Patents by Inventor Mary L Pfeffer

Mary L Pfeffer 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).

  • Publication number: 20230014078
    Abstract: An example patient scheduling system can include: at least one processor; and system memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to: provide a schedule for a patient, the schedule defining care items associated with the patient; allow for acceptance of a patient care activity; and notify a caregiver and the patient of changes to the patient care activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Susan Kayser, Karrie Browne, Dee Anne Kumpar, Mary L. Pfeffer, Jennifer Marie Rizzo, Eugene Urrutia, Neal Wiggermann, Jie Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220367043
    Abstract: An example method includes outputting, by an output device, a first Graphical User Interface (GUI) associated with a patient. A font size of the first GUI is adjusted based on a position of the patient. Based on determining that a position of a care provider is within the threshold distance of the output device or within the room associated with the patient, outputting, by the output device, the second GUI being different than the first GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Susan A. Kayser, Lori A. Zapfe, Kelli F. Rempel, Michael S. Hood, Georg Köllner, Sinan Batman, Jennifer Marie Rizzo, Mary L Pfeffer, Jie Zhou, Nuno M Azeredo, Mary Markham-Feagins
  • Publication number: 20220331180
    Abstract: A microclimate management system including a person support surface including one or more sensors, a fluid supply device coupled to an inlet of the person support surface and configured to supply fluid to an outlet the person support surface, and a controller configured to detect an inlet condition value at the inlet of the person support surface, detect an outlet condition value at the outlet of the person support surface, determine a difference between the inlet condition value and the outlet condition value, and transmit a first alert in response to determining that a rate of change of the difference between the inlet condition value and the outlet condition value is below a lower condition threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Wiggermann, Kathryn Smith, Frank Sauser, Susan Kayser, Mary L. Pfeffer
  • Publication number: 20220323715
    Abstract: An example system for assessing catheterization risk can include: a processor; and memory with instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive information relating to a current state of a patient; perform an assessment of risk associated with catheterization of the patient; and provide a recommendation for the catheterization based upon the assessment of risk
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Susan Kayser, Mary L. Pfeffer, Jennifer Marie Rizzo
  • Publication number: 20220202354
    Abstract: A monitoring system for tracking pressure related injury risk includes a support apparatus with a controller and communication circuitry configured to communicate via a communication network. A control unit is configured to communicate with at least one of a remote server and the support apparatus via the communication network. The control unit is configured to determine at least one of a risk status and a risk score for developing a pressure injury in response to communication from the at least one of the remote server and the support apparatus, determine at least one contributing risk factor for developing the pressure injury, and generate a notification configured to be communicated to a user interface assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Susan Kayser, Marion Le Gall, Jie Zhou, Mary L. Pfeffer, Jennifer M. Rizzo
  • Publication number: 20220208318
    Abstract: A mobility management system receives movement data from sensors that detect movements of a patient resting in a patient support apparatus and movement data from one or more mobility detection devices that detect movement of the patient when the patient exits the patient support apparatus. The system determines a mobility status based on at least the movement data received from the patient support apparatus and the one or more mobility detection devices, and adjusts a care protocol for the patient based on the mobility status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Sinan Batman, Karrie Browne, Michael Hood, Susan Kayser, Georg Köllner, Dee Kumpar, Mary Markham-Feagins, Dana Peco, Mary L. Pfeffer, Kelli F. Rempel, Eugene Urrutia, Neal Wiggermann, Lori Ann Zapfe
  • Publication number: 20220108447
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed towards a patient management system for analyzing images of wounds and tracking the progression of wounds over time. In some examples, a computing device of the patient management system receives an image, and determines that the image depicts a wound. The computing device inputs the image into a machine-learned model trained to classify wounds, and receives, from the machine-learned model, a classification of the wound. The computing device may then display the classification of the wound in a user interface. Additionally, the patient management system may train a machine-learned model to classify wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Susan A. Kayser, Jennifer Marie Rizzo, Mary L Pfeffer, Jie Zhou, Nuno M Azeredo, Marion Le Gall