Patents by Inventor Michelle L. Hodge

Michelle L. Hodge 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: 20160058350
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to maintaining sensor quality standards and/or preventing improper remanufacture of sensors, such as pulse oximetry sensors. Present embodiments may include a system that includes a biometric measurement device configured to obtain biometric data of a patient and a pulse oximetry sensor configured to obtain physiological data from a patient. The pulse oximetry sensor may include a memory device configured to receive and to store biometric data obtained during an initial reading of the patient by the biometric measurement device. The system may include a processor configured to obtain subsequent biometric data from the biometric device, to compare the subsequent biometric data to the biometric data obtained during the initial reading, and to prevent the pulse oximetry sensor from obtaining physiological data if the subsequent biometric data does not correspond to the biometric data obtained during the initial reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Casey V. Medina, Charles Haisley, Michelle L. Hodge
  • Patent number: 9010634
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to maintaining sensor quality standards and/or preventing improper remanufacture of sensors, such as pulse oximetry sensors. Present embodiments may include a system for facilitating the monitoring of physiologic conditions that includes an optical reader configured to translate an optical machine-readable representation of data associated with a patient into electronic data, a memory device configured to receive and store the electronic data after an initial reading of the machine-readable representation of data by the optical reader, and a processor configured to associate the electronic data with historical data obtained from the patient and limit access to the historical data based on whether the optical reader provides matching electronic data based on a subsequently read optical machine-readable representation of data when predefined conditions are met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Casey V. Medina, Charles Haisley, Michelle L. Hodge
  • Patent number: 8805465
    Abstract: A multisystem sensor is disclosed that includes a first sensor subsystem and a second sensor subsystem. The multisystem sensor includes a sensor body having both sensor subsystems. The first sensor subsystem may monitor a first physiological characteristic and the second sensor subsystem may monitor a second physiological characteristic. The sensor body may include an isolating portion configured to isolate the first sensor subsystem and the second sensor subsystem. The sensor body and/or isolating portion may include refractive components and/or filters to prevent interference between sensor subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Michelle L. Hodge, Casey V. Medina, Paul D. Mannheimer
  • Patent number: 8505821
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to maintaining sensor quality standards and/or preventing improper remanufacture of sensors, such as pulse oximetry sensors. Present embodiments may include a sensor that includes an optical machine-readable representation of data included on the sensor and/or packaged therewith, and an information element configured to store data corresponding to the data represented by the optical machine-readable representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Casey V. Medina, Charles Haisley, Michelle L. Hodge
  • Publication number: 20120136223
    Abstract: A multisystem sensor is disclosed that includes a first sensor subsystem and a second sensor subsystem. The multisystem sensor includes a sensor body having both sensor subsystems. The first sensor subsystem may monitor a first physiological characteristic and the second sensor subsystem may monitor a second physiological characteristic. The sensor body may include an isolating portion configured to isolate the first sensor subsystem and the second sensor subsystem. The sensor body and/or isolating portion may include refractive components and/or filters to prevent interference between sensor subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Michelle L. Hodge, Casey V. Medina, Paul D. Mannheimer
  • Publication number: 20100327057
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to maintaining sensor quality standards and/or preventing improper remanufacture of sensors, such as pulse oximetry sensors. Present embodiments may include a system for facilitating the monitoring of physiologic conditions that includes an optical reader configured to translate an optical machine-readable representation of data associated with a patient into electronic data, a memory device configured to receive and store the electronic data after an initial reading of the machine-readable representation of data by the optical reader, and a processor configured to associate the electronic data with historical data obtained from the patient and limit access to the historical data based on whether the optical reader provides matching electronic data based on a subsequently read optical machine-readable representation of data when predefined conditions are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Casey V. Medina, Charles Haisley, Michelle L. Hodge
  • Publication number: 20100327063
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to maintaining sensor quality standards and/or preventing improper remanufacture of sensors, such as pulse oximetry sensors. Present embodiments may include a sensor that includes an optical machine-readable representation of data included on the sensor and/or packaged therewith, and an information element configured to store data corresponding to the data represented by the optical machine-readable representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Casey V. Medina, Charles Haisley, Michelle L. Hodge
  • Publication number: 20100328034
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to maintaining sensor quality standards and/or preventing improper remanufacture of sensors, such as pulse oximetry sensors. Present embodiments may include a system for facilitating the monitoring of physiologic conditions that includes a biometric measurement device configured to translate a unique biological feature of a patient into electronic data, a memory device configured to receive and store the electronic data after an initial reading of the unique biological feature by the biometric measurement device, and a processor configured limit access to the memory based on whether the biometric measurement device provides subsequent electronic data matching the electronic data from the initial reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Casey V. Medina, Charles Haisley, Michelle L. Hodge