Patents by Inventor Rafi Ravid
Rafi Ravid 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).
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Patent number: 11883136Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for measuring time-varying radar cross section (RCS) of an artery of a patient, which may be used to determine blood pressure of a patient. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided which comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver for generating RF waves, and at least one sensor configured for positioning on or adjacent the skin of a patient, and at least one of transmitting the RF waves into tissue of the patient and receiving RF wave reflections from at least one artery located within the tissue. The apparatus may further comprise a processor having computer instructions operating thereon configured to cause the processor to determine an RF arterial pulse waveform based on the received RF wave reflections. The time-varying radar cross section (RCS) comprises the RF arterial pulse waveform. This may be in turn correlated to blood pressure of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: ZOLL Medical Israel Ltd.Inventors: Rafi Ravid, Uriel Weinstein
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Patent number: 11872012Abstract: Some embodiments of the current disclosure are directed toward physiological monitoring of patients, and more particularly, systems, devices and methods for physiological monitoring of patients with a continuous or near-continuous transmission and analysis of monitored physiological data during the monitoring process. In some embodiments, a physiological patient monitoring system is provided which includes a physiological monitoring device which comprises a housing disposed on a patch, and the patch is configured for removable attachment to or proximate the skin of a patient, the housing including at least one memory. Antenna disposed on the housing transmit radio-frequency (RF) waves towards a targeted portion of an internal tissue of the patient and receive reflected RF waves from the internal tissue. RF circuitry in communication with the at least one memory perform an RF-based measurement of a lung fluid level of the patient during a predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: ZOLL Medical Israel Ltd.Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Rafi Ravid, David Meshulam, Roman Vaistikh, Leonid Bekman, Noa Graf, Ronen Eldar, Daniel Quartler, Arkadi Averboukh, Vered Cohen Sharvit
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Publication number: 20240008792Abstract: Some embodiments of the current disclosure are directed toward cardiac diagnosis and/or arrhythmia monitoring, and more particularly, systems, devices and methods for arrhythmia monitoring with a trained classifier including at least one neural network. In some embodiments, an external heart monitoring device may include a plurality ECG electrodes to sense surface ECG activity, ECG processing circuitry to process the surface ECG activity to provide at least one ECG signal, a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a rhythm change classifier comprising at least one neural network, and at least one processor to receive the ECG signal(s), detect with the rhythm change classifier time data corresponding to a predetermined rhythm change in the ECG signal(s), determine based on the detected time data at least one ECG signal portion corresponding to the predetermined rhythm change, and transmit the at least one determined ECG signal portion to a remote computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Jacob Hecht, Rafi Ravid, David Meshulam, Vered Cohen Sharvit, Arkadi Averboukh
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Patent number: 11813065Abstract: Some embodiments of the current disclosure are directed toward cardiac diagnosis and/or arrhythmia monitoring, and more particularly, systems, devices and methods for arrhythmia monitoring with a trained classifier including at least one neural network. In some embodiments, an external heart monitoring device may include a plurality ECG electrodes to sense surface ECG activity, ECG processing circuitry to process the surface ECG activity to provide at least one ECG signal, a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a rhythm change classifier comprising at least one neural network, and at least one processor to receive the ECG signal(s), detect with the rhythm change classifier time data corresponding to a predetermined rhythm change in the ECG signal(s), determine based on the detected time data at least one ECG signal portion corresponding to the predetermined rhythm change, and transmit the at least one determined ECG signal portion to a remote computer system.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ZOLL Medical Israel Ltd.Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Rafi Ravid, David Meshulam, Vered Cohen Sharvit, Arkadi Averboukh, Jacob Hecht
