Patents by Inventor Stacey Fitzgibbons
Stacey Fitzgibbons 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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Publication number: 20240122502Abstract: One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's breathing, including monitoring of tidal volume, chest expansion distance, breathing rate, etc. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, David L. Ribble, Eric R. Meyer, Michael S. Hood, Gregory J. Shannon, Yue Wang, Charles A. Lachenbruch (Deceased), Steven D. Baker
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Patent number: 11950848Abstract: An example system for microvascular assessment of a patient can include: a fundus imaging device including: a camera configured to capture one or more images of an eye of the patient; and at least one light source; and a microvascular assessment computing device including: a processor; and memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: activate the light source to direct light at a fundus of the eye of the patient; capture, with the camera, one or more images of the fundus of the patient, the fundus comprising a plurality of blood vessels; and analyze with the microvascular assessment computing device, the one or more images to determine a microvasculature health index for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Allen R. Hart, David L. Ribble, Craig M. Meyerson, Heather Whitt, Gene J. Wolfe
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Patent number: 11908581Abstract: Apparatus for assessing medical risks of a patient includes an analytics engine and equipment that provides data to the analytics engine. The analytics engine analyzes the data from the equipment to determine a sepsis risk score, a falls risk score, and a pressure injury score. The apparatus further include displays that are communicatively coupled to the analytics engine and that display the sepsis, falls, and pressure injury risk scores. The displays include a status board display located at a master nurse station, an in-room display provided by a room station of a nurse call system, an electronic medical records (EMR) display of an EMR computer, and a mobile device display of a mobile device of a caregiver assigned to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Susan Kayser, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Johannes de Bie, Lori Ann Zapfe, Jotpreet Chahal, Eugene Urrutia, Christopher Keegan, Karrie Schwencer, Elaine Montambeau, Sherrod Faulks
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Patent number: 11877844Abstract: One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's breathing, including monitoring of tidal volume, chest expansion distance, breathing rate, etc. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, David L. Ribble, Eric R. Meyer, Michael S. Hood, Gregory J. Shannon, Yue Wang, Charles A. Lachenbruch, Steven D. Baker
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Publication number: 20230329628Abstract: A sensor device includes a housing defining a cavity, an inlet to receive fluid pumped from an instrument device, an outlet to return the fluid to a fluid reservoir, and a fluid channel defined inside the cavity between the inlet and the outlet. A heat pump is mounted inside the cavity, and has a side surface thermally coupled to the fluid channel and an opposite side surface thermally coupled to a plate. The heat pump is configured to induce a temperature change. A sensor unit is aligned with an aperture in the plate and includes an optical component and a thermal component. The optical component configured to measure a vascular endothelial response from the induced temperature change.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Steven D. Baker, Jotpreet Chahal, Stacey Fitzgibbons, Craig M. Meyerson, David E. Quinn, Lori Ann Zapfe, Gene J. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20230270371Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a sensor capable of detecting vital signs and includes structures for monitoring the vital signs and providing local and/or remote indications to caregivers if the vital signs fall outside of acceptable limