Patents by Inventor Neal E. Wiggermann

Neal E. Wiggermann 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: 12029480
    Abstract: A system includes a base, and an emitter including a light source operable to generate a beam of visible radiation. The beam of radiation impinges a substantially horizontal support surface at a location approximately three meters from the emitter when the base is disposed on the support surface and the emitter is supported by the base. The system also includes a vision screening device supported by the base, the vision screening device having a first display, and a second display opposite the first display and facing the location. The system further includes a controller operable to cause the second display to output an image included in a visual acuity examination based at least in part on generation of the visible beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal E. Wiggermann, Eric J. Laurin
  • Publication number: 20230114135
    Abstract: Various techniques for managing caregiver burnout risk. One exemplary method includes receiving, over one or more electronic communication networks from a plurality of clinical data sources in a clinical environment, data associated with a caregiver having a plurality of patients. The method includes calculating, by one or more processors based on the data associated with the caregiver, at least one of a workload burnout risk score, an emotional burnout risk score, and physical burnout risk score for the caregiver. The method includes calculating, by the one or more processors based on at least one of the workload burnout risk score, the emotional burnout risk score, and the physical burnout risk score for the caregiver, a burnout risk score for the caregiver. The method includes determining, by the one or more processers, that the burnout risk score is greater than a threshold, and generating a report based on a determination that the burnout risk score is greater than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Neal E. Wiggermann, Craig M. Meyerson, Jie Zhou, Lori A. Zapfe
  • Publication number: 20230046365
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving a 2D image of a 3D space from an optical camera, identifying, in the 2D image. A virtual image generated by an optical instrument refracting and/or reflecting the light is identified. The example method further includes identifying, in the 2D image, a first object depicting a subject disposed in the 3D space from a first direction extending from the optical camera to the subject and identifying, in the virtual image, a second object depicting the subject disposed in the 3D space from a second direction extending from the optical camera to the subject via the optical instrument, the second direction being different than the first direction. A 3D image depicting the subject based on the first object and the second object is generated. Alternatively, a location of the subject in the 3D space is determined based on the first object and the second object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Gene J. Wolfe, Susan A. Kayser, Neal E. Wiggermann, Sinan Batman, Ibne Soreefan
  • Publication number: 20230013233
    Abstract: Various techniques for determining risks to patients and care providers based on images are described herein. According to some examples, images of an individual in a clinical setting are identified. A risk that the individual will experience an adverse event, such as an injury, is calculated. An alert or report is output based on the risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Susan A. Kayser, Gene J. Wolfe, Neal E. Wiggermann, Timothy J. Receveur, Jie Zhou, Sinan Batman
  • Publication number: 20230015056
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving an input indicating intake information associated with a patient. Based on the input, the method further includes determining an initial discharge date and receiving mobility information associated with the patient. Based in part on the mobility information, the method further includes determining an estimated discharge date and a confidence metric associated with the estimated discharge date, determining that the estimated discharge date is later than the initial discharge date by more than a threshold period of time, and determining that the confidence metric is greater than a threshold metric. Based in part on the estimated discharge date being later than the initial discharge date by more than the threshold period of time and the confidence metric being greater than the threshold metric, the method further includes generating an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Dee Anna Kumpar, Neal E. Wiggermann, Karrie Ann Schwencer, Eugene G. Urrutia
  • Publication number: 20220230714
    Abstract: Various techniques for assisting care providers with workflows and handoffs are described. An example method includes identifying patient data that includes message data, electronic medical record (EMR) data, and sensor data. The message data includes at least one text, audio, or video message about a patient. The EMR data includes at least a portion of an EMR of the patient. The sensor data includes at least one image the patient detected by a camera mounted on a hospital bed on which the patient is supported. The example method further includes determining, based on the patient data, a condition of the patient and a task associated with the patient. A report including the condition of the patient and the task is generated and transmitted to a computing device associated with the care provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Sinan Batman, Dana E. Peco, Eugene G. Urrutia, Karrie Ann Schwencer, Neal E. Wiggermann, Lori A. Zapfe
  • Publication number: 20210345872
    Abstract: A system includes a base, and an emitter including a light source operable to generate a beam of visible radiation. The beam of radiation impinges a substantially horizontal support surface at a location approximately three meters from the emitter when the base is disposed on the support surface and the emitter is supported by the base. The system also includes a vision screening device supported by the base, the vision screening device having a first display, and a second display opposite the first display and facing the location. The system further includes a controller operable to cause the second display to output an image included in a visual acuity examination based at least in part on generation of the visible beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Neal E. Wiggermann, Eric J. Laurin
  • Publication number: 20210193294
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed towards a patient management system for selectively generating, storing, and/or sharing patient activity data. A patient management system may receive, at an activity device, patient activity data indicative of activities of a patient. The patient management system may determine a raw score for the patient based on the activity data. The patient management system may combine component scores associated with activities performed by the patient to determine the raw score. Further, the patient management system may determine that the raw score is greater than a score threshold, and generate an activity score based on determining that the raw score is greater than the score threshold. The patient management system may output the activity score to an electronic device, such as a clinician device and/or a device associated with the patient, determine trends associated with the activity score, and/or compare the activity score to a mobility protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Dee Anna Kumpar, Neal E. Wiggermann, Susan A. Kayser, Reyhaneh Sepehr, Karrie Ann Schwencer