Patents by Inventor Nancy P. Pool

Nancy P. Pool 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).

  • Implantable medical device programmer module for use with existing clinical instrumentation
    Patent number: 7463930
    Abstract: An external programmer module adapted for physical and electrical connection to existing clinical monitoring and/or therapy instrumentation is provided for achieving bi-directional communication with an implantable medical device (IMD). The programmer module includes telemetry circuitry necessary for communicating with an IMD and a connector that allows electrical connection to a clinical instrument such as a patient monitor or external defibrillator. The connector is adapted to connect the programmer module with the power supply of the clinical instrument and may connect the programmer module with one or more features or subsystems of the clinical instrument, such as, a central processing system, a printer, an electronic storage medium, a user interface, a communications interface, or graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Housworth, Nancy P. Pool
  • Time syncrhonization of data
    Patent number: 7317941
    Abstract: A device external to an implantable medical device (IMD) is provided with an accurate reference clock. The programmer receives time data from the IMD and compares that data to time data from the reference clock. Based on this comparison, the programmer determines how much a clock within the IMD is drifting per unit of time. A correction factor is generated so that data received from the IMD can then be correlated to the correct reference time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles R. Stomberg, John M. Kruse, Nancy P. Pool, Gregory J. Haubrich
  • Implantable medical device programmer module for use with existing clinical instrumentation
    Publication number: 20040225337
    Abstract: An external programmer module adapted for physical and electrical connection to existing clinical monitoring and/or therapy instrumentation is provided for achieving bi-directional communication with an implantable medical device (IMD). The programmer module includes telemetry circuitry necessary for communicating with an IMD and a connector that allows electrical connection to a clinical instrument such as a patient monitor or external defibrillator. The connector is adapted to connect the programmer module with the power supply of the clinical instrument and may connect the programmer module with one or more features or subsystems of the clinical instrument, such as, a central processing system, a printer, an electronic storage medium, a user interface, a communications interface, or graphical display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Housworth, Nancy P. Pool