Patents by Inventor Michelle Merrill

Michelle Merrill 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: 20230181352
    Abstract: A patient temperature control system is disclosed that includes a heat exchange system configured to heat or cool a fluid, a circulating pump configured to circulate the fluid through the heat exchanger and at least one interconnectable pad and a control one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon logic. The logic, when executed by the one or more processors, causes operations including initiation of a targeted temperature management therapy, obtaining of measurements from fluid temperature sensors, a volumetric flow rate sensor and a patient temperature sensor, determining a level of patient heat generation based on one or more of the obtained measurements, and transmitting, via one or more wireless signals, data indicating the level of patient heat generation to a network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Marc E. Voorhees, Michelle Merrill, Karine Rastatter
  • Patent number: 10758705
    Abstract: An improved medical procedure or catheterization tray included in an improved medical procedure or catheterization package. The improved medical procedure or catheterization tray is intuitively arranged and includes instructions printed thereon to improve the medical procedure or catheterization implementation and results. In one example, a catheterization package and catheterization tray has a layout and/or arrangement of components that may help reduce CAUTI rates by facilitating ease of use and aiding in proper aseptic technique during insertion. The medical procedure or catheterization package and/or medical procedure or catheterization tray may include various implements, compartments, and components necessary and/or helpful to the medical procedure or catheterization, including, for example, improved swabs and an improved compartment for holding the swabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jason I. Glithero, Scott Robirds, Adam Silver, Peter Curry, Salvatore Privitera, Robin J. Hanson, David Icenogle, Fung Bor Chen, Grace Powers, Stacey Hodges, Russell Riescher, Michelle Merrill, Gregory Mann, Johnathan Johnson, Sarah Skelton
  • Publication number: 20160228676
    Abstract: An improved medical procedure or catheterization tray included in an improved medical procedure or catheterization package. The improved medical procedure or catheterization tray is intuitively arranged and includes instructions printed thereon to improve the medical procedure or catheterization implementation and results. In one example, a catheterization package and catheterization tray has a layout and/or arrangement of components that may help reduce CAUTI rates by facilitating ease of use and aiding in proper aseptic technique during insertion. The medical procedure or catheterization package and/or medical procedure or catheterization tray may include various implements, compartments, and components necessary and/or helpful to the medical procedure or catheterization, including, for example, improved swabs and an improved compartment for holding the swabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jason I. Glithero, Scott Robirds, Adam Silver, Peter Curry, Salvatore Privitera, Robin J. Hanson, David Icenogle, Fungbor Chen, Grace Powers, Stacey Hodges, Russell Riescher, Michelle Merrill, Gregory Mann