Patents by Inventor Keith Ward

Keith Ward 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: 11076782
    Abstract: A regional oximetry system has a display and at least one processor causing a plurality of views to be displayed on the display, each configured to occupy at least a portion of the display. The views are adapted to present data responsive to at least one physiological signal. A first sensor port is configured to receive at least a first physiological signal representative of a regional tissue oxygenation level, and a second sensor port is configured to receive at least a second physiological signal representative of an arterial oxygen saturation level. One view presents a first trend graph of the first physiological signal and a second trend graph of the second physiological signal. An area between the first trend graph and the second trend graph can include a differential analysis of regional-to-central oxygen saturation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Keith Ward Indorf, Faisal Kashif
  • Publication number: 20210212640
    Abstract: A patient monitoring system can have a display screen or potion thereof with graphic user interface for displaying indications of a patient's oxygen state. The indications can include the patient's SpO2, dissolved oxygen index, and/or an increasing or decreasing trend of dissolved oxygen index. The displays of oxygen state indications can be compact, and/or able to provide direct visual information to a user of various aspects of the patient's oxygen state. The display elements can be used to represent any other physiological parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Prashanth Rengaswamy Chandran, Anand Sampath, Keith Ward Indorf, Sebastian T. Frey, Bilal Muhsin
  • Publication number: 20210145300
    Abstract: A portable spot-check system configured to assess the validity of a measured physiological parameter. The spot-check device can take into consideration a variety of factors to determine whether a valid measurement exists. For instance, the considerations can include signal stability, interference, signal IQ, patient movement, sensor position, timing of that measurement, comparison to previous or acceptable measurements, cancellation of measurement by the patient, confidence of the measurement, etc. The spot-check device can track a number of valid measurements. In some instances, the spot-check device is configured to provide a specified number of available measurements. If a valid measurement is recorded, the spot-check device can decrement the remaining number of available measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Keith Ward Indorf, Sebastian T. Frey, Bilal Muhsin, Prashanth Rengaswamy Chandran, Mihir Chinchalkar, Prashanth Iyengar
  • Publication number: 20210128078
    Abstract: An overdose of opioids can cause the user to stop breathing, resulting in death. A physiological monitoring system monitors respiration based on oxygen saturation readings from a fingertip pulse oximeter in communication with a smart mobile device and sends opioid monitoring information from the smart mobile device to an opioid overdose monitoring service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Massi Joe E. Kiani, Bilal Muhsin, Ammar Al-Ali, Keith Ward Indorf, Omar Ahmed, Jerome Novak, Walter M. Weber
  • Patent number: 10987066
    Abstract: A patient monitoring system can have a display screen or portion thereof with graphic user interface for displaying indications of a patient's oxygen state. The indications can include the patient's SpO2, dissolved oxygen index, and/or an increasing or decreasing trend of dissolved oxygen index. The displays of oxygen state indications can be compact, and/or able to provide direct visual information to a user of various aspects of the patient's oxygen state. The display elements can be used to represent any other physiological parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Prashanth Rengaswamy Chandran, Anand Sampath, Keith Ward Indorf, Sebastian T. Frey, Bilal Muhsin
  • Patent number: 10991135
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a medical monitoring hub as the center of monitoring for a monitored patient. The hub is configured to receive and process a plurality of physiological parameters associated with the patient. The hub includes advanced analytical presentation views configured to provide timely, clinically-relevant, actionable information to care providers. In certain embodiments, the monitoring hub stores and is able to replay previously presented data reflective of the patient's condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Keith Ward Indorf, Swapnil Sudhir Harsule, Ronald Keith Rumbaugh, II, Kun Han Kim
  • Publication number: 20210117525
    Abstract: A physiological patient monitoring system with a healthcare professional-facing interface is disclosed. The healthcare professional interface may only display by default the most critical non-confidential patient information. To access the full range of features in the system, clinicians can unlock the device. Once unlocked, clinicians can access all of a patient's treatment history, and all the data may be consolidated and presented intuitively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Massi Joe E. Kiani, Bilal Muhsin, Ammar Al-Ali, Nicholas Evan Barker, Chad A. DeJong, Omar Ahmed, Keith Ward Indorf, Steve Coon
  • Publication number: 20210118581
    Abstract: A physiological patient monitoring system with a patient-facing interface is disclosed. The patient interface can be used by the patient to communicate with hospital staff without actually requesting attendance and can request attendance for specific purposes. The patient interface may also track patient treatment and inform patients of the details of their treatments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Massi Joe E. Kiani, Bilal Muhsin, Ammar Al-Ali, Nicholas Evan Barker, Chad A. DeJong, Omar Ahmed, Keith Ward Indorf, Steve Coon
  • Patent number: 10969313
    Abstract: A lap shear test fixture and method of use to test the performance of the weld interface in welded thermoplastic composite parts such as infrared welded or resistive implant welded or adhesive bonded composite parts. The specimens to be tested are provided from production-ready parts with typical geometry. The test fixture has at least two aligned blocks with at least two lateral support blocks that operably hold the specimen including two welded substrates. The test is performed in compression-mode at a predetermined crosshead speed until the maximum load produced by a universal testing machine makes the weld interface between the two thermoplastic substrates fail in shear mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.
