Patents by Inventor Seema Padmanabhan

Seema Padmanabhan 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: 20060074464
    Abstract: Data is retrieved from an implantable medical device (IMD) for presentation by interrogating the IMD to access the data. Medical report parameters are established by user selection, and a medical report is assembled that includes only the accessed data that corresponds to the selected medical report parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Subera, Bohdan Washchuk, Paul Blowers, Seema Padmanabhan
  • Publication number: 20050192640
    Abstract: The invention provides systems to prevent the delivery of antitachycardia pacing (ATP) following a defibrillation threshold (DFT) induction at implant. An algorithm that classifies episodes as induced or spontaneous is implemented, thereby enabling the ATP during charging feature to be operable only when spontaneous episodes are detected while temporarily suspending the ATP feature during the delivery of defibrillation shock after induction has been confirmed. Further, a user interface enables users to interact with an implantable medical device (IMD), particularly for setting a defibrillation threshold (DFT) or a 50 Hz burst from a single programmer screen. The user interface includes various functionalities to promote quick user access to parameters that govern diagnosis, therapy and other features of the IMD. A single screen enables the user to complete automatic and/or manual DFT inductions or a 50 Hz burst from a programmer interface while acquiring associated documentation from the same interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Kevin Ousdigian, Seema Padmanabhan, James Willenbring, Paul Krause, James Ericksen, Paul DeGroot
  • Patent number: 6931279
    Abstract: The invention provides systems to prevent the delivery of anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) following a defibrillation threshold (DFT) induction at implant. An algorithm that classifies episodes as induced or spontaneous is implemented, thereby enabling the ATP during charging feature to be operable only when spontaneous episodes are detected while temporarily suspending the ATP feature during the delivery of defibrillation shock after induction has been confirmed. Further, a user interface enables users to interact with an implantable medical device (IMD), particularly for setting a defibrillation threshold (DFT) or a 50 Hz burst from a single programmer screen. The user interface includes various functionalities to promote quick user access to parameters that govern diagnosis, therapy and other features of the IMD. A single screen enables the user to complete automatic and/or manual DFT inductions or a 50 Hz burst from a programmer interface while acquiring associated documentation from the same interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin T. Ousdigian, Seema Padmanabhan, James E. Willenbring, Paul G. Krause, James H. Ericksen, Paul J. Degroot
  • Publication number: 20050060186
    Abstract: In general, the invention is directed to techniques for prioritized presentation of implantable medical device (IMD) events based on relative importance. Given a prioritization of events, the techniques permit presentation of events in an order or format that directs a clinician's attention to important events. In some embodiments, a clinician simultaneously views events obtained from multiple IMDs associated with multiple patients, e.g., via single user interface, and is aided by an order or format of presentation that reflects event prioritization. In some cases, an IMD event with a priority above a predetermined threshold triggers special actions. As one example, an event with a high relative importance may be presented using a conspicuous text format. As another example, an event with a priority above the threshold may trigger a notification to a clinician, or other persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Blowers, Joel Lauer, Christopher Manrodt, Cheryl Protas, Seema Padmanabhan, William Sherman, James Willenbring
  • Publication number: 20030199927
    Abstract: The invention provides systems to prevent the delivery of anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) following a defibrillation threshold (DFT) induction at implant. An algorithm that classifies episodes as induced or spontaneous is implemented, thereby enabling the ATP during charging feature to be operable only when spontaneous episodes are detected while temporarily suspending the ATP feature during the delivery of defibrillation shock after induction has been confirmed. Further, a user interface enables users to interact with an implantable medical device (IMD), particularly for setting a defibrillation threshold (DFT) or a 50 Hz burst from a single programmer screen. The user interface includes various functionalities to promote quick user access to parameters that govern diagnosis, therapy and other features of the IMD. A single screen enables the user to complete automatic and/or manual DFT inductions or a 50 Hz burst from a programmer interface while acquiring associated documentation from the same interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin T. Ousdigian, Seema Padmanabhan, James E. Willenbring, Paul G. Krause, James H. Ericksen, Paul J. Degroot