Patents by Inventor Richard J. O'Connor

Richard J. O'Connor 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: 20250221630
    Abstract: An implantable medical device, such as a sensor for monitoring a selected internally detectable physiological parameter of a patient, is attached to a fixation assembly that is deployable within the patient to position and orient the sensor to enable it to perform its function. The fixation assembly is formed having at least one flexible asymmetric connector where each fixation member includes a plurality of loops, wherein a first loop of the plurality of loops has a maximum pitch that is different from a maximum pitch of a second loop of the plurality of loops. The attachment of the housing and the fixation assembly includes providing a tubular member that is welded to the housing and crimped over a section of the fixation assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Michael P. Campbell, George Patras, Michael A. Schugt, Amir R. Zamiri, Richard J. O'Brien, Ruth N. Klepfer
  • Patent number: 12285264
    Abstract: In some examples, a device includes at least three electrodes a first pair of electrodes and a second pair of electrodes. The device also includes circuitry configured to generate a first cardiac signal based on a first differential signal received across the first pair, generate a first brain signal based on the first differential signal received across the first pair, generate a second cardiac signal based on a second differential signal received across the second pair, and generate a second brain signal based on the second differential signal received across the second pair. The circuitry is also configured to output a composite cardiac signal based on the first cardiac signal and the second cardiac signal and to output a composite brain signal based on the first brain signal and the second brain signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Eric J. Panken, Philip E. Tracton, Eric M. Christensen, Richard J. O'Brien, David A. Anderson, Avram Scheiner, Paul G. Krause, Jonathon E. Giftakis, John Wainwright, Andrew J. Ries, Randal C. Schulhauser, Ekaterina M. Ippolito
  • Patent number: 12239423
    Abstract: A system comprises a sensor device and processing circuitry. The sensor device comprises a housing configured to be disposed above shoulders of a patient, a plurality of electrodes on the housing, a motion sensor, and sensing circuitry configured to sense a brain electrical signal and a cardiac electrical signal via the electrodes, and a motion signal via the motion sensor. The processing circuitry is configured to determine values over time of one or more parameters from the brain electrical signal, determine values over time of one or more parameters from the cardiac electrical signal, and generate at least one of a detection, prediction, or a classification a condition of the patient based on the values and the motion signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Randal C. Schulhauser, Jonathon E. Giftakis, Eric J. Panken, John Wainwright, Nathalie Virag, Paul G. Krause, Yong K. Cho, Scott DeFoe, Avram Scheiner, Ekaterina M. Ippolito, David A. Anderson, Saul E. Greenhut, Mark R. Boone, Richard J. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 12193799
    Abstract: An implantable medical device, such as a sensor for monitoring a selected internally detectable physiological parameter of a patient, is attached to a fixation assembly that is deployable within the patient to position and orient the sensor to enable it to perform its function. The fixation assembly is formed having at least one flexible asymmetric connector where each fixation member includes a plurality of loops, wherein a first loop of the plurality of loops has a maximum pitch that is different from a maximum pitch of a second loop of the plurality of loops. The attachment of the housing and the fixation assembly includes providing a tubular member that is welded to the housing and crimped over a section of the fixation assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Campbell, George Patras, Michael A. Schugt, Amir R. Zamiri, Richard J. O'Brien, Ruth N. Klepfer
  • Publication number: 20240268721
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for measuring an analyte in a biological system. A system may include a medical device with an electrochemical sensor configured to sense the concentration of a plurality of analytes present in a biological system. Processing circuitry of the system may retrieve, identify, and process a respective signal from a respective work electrode to determine the concentration of a respective analyte. The system may further include an implantable medical device configured to sense a cardiac electrogram (EGM). In some examples, the system may be configured to determine one or more patient-specific relationships between the respective signals of the electrochemical sensor and the cardiac EGM during a first period of time. Based on the patient-specific relationships, the system may estimate concentrations of the one or more analytes corresponding to the respective signals based on the cardiac EGM of the patient collected over a second period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Hahn, Akhil Srinivasan, Patrick W. Kinzie, Randal C. Schulhauser, Jennifer L. Marckmann, Mohsen Askarinya, James K. Carney, David L. Probst, Santhisagar Vaddiraju, Alejo Chavez Gaxiola, Richard J. O'Brien, Anna M. Tycon, Omid Mahdavi, Shawn C. Kelley, David A. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240148259