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Publication number: 20230137521Abstract: A patient monitoring system for use in either a patch mode or a holster mode for monitoring physiological data of a patient includes a multi-mode sensor configured to continuously and/or intermittently acquire the physiological data from the patient in the least two modes and to transmit the acquired physiological data to a remote location and/or record the acquired physiological data in an internal memory, the physiological data including one or more of patient electrocardiogram (ECG) data, patient posture, patient movement, radio-frequency (RF) based physiological data, body temperature, and/or patient respiration; an attachment mechanism disposed on the multi-mode sensor, the attachment mechanism configured to removably connect the multi-mode sensor to either a holster and associated monitoring cables worn by the patient or a patch worn by the patient; at least one electrical contact disposed on the multi-mode sensor, the at least one electrical contact configured to engage a counterpart electrical contactType: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Arkadi Averboukh, Danny Koifman, Rafi Ravid, Aviv Rottenberg, Lior Sela, Leonid Bekman, David Meshulam
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Publication number: 20220304584Abstract: Medical monitoring systems and techniques for remote monitoring of RF-based and light-based physiological information of a patient are provided. A system as disclosed herein includes an RF transmitter configured to be placed on a predetermined location of the patient and an RF receiver and associated circuitry configured to provide RF sensor signals including information about an RF-based aortic region waveform. The system includes at least one light source configured to be placed on the predetermined location and a light sensor and associated light sensor circuitry configured to provide light sensor signals including information about a light-based arterial waveform. The system includes a processor configured to determine a first fiducial point on the RF-based aortic region waveform, determine a second fiducial point on the light-based arterial waveform, determine a time difference parameter between the fiducial points, and determine at least a pulse wave velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Kent J. Volosin, Rafi Ravid
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Publication number: 20220183607Abstract: A cardiac monitoring system for displaying contextual biometric information for arrhythmia events occurring in a patient is provided. The system includes a cardiac sensor configured to be coupled to the patient. The cardiac sensor is configured to transmit ECG signals and motion signals to a remote server. The remote server is in communication with the cardiac sensor and further in communication with a user interface. The remote server includes a database implemented in a non-transitory memory and a processor in communication with the database. The processor is configured to store the ECG signals and the motion signals in the database and identify an arrhythmia event based on the received ECG signals. The processor is also configured to determine, based on the motion signals, contextual biometric information of the patient for the arrhythmia event and display, on the user interface, the arrhythmia event with the contextual biometric information of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Kent J. Volosin, Uriel Weinstein, Melissa Marie Fletcher Atienza, Ramu Perumal, Rafi Ravid
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Patent number: 11259715Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, devices and systems for measuring vital signs in human and animals by interrogating electromagnetic signals reflected from tissues in a human or animal subject. Probes may transmit radio frequency electromagnetic waves into a living body and generate signals responsively to the waves that are scattered from within the body. Such embodiments may be suitable for wearable devices as well as for use by medical practitioners.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL ISRAEL LTD.Inventors: Rafi Ravid, Uriel Weinstein, Roman Vaistikh, Gil Arditi
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Publication number: 20210251507Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for measuring time-varying radar cross section (RCS) of an artery of a patient, which may be used to determine blood pressure of a patient. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided which comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver for generating RF waves, and at least one sensor configured for positioning on or adjacent the skin of a patient, and at least one of transmitting the RF waves into tissue of the patient and receiving RF wave reflections from at least one artery located within the tissue. The apparatus may further comprise a processor having computer instructions operating thereon configured to cause the processor to determine an RF arterial pulse waveform based on the received RF wave reflections. The time-varying radar cross section (RCS) comprises the RF arterial pulse waveform. This may be in turn correlated to blood pressure of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Zoll Medical Israel Ltd.Inventors: Rafi RAVID, Uriel WEINSTEIN
