to the patient physiological parameters. Further, the monitoring system may include a pattern detection feature capable of analyzing the historical data to detect a physiologic pattern in a segment of the historical data and capable of initiating a graphical indication of the segment on the screen when the physiologic pattern is present in the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott Amundson, Mark Brecht
  • Patent number: 9357953
    Abstract: Various embodiments may provide methods and systems capable of evaluating physiological parameter data. The methods and systems may include monitoring a patient to produce a signal comprising a sequence of numerical values for blood oxygen saturation over a time period. The signal may be analyzed to identify two or more desaturation patterns within the time period, and at least two numerical differences are calculated between the desaturation patterns. A saturation pattern detection index may be calculated using the numerical differences between the desaturation patterns. The saturation pattern detection index may be used to provide an indication of a physiological condition. Other embodiments may provide a medical device that may be used to evaluate physical parameter data according to the techniques described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder, Paul Mannheimer
  • Publication number: 20160058396
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a system and method capable of detecting and graphically indicating physiologic patterns in patient data. For example, present embodiments may include a monitoring system that includes a monitor capable of receiving input relating to patient physiological parameters and storing historical data related to the parameters. Additionally, the monitoring system may include a screen capable of displaying the historical data corresponding to the patient physiological parameters. Further, the monitoring system may include a pattern detection feature capable of analyzing the historical data to detect a physiologic pattern in a segment of the historical data and capable of initiating a graphical indication of the segment on the screen when the physiologic pattern is present in the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott Amundson, Mark Brecht
  • Publication number: 20150342541
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: 9107635
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Publication number: 20150018653
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Publication number: 20140275887
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for analyzing a physiological respiratory signal in order to monitor respiratory depression events. In certain embodiments, respiratory depression is monitored by extracting a respiratory signal from a photoplethysmograph (“PPG”) signal, identifying a morphological characteristic of the respiratory signal, and generating a respiratory condition signal. In certain embodiments, an alarm and therapeutic intervention strategy are triggered upon determination of respiratory depression event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott McGonigle, James N. Watson, Andrew M. Cassidy, Paul S. Addison
  • Publication number: 20140235983
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a system and method capable of detecting and graphically indicating physiologic patterns in patient data. For example, present embodiments may include a monitoring system that includes a monitor capable of receiving input relating to patient physiological parameters and storing historical data related to the parameters. Additionally, the monitoring system may include a screen capable of displaying the historical data corresponding to the patient physiological parameters. Further, the monitoring system may include a pattern detection feature capable of analyzing the historical data to detect a physiologic pattern in a segment of the historical data and capable of initiating a graphical indication of the segment on the screen when the physiologic pattern is present in the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott Amundson, Mark Brecht
  • Patent number: 8781753
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may include systems and methods for evaluating physiological parameter data. Embodiments of methods may include monitoring a patient to produce a signal comprising a sequence of numerical values for a physiological parameter over a time period, calculating an index from the signal, comparing the index to a reported index, and if the index is greater than the reported index, setting the reported index to the value of the index. Embodiments of methods may include calculating a modulation of the signal, comparing the modulation to a previous value of the modulation to identity a trend in the modulation and if the trend corresponds to an undesirable condition, using a first function to increase the reported index. Embodiments of methods may include providing an indication of a physiological status based on the reported index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: 8750953
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: D736250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott Amundson, Mark Brecht