    Abstract: A medical system including processing circuitry configured to receive a cardiac signal indicative of a cardiac characteristic of a patient from sensing circuitry and configured to receive a glucose signal indicative of a glucose level of the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to formulate a training data set including one or more training input vectors using the cardiac signal and one or more training output vectors using the glucose signal. The processing circuitry is configured to train a machine learning algorithm using the formulated training data set. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a current cardiac signal from the patient and determine a representative glucose level using the current cardiac signal and the trained machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Richard J. O'Brien, Lilian Kornet, Richard N. Cornelussen, Alfonso Aranda Hernandez, Raphael Schneider
  • Publication number: 20240139512
    Abstract: An example system includes a first lead configured to be positioned in or beside a left internal jugular vein (IJV) of a patient to deliver a first stimulation signal to a first vagus nerve, the first lead including one or more first segmented electrodes positioned on a distal portion of the first lead and a first anchoring mechanism; a second lead configured to be positioned in or beside a right IJV of the patient to deliver a second stimulation signal to a second vagus nerve, the second lead including one or more second segmented electrodes positioned on a distal portion of the second lead and a second anchoring mechanism; and circuitry configured to deliver electrical energy to the first lead to deliver the first stimulation signal and the second lead to deliver the second stimulation signal to provide bilateral stimulation to the first vagus nerve and the second vagus nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Randal C. Schulhauser, Richard J. O'Brien, Scott R. Stanslaski, Mark P. Ashby, Avram Scheiner, Becky L. Dolan, William Valls, JR., David J. Miller, Varun Umesh Kashyap, Peter N. Braido, Lilian Kornet
  • Publication number: 20240066306
    Abstract: An example implantable medical device includes a stimulating lead includes receive one or more signals indicative of one or more physiologic parameters; deliver electrical therapy to stimulate a muscle wrapped around a heart via one or more electrodes of a stimulating lead; and adjust an amount of the electrical therapy delivered, via the stimulating electrodes, based on the one or more physiologic parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Michael D. Eggen, Sean R. Farrell, Zhongping Yang, Richard J. O'Brien, Yong K. Cho
  • Patent number: 11890080
    Abstract: A medical system including processing circuitry configured to receive a cardiac signal indicative of a cardiac characteristic of a patient from sensing circuitry and configured to receive a glucose signal indicative of a glucose level of the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to formulate a training data set including one or more training input vectors using the cardiac signal and one or more training output vectors using the glucose signal. The processing circuitry is configured to train a machine learning algorithm using the formulated training data set. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a current cardiac signal from the patient and determine a representative glucose level using the current cardiac signal and the trained machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Richard J. O'Brien, Lilian Kornet, Richard N. Cornelussen, Alfonso Aranda Hernandez, Raphael Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230380705
    Abstract: A system may measure, by one or more sensors, a biometric parameter associated with a subject. The system may determine values of a control parameter based on measuring the biometric parameter. The control parameter may include blood pressure of the subject. The system may perform a control measure based on a comparison of the values of the control parameters to a threshold. Performing the control measure may include delivering therapy treatment to the subject or outputting a notification indicating an action associated with treating a medical condition. Measuring the biometric parameter, determining the values of the control parameter, and performing the control measure may be in response to one or more trigger criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Richard J. O'Brien, Todd M. Zielinski, Nathan A. Torgerson, Lilian Kornet, Richard N. Cornelussen, Shantanu Sarkar, Veronica Ramos, Douglas A. Hettrick, Yong K. Cho
  • Publication number: 20230309832
