Patents by Inventor Larry Nygaard

Larry Nygaard 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).

  • Assessing medical electrode condition
    Publication number: 20050277991
    Abstract: The invention presents an apparatus and techniques for determining whether a medical electrode, such as a defibrillation electrode coupled to an automated external defibrillator, is in a condition for replacement. The determination can be made as a function of one or more data. In one exemplary embodiment, the determination is a function of one or more measurements of an impedance of a hydrogel bridge in a test module. In another exemplary embodiment, the determination is a function of one or more environmental condition data from one or more environmental sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Kevin Covey, Thomas McGrath, Joseph Sullivan, Larry Nygaard, Richard Nova