Patents by Inventor Lari E. Shreffler

Lari E. Shreffler 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).

  • On demand help/in-service for a medical device
    Patent number: 8808178
    Abstract: The invention is a medical monitor including an electronic circuit configured to receive a signal from the physiological sensor. A microcomputer configured to process the signal from the physiological sensor generates a value representative of the physiological parameter. The microcomputer is also configured to cause the medical monitor to display an in-service help screen on a display on the medical monitor in response to a detection of a predetermined number of out of range values of the physiological parameter. The microcomputer can also be configured to process a second signal from a second sensor representative of a second parameter and the microcomputer configured to cause the medical monitor to display an in-service help screen on a display on the medical monitor in response to a detection of a predetermined number of out of range values of the second parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Lane, Suzanne Abate Gunter, Alisa J. Robinson, James M. Robinson, Lari E. Shreffler, Shawn C. St. Pierre
  • QUALITY MEASUREMENTS REPORTING FOR PATIENT CARE
    Publication number: 20120130197
    Abstract: A method for assisting a caregiver to satisfy one or more quality measures includes: selecting a quality measure; presenting, by a medical device, a first requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver; identifying, by the medical device, when the first requirement is satisfied; presenting a second requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver; identifying when the second requirement is satisfied; and selecting a billing code associated with the quality measure. Additional quality measures and/or requirements can also be addressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: WELCH ALLYN, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Kugler, Suzanne A. Gunter, John A. Lane, Lari E. Shreffler, Robert J. Corona, JR., Brian J. Buys
  • ON DEMAND HELP/IN-SERVICE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090275805
    Abstract: The invention is a medical monitor including an electronic circuit configured to receive a signal from the physiological sensor. A microcomputer configured to process the signal from the physiological sensor generates a value representative of the physiological parameter. The microcomputer is also configured to cause the medical monitor to display an in-service help screen on a display on the medical monitor in response to a detection of a predetermined number of out of range values of the physiological parameter. The microcomputer can also be configured to process a second signal from a second sensor representative of a second parameter and the microcomputer configured to cause the medical monitor to display an in-service help screen on a display on the medical monitor in response to a detection of a predetermined number of out of range values of the second parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Lane, Suzanne Abate Gunter, Alisa J. Robinson, James M. Robinson, Lari E. Shreffler, Shawn C. St. Pierre