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for presenting patient information to a user. In some embodiments, a computer system may: receive device data associated with one or more devices configured to perform a cardiac shunting procedure to change a cardiac blood flow pattern to improve cardiac blood flow efficiency or cardiac pumping efficiency; receive one or more imaging data associated with one or more imaging devices configured to generate images of one or more internal portions of the patient; analyze the device data and the imaging data; map the device data and the imaging data to a multi-dimensional representation of the one or more internal portions of the patient; generate one or more image-based outputs based at least in part on the mapping; and present, using a user experience (“UX”) device, the generated one or more image-based outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Randal C. Schulhauser, Richard J. O'Brien, Anthony W. Rorvick, Zhongping Yang, Nicolas Coulombe, David A. Anderson, Angela M. Liu, Robert Kowal, Brian D. Pederson, Angela N. Burgess, Shinichi J. Takayama
  • Publication number: 20230293024
    Abstract: A system for sensing one or more physiological traits and obstetric conditions, such as a fertility phase, pregnancy, labor, post-partum conditions, and other conditions related to the reproductive system of the patient. The system may use the one or more physiological traits sensed to define one or more patient attributes for the patient, such as a hormone level, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, temperature, oxygen saturation level, uterine contractions, fluid level, and/or other patient attributes. The system is configured to compare the one or more patient attributes to one or more attribute signs describing a threshold for the one or more patient attributes. The system is configured to issue a communication to the patient and/or a clinician based on the comparisons. The system may be configured to assess and indicate reproductive phases for the patient over a life-cycle from the fertility phase to the post-partum phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Elise J. Higgins, Yong K. Cho, Richard J. O’Brien, David J. Miller, Rhea M. May, Cynthia C. Barber, Randal C. Schulhauser, Sarah J. Yoon, Heather I. Tuccolo
  • Publication number: 20230293023
    Abstract: A system for sensing physiological traits of a maternal patient and a fetal patient carried by the maternal patient during a pregnancy using one or more sensors. The system may use the physiological traits sensed to define a maternal attribute for the maternal patient and a fetal attribute for the fetal patient, such as a heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, temperature, oxygen saturation level, or other attributes. The system is configured to compare the maternal attribute to a maternal limit describing a threshold for the maternal patient and/or compare the fetal attribute to a fetal limit describing a threshold for the fetal patient. The system is configured to issue a communication to the maternal patient and/or a clinician based on the comparisons. In examples, the system regularly communicates the maternal attribute and/or the fetal attribute to an output device of the maternal patient and/or a clinician.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Elise J. Higgins, Yong K. Cho, Richard J. O’Brien, Randal C. Schulhauser
  • Publication number: 20230233865
    Abstract: A system includes harvester circuitry configured to charge a battery for a medical device using a displacement of a harvester mass, one or more accelerometers configured to detect a motion associated with the harvester mass, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, with the one or more accelerometers, motion information for the implanted medical device during a time range that occurs when the harvester circuitry charges the battery using the displacement of the harvester mass. The processing circuitry are further configured to determine a harvester output generated by the harvester circuitry during the time range and output an indication of a potential failure of the harvester mechanism based on the motion information and the harvester output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Michael P. Campbell, Richard J. O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20230190116
    Abstract: A medical system including processing circuitry configured to receive a cardiac signal indicative of a cardiac characteristic of a patient from sensing circuitry and configured to receive a glucose signal indicative of a glucose level of the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to formulate a training data set including one or more training input vectors using the cardiac signal and one or more training output vectors using the glucose signal. The processing circuitry is configured to train a machine learning algorithm using the formulated training data set. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a current cardiac signal from the patient and determine a representative glucose level using the current cardiac signal and the trained machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Richard J. O'Brien, Lilian Kornet, Richard N. Cornelussen, Alfonso Aranda Hernandez, Raphael Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230181916
    Abstract: A medical system includes an implantable cardiac monitoring device (ICMD) configured to monitor one or more physiological signals of a patient and in response to detecting a current or imminent arrhythmia in the patient, transmit first data to an external user device. The external user device is configured to: in response to receiving the first data from the ICMD, outputting a notification of the current or imminent arrythmia; confirm the presence of the current or imminent arrhythmia in the patient; and in response to confirming the current or imminent arrhythmia in the patient, cause an external defibrillator device to deliver a shock to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Xusheng Zhang, Becky L. Dolan, Richard J. O'Brien, Daniel R. Lexcen, Vladimir P. Nikolski, Michael D. Eggen
  • Publication number: 20230157762
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing an intelligent assistance (“IA”) or extended intelligence (“EI”) ecosystem for soft tissue luminal applications. In various embodiments, a computing system analyzes first layer input data (indicating movement, position, and/or relative distance for a person(s) and object(s) in a room) and second layer input data. The second layer input data includes sensor and/or imaging data of a patient. Based on the analysis, the computing system generates one or more recommendations for guiding a medical professional in navigating a surgical device(s) with respect to one or more soft tissue luminal portions of the patient. The recommendation(s) include at least one mapped guide toward, in, and/or around the one or more soft tissue luminal portions. The mapped guide can include data corresponding to at least three dimensions, e.g., a 3D image/video. The computing system can present the recommendation(s) as image-based output, using a user experience device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Randal C. Schulhauser, Niall F. Duffy, Julie A. Benton, Zhongping Yang, Richard J. O'Brien, Walton W. Baxter, Roy A. Wilsker, Tal Davidson, William C. Harding, Max L. Balter, Joseph D. Brannan, Mark L. Stiger, Keith D. Perkins
  • Patent number: 11607140
    Abstract: A medical system including processing circuitry configured to receive a cardiac signal indicative of a cardiac characteristic of a patient from sensing circuitry and configured to receive a glucose signal indicative of a glucose level of the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to formulate a training data set including one or more training input vectors using the cardiac signal and one or more training output vectors using the glucose signal. The processing circuitry is configured to train a machine learning algorithm using the formulated training data set. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a current cardiac signal from the patient and determine a representative glucose level using the current cardiac signal and the trained machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Richard J. O'Brien, Lilian Kornet, Richard N. Cornelussen, Alfonso Aranda Hernandez, Raphael Schneider
  • Publication number: 20220296174
    Abstract: A system comprises electrocardiogram sensing, glucose sensing circuitry, and processing circuitry. The sensing circuitry is configured to sense an electrocardiogram of a patient. The glucose sensing circuitry is configured to sense glucose levels of the patient. The processing circuitry configured to detect atrial fibrillation of the patient during a time unit based on the electrocardiogram of the patient, determine a first metric, wherein the first metric is associated with atrial fibrillation the patient experiences during the time unit, determine a second metric, wherein the second metric is associated with glucose levels of the patient during the time unit, and generate a health metric, wherein the health metric is determined based on the first and second metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick W. Kinzie, David L. Probst, Mohsen Askarinya, Aaron Gilletti, Richard J. O'Brien, Mark J. Phelps, Randal C. Schulhauser, John Wainwright
  • Publication number: 20220248965
    Abstract: A medical system including processing circuitry configured to receive a cardiac signal indicative of a cardiac characteristic of a patient from sensing circuitry and configured to receive a glucose signal indicative of a glucose level of the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to formulate a training data set including one or more training input vectors using the cardiac signal and one or more training output vectors using the glucose signal. The processing circuitry is configured to train a machine learning algorithm using the formulated training data set. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a current cardiac signal from the patient and determine a representative glucose level using the current cardiac signal and the trained machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Richard J. O'Brien, Lilian Kornet, Richard N. Cornelussen, Alfonso Aranda Hernandez, Raphael Schneider