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Publication number: 20210244282Abstract: Some embodiments of the current disclosure are directed toward physiological monitoring of patients, and more particularly, systems, devices and methods for physiological monitoring of patients with a continuous or near-continuous transmission and analysis of monitored physiological data during the monitoring process. In some embodiments, a physiological patient monitoring system is provided which includes a physiological monitoring device which comprises a housing disposed on a patch, and the patch is configured for removable attachment to or proximate the skin of a patient, the housing including at least one memory. Antenna disposed on the housing transmit radio-frequency (RF) waves towards a targeted portion of an internal tissue of the patient and receive reflected RF waves from the internal tissue. RF circuitry in communication with the at least one memory perform an RF-based measurement of a lung fluid level of the patient during a predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Zoll Medical Israel Ltd.Inventors: Uriel WEINSTEIN, Rafi RAVID, David MESHULAM, Roman VAISTIKH, Leonid BEKMAN, Noa GRAF, Ronen ELDAR, Daniel QUARTLER, Arkadi AVERBUCH, Vered Cohen SHARVIT
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Patent number: 11020002Abstract: Some embodiments of the current disclosure are directed toward physiological monitoring of patients, and more particularly, systems, devices and methods for physiological monitoring of patients with a continuous or near-continuous transmission and analysis of monitored physiological data during the monitoring process. In some embodiments, a physiological patient monitoring system is provided which includes a physiological monitoring device which comprises a housing disposed on a patch, and the patch is configured for removable attachment to or proximate the skin of a patient, the housing including at least one memory. Antenna disposed on the housing transmit radio-frequency (RF) waves towards a targeted portion of an internal tissue of the patient and receive reflected RF waves from the internal tissue. RF circuitry in communication with the at least one memory perform an RF-based measurement of a lung fluid level of the patient during a predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL ISRAEL LTD.Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Rafi Ravid, David Meshulam, Roman Vaistikh, Leonid Bekman, Noa Graf, Ronen Eldar, Daniel Quartler, Arkadi Averbuch, Vered Cohen Sharvit
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Patent number: 11013420Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for measuring time-varying radar cross section (RCS) of an artery of a patient, which may be used to determine blood pressure of a patient. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided which comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver for generating RF waves, and at least one sensor configured for positioning on or adjacent the skin of a patient, and at least one of transmitting the RF waves into tissue of the patient and receiving RF wave reflections from at least one artery located within the tissue. The apparatus may further comprise a processor having computer instructions operating thereon configured to cause the processor to determine an RF arterial pulse waveform based on the received RF wave reflections. The time-varying radar cross section (RCS) comprises the RF arterial pulse waveform. This may be in turn correlated to blood pressure of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL ISRAEL LTD.Inventors: Rafi Ravid, Uriel Weinstein
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Publication number: 20210121090Abstract: Some embodiments of the current disclosure are directed toward cardiac diagnosis and/or arrhythmia monitoring, and more particularly, systems, devices and methods for arrhythmia monitoring with a trained classifier including at least one neural network. In some embodiments, an external heart monitoring device may include a plurality ECG electrodes to sense surface ECG activity, ECG processing circuitry to process the surface ECG activity to provide at least one ECG signal, a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a rhythm change classifier comprising at least one neural network, and at least one processor to receive the ECG signal(s), detect with the rhythm change classifier time data corresponding to a predetermined rhythm change in the ECG signal(s), determine based on the detected time data at least one ECG signal portion corresponding to the predetermined rhythm change, and transmit the at least one determined ECG signal portion to a remote computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Rafi Ravid, David Meshulam, Vered Cohen Sharvit, Arkadi Averboukh, Jacob Hecht
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Publication number: 20190298208Abstract: Some embodiments of the current disclosure are directed toward physiological monitoring systems, devices and methods for implementation as wearable and/or wireless sensor(s) and to be used in aiding clinicians in the diagnosis and identification of various clinical conditions, events and/or trends. The systems and devices include an RF device configured to transmit radio-frequency (RF) waves towards an artery located within a tissue of a patient or a subject and to receive reflected RF waves from the artery. In some embodiments, the reflected RF waves are analyzed to determine various physiological conditions of the subject including but not limited to blood pressure, heart rate, arrhythmic events, and/or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Uriel WEINSTEIN, Rafi RAVID