    Inventors: Marius Chitu, Alexis Baltazar y Jimenez, Steven J. Mori, Keith Ward
  • Patent number: 10939878
    Abstract: An overdose of opioids can cause the user to stop breathing, resulting in death. A physiological monitoring system monitors respiration based on oxygen saturation readings from a fingertip pulse oximeter in communication with a smart mobile device and sends opioid monitoring information from the smart mobile device to an opioid overdose monitoring service. The opioid overdose monitoring service notifies a first set of contacts when the opioid monitoring information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Massi Joe E. Kiani, Bilal Muhsin, Ammar Al-Ali, Keith Ward Indorf, Omar Ahmed, Jerome Novak, Walter M. Weber
  • Patent number: 10932729
    Abstract: An overdose of opioids can cause the user to stop breathing, resulting in death. A physiological monitoring system monitors respiration based on oxygen saturation readings from a fingertip pulse oximeter in communication with a smart mobile device and sends opioid monitoring information from the smart mobile device to an opioid overdose monitoring service. The opioid overdose monitoring service notifies a first set of contacts when the opioid monitoring information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Massi Joe E. Kiani, Bilal Muhsin, Ammar Al-Ali, Keith Ward Indorf, Omar Ahmed, Jerome Novak, Walter M. Weber
  • Publication number: 20210000431
    Abstract: This disclosure describes example alarm notification systems that can enable a clinician to respond to an alarm notification received via a computing device, which may have more advanced functionality than a pager. The clinician device may be a mobile device, such as a cellphone or smartphone, tablet, laptop, personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like. The clinician device may communicate with a remote server to obtain patient data generated by a patient device at the point-of-care (such as a bedside device or patient-worn monitor). This patient data may be continuous monitoring data for one or more patients. A mobile application (optionally a browser application) on the clinician device can enable the clinician to view continuous monitoring data for multiple patients, as well as view and respond to alarms and alerts, all from the clinician device, regardless of location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Omar Ahmed, Bilal Muhsin, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Keith Ward Indorf, Sebastian T. Frey
  • Publication number: 20200405226
    Abstract: An overdose of opioids can cause the user to stop breathing, resulting in death. A physiological monitoring system monitors respiration based on oxygen saturation readings from a fingertip pulse oximeter in communication with a smart mobile device and sends opioid monitoring information from the smart mobile device to an opioid overdose monitoring service. The opioid overdose monitoring service notifies a first set of contacts when the opioid monitoring information indicates a non-distress stats and notifies a second set of contact when the opioid monitoring information indicates an overdose event. The notification can be a phone call or text message to a specified person, emergency personnel, or first responders, and can include the location of the smart mobile device. The smart mobile device can also include the location of the nearest treatment center having emergency medication used in treating opioid overdose, such as naloxone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Massi Joe E. Kiani, Bilal Muhsin, Ammar Al-Ali, Keith Ward Indorf, Omar Ahmed, Jerome Novak, Walter M. Weber, Tao Leopold Levy
  • Patent number: 10856750
    Abstract: A portable spot-check system configured to assess the validity of a measured physiological parameter. The spot-check device can take into consideration a variety of factors to determine whether a valid measurement exists. For instance, the considerations can include signal stability, interference, signal IQ, patient movement, sensor position, timing of that measurement, comparison to previous or acceptable measurements, cancellation of measurement by the patient, confidence of the measurement, etc. The spot-check device can track a number of valid measurements. In some instances, the spot-check device is configured to provide a specified number of available measurements. If a valid measurement is recorded, the spot-check device can decrement the remaining number of available measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Ward Indorf, Sebastian T. Frey, Bilal Muhsin, Prashanth Rengaswamy Chandran, Mihir Chinchalkar, Prashanth Iyengar
  • Publication number: 20200310634
    Abstract: A physiological monitor touchscreen interface presents interface constructs on a touchscreen display that are particularly adapted to finger gestures so to change at least one of a physiological monitor operating characteristic and a physiological touchscreen display characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Bilal Muhsin, Keith Ward Indorf
  • Patent number: 10667764
    Abstract: This disclosure describes example alarm notification systems that can enable a clinician to respond to an alarm notification received via a computing device, which may have more advanced functionality than a pager. The clinician device may be a mobile device, such as a cellphone or smartphone, tablet, laptop, personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like. The clinician device may communicate with a remote server to obtain patient data generated by a patient device at the point-of-care (such as a bedside device or patient-worn monitor). This patient data may be continuous monitoring data for one or more patients. A mobile application (optionally a browser application) on the clinician device can enable the clinician to view continuous monitoring data for multiple patients, as well as view and respond to alarms and alerts, all from the clinician device, regardless of location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Omar Ahmed, Bilal Muhsin, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Keith Ward Indorf, Sebastian T. Frey
  • Patent number: D916135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith Ward Indorf, Sungwhan Cha, Sebastian T. Frey, Hyejin Cho, Ammar Al-Ali
  • Patent number: D917550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith Ward Indorf, Sungwhan Cha, Sebastian T. Frey, Hyejin Cho, Ammar Al-Ali
  • Patent number: D917564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith Ward Indorf, Sungwhan Cha, Sebastian T. Frey, Hyejin Cho, Ammar Al-Ali
  • Patent number: D925597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Prashanth Rengaswamy Chandran, Anand Sampath, Keith Ward Indorf, Sebastian T. Frey, Bilal Muhsin