Patents by Inventor Melissa M. Rhodes

Melissa M. Rhodes 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: 11471678
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for selection of a cardiac cycle, or heartbeat, from a plurality of cardiac cycles monitored over time. The cardiac cycle may be selected using various metrics including a single-cycle metric and a cycle-series metric. Further, the selected cardiac cycle may be used for further cardiac analysis (for example, to generate electrical activation times).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Subham Ghosh, D'Anne E. Kudlik, Karen J. Kleckner, Melissa M. Rhodes, Keelia Doyle
  • Publication number: 20190030331
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for selection of a cardiac cycle, or heartbeat, from a plurality of cardiac cycles monitored over time. The cardiac cycle may be selected using various metrics including a single-cycle metric and a cycle-series metric. Further, the selected cardiac cycle may be used for further cardiac analysis (for example, to generate electrical activation times).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Subham Ghosh, D'Anne E. Kudlik, Karen J. Kleckner, Melissa M. Rhodes, Keelia Doyle
  • Patent number: 8948868
    Abstract: The capability to suspend a patient alert relating to a monitored physiologic parameters addresses a need to selectively shut off a patient-alert signal or signals during the time a patient is being treated for an excursion in the parameter. Of course, in general a signal call attention to a patient's a potentially deleterious status or condition for which they should seek medical attention. Once a chronically-implanted monitoring device has detected or provided information about the parameter relative to a desired value, trend, or range and a clinician has been notified and intervened the alert signal is temporarily disabled for a predetermined period. That is, once the notification occurs and alert has served its purpose, the alert mechanism is selectively deactivated while the patient ostensibly begins to gradually correct the monitored physiologic parameter under a caregiver's direction and control. After which time, the alert will reactivate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Holly S. Vitense, Li Wang, Denise Dirnberger, Melissa M. Rhodes, Douglas A. Hettrick, Shantanu Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20120303085
    Abstract: The capability to suspend a patient alert relating to a monitored physiologic parameters addresses a need to selectively shut off a patient-alert signal or signals during the time a patient is being treated for an excursion in the parameter. Of course, in general a signal call attention to a patient's a potentially deleterious status or condition for which they should seek medical attention. Once a chronically-implanted monitoring device has detected or provided information about the parameter relative to a desired value, trend, or range and a clinician has been notified and intervened the alert signal is temporarily disabled for a predetermined period. That is, once the notification occurs and alert has served its purpose, the alert mechanism is selectively deactivated while the patient ostensibly begins to gradually correct the monitored physiologic parameter under a caregiver's direction and control. After which time, the alert will reactivate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Holly S. Vitense, Li Wang, Denise Dirnberger, Melissa M. Rhodes, Douglas A. Hettrick, Shantanu Sarkar
  • Publication number: 20080103530
    Abstract: The capability to suspend a patient alert relating to a monitored physiologic parameters addresses a need to selectively shut off a patient-alert signal or signals during the time a patient is being treated for an excursion in the parameter. Of course, in general a signal call attention to a patient's a potentially deleterious status or condition for which they should seek medical attention. Once a chronically-implanted monitoring device has detected or provided information about the parameter relative to a desired value, trend, or range and a clinician has been notified and intervened the alert signal is temporarily disabled for a predetermined period. That is, once the notification occurs and alert has served its purpose, the alert mechanism is selectively deactivated while the patient ostensibly begins to gradually correct the monitored physiologic parameter under a caregiver's direction and control. After which time, the alert will reactivate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Holly S. Vitense, Li Wang, Denise Dirnberger, Melissa M. Rhodes, Douglas A. Hettrick, Shantanu Sarkar