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Publication number: 20190046038Abstract: Some embodiments of the current disclosure are directed toward physiological monitoring of patients, and more particularly, systems, devices and methods for physiological monitoring of patients with a continuous or near-continuous transmission and analysis of monitored physiological data during the monitoring process. In some embodiments, a physiological patient monitoring system is provided which includes a physiological monitoring device which comprises a housing disposed on a patch, and the patch is configured for removable attachment to or proximate the skin of a patient, the housing including at least one memory. Antenna disposed on the housing transmit radio-frequency (RF) waves towards a targeted portion of an internal tissue of the patient and receive reflected RF waves from the internal tissue. RF circuitry in communication with the at least one memory perform an RF-based measurement of a lung fluid level of the patient during a predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Uriel WEINSTEIN, Rafi RAVID, David MESHULAM, Roman VAISTIKH, Leonid BEKMAN, Noa GRAF, Ronen ELDAR, Daniel QUARTLER, Arkadi AVERBUCH, Vered Cohen SHARVIT
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Publication number: 20170296093Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, devices and systems for measuring vital signs in human and animals by interrogating electromagnetic signals reflected from tissues in a human or animal subject. Probes may transmit radio frequency electromagnetic waves into a living body and generate signals responsively to the waves that are scattered from within the body. Such embodiments may be suitable for wearable devices as well as for use by medical practitioners.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Rafi RAVID, Uriel WEINSTEIN, Roman VAISTIKH, Gil ARDITI
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Publication number: 20160345845Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for measuring time-varying radar cross section (RCS) of an artery of a patient, which may be used to determine blood pressure of a patient. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided which comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver for generating RF waves, and at least one sensor configured for positioning on or adjacent the skin of a patient, and at least one of transmitting the RF waves into tissue of the patient and receiving RF wave reflections from at least one artery located within the tissue. The apparatus may further comprise a processor having computer instructions operating thereon configured to cause the processor to determine an RF arterial pulse waveform based on the received RF wave reflections. The time-varying radar cross section (RCS) comprises the RF arterial pulse waveform. This may be in turn correlated to blood pressure of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: KYMA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Rafi RAVID, Uriel WEINSTEIN
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Patent number: 8526528Abstract: A communication terminal includes first and second transmitters, which are coupled to produce respective first and second Radio Frequency (RF) signals that are phase-shifted with respect to one another by a beamforming phase offset, and to transmit the RF signals toward a remote communication terminal. The terminal includes a reception subsystem including first and second receivers and a phase correction unit. The first and second receivers are respectively coupled to receive third and fourth RF signals from the remote communication terminal. The phase correction unit is coupled to produce, responsively to the third and fourth RF signals, a phase correction for correcting an error component in the beamforming phase offset.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Provigent Ltd.Inventors: Rafi Ravid, Zohar Montekyo, Ahikam Aharony
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Publication number: 20120230444Abstract: A communication terminal includes first and second transmitters, which are coupled to produce respective first and second Radio Frequency (RF) signals that are phase-shifted with respect to one another by a beamforming phase offset, and to transmit the RF signals toward a remote communication terminal. The terminal includes a reception subsystem including first and second receivers and a phase correction unit. The first and second receivers are respectively coupled to receive third and fourth RF signals from the remote communication terminal. The phase correction unit is coupled to produce, responsively to the third and fourth RF signals, a phase correction for correcting an error component in the beamforming phase offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Provigent Ltd.Inventors: Rafi RAVID, Zohar MONTEKYO, Ahikam AHARONY
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Publication number: 20120195392Abstract: A transmitter includes an Outdoor Unit (ODU) including circuitry, and an Indoor Unit (IDU) that is configured to predistort a signal based on a non-linearity model of the circuitry having one or more model parameters, and to forward the predistorted signal to the ODU. The ODU is configured to accept the predistorted signal from the IDU, to amplify and transmit the predistorted signal using the circuitry, to estimate the non linearity model parameters, and to send the estimated model parameters to the IDU so as to cause the IDU to apply the model parameters in predistoring the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: PROVIGENT LTD.Inventors: Igal (Yehuda) Kushnir, Jonathan Friedmann, Ronen Shaked, Rafi Ravid