Patents by Inventor Scott Amundson

Scott Amundson 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: 11298076
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Publication number: 20180368759
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: 10076276
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: 9993208
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a system and method capable of detecting and graphically indicating physiologic patterns in patient data. For example, present embodiments may include a monitoring system that includes a monitor capable of receiving input relating to patient physiological parameters and storing historical data related to the parameters. Additionally, the monitoring system may include a screen capable of displaying the historical data corresponding to the patient physiological parameters. Further, the monitoring system may include a pattern detection feature capable of analyzing the historical data to detect a physiologic pattern in a segment of the historical data and capable of initiating a graphical indication of the segment on the screen when the physiologic pattern is present in the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott Amundson, Mark Brecht
  • Patent number: 9560994
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may include systems and methods for reducing power consumption of a pulse oximeter. The disclosure describes method for measuring oxygen saturation of a patient's blood with a pulse oximeter that switches between a high power mode of operation and one or more low power modes of operation based at least in part upon the data obtained from the patient or otherwise generated by the pulse oximeter. In one embodiment, the disclosure describes a operating a pulse oximeter in a high power mode, the pulse oximeter using a sensor to generate data indicative of the oxygen saturation of the patient's blood at a first resolution and switching the pulse oximeter to a low power mode upon detection of data indicative of a non-critical situation. The low power mode may be selected from a set of available low power modes based at least in part upon the data generated by the pulse oximeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Ian McCutcheon, Scott Amundson, Ethan Petersen
  • Patent number: 9357953
    Abstract: Various embodiments may provide methods and systems capable of evaluating physiological parameter data. The methods and systems may include monitoring a patient to produce a signal comprising a sequence of numerical values for blood oxygen saturation over a time period. The signal may be analyzed to identify two or more desaturation patterns within the time period, and at least two numerical differences are calculated between the desaturation patterns. A saturation pattern detection index may be calculated using the numerical differences between the desaturation patterns. The saturation pattern detection index may be used to provide an indication of a physiological condition. Other embodiments may provide a medical device that may be used to evaluate physical parameter data according to the techniques described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder, Paul Mannheimer
  • Publication number: 20160058396
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a system and method capable of detecting and graphically indicating physiologic patterns in patient data. For example, present embodiments may include a monitoring system that includes a monitor capable of receiving input relating to patient physiological parameters and storing historical data related to the parameters. Additionally, the monitoring system may include a screen capable of displaying the historical data corresponding to the patient physiological parameters. Further, the monitoring system may include a pattern detection feature capable of analyzing the historical data to detect a physiologic pattern in a segment of the historical data and capable of initiating a graphical indication of the segment on the screen when the physiologic pattern is present in the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott Amundson, Mark Brecht
  • Publication number: 20150342541
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: 9107635
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: 8968193
    Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a system and method for analyzing data acquired using a physiological monitor. In one embodiment, the analysis is performed on the physiological monitor and results in the analysis of data collected by the physiological monitor over an interval of time. The analysis may include comparing the data to sample data representative of known disease states and/or may include performing statistical analyses or recalculations of the data based on adjusted monitor settings. In one embodiment, the settings of the physiological monitor may be adjusted based on the results of the analyses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Li Li, Scott Amundson, James Ochs
  • Publication number: 20150018653
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Publication number: 20140235983
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a system and method capable of detecting and graphically indicating physiologic patterns in patient data. For example, present embodiments may include a monitoring system that includes a monitor capable of receiving input relating to patient physiological parameters and storing historical data related to the parameters. Additionally, the monitoring system may include a screen capable of displaying the historical data corresponding to the patient physiological parameters. Further, the monitoring system may include a pattern detection feature capable of analyzing the historical data to detect a physiologic pattern in a segment of the historical data and capable of initiating a graphical indication of the segment on the screen when the physiologic pattern is present in the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott Amundson, Mark Brecht
  • Patent number: 8781753
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may include systems and methods for evaluating physiological parameter data. Embodiments of methods may include monitoring a patient to produce a signal comprising a sequence of numerical values for a physiological parameter over a time period, calculating an index from the signal, comparing the index to a reported index, and if the index is greater than the reported index, setting the reported index to the value of the index. Embodiments of methods may include calculating a modulation of the signal, comparing the modulation to a previous value of the modulation to identity a trend in the modulation and if the trend corresponds to an undesirable condition, using a first function to increase the reported index. Embodiments of methods may include providing an indication of a physiological status based on the reported index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Ochs, Scott Amundson, Keith Batchelder
  • Patent number: D711699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel Scott Amundson
  • Patent number: D726002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Amundson, Richard J. Kohutko, Michael Kohutko
  • Patent number: D736250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Keith Batchelder, Scott Amundson, Mark Brecht
  • Patent number: D742619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel Scott Amundson
  • Patent number: D889220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Scott Amundson
  • Patent number: D907451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Pond Guy, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Scott Amundson
  • Patent number: D951728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel Scott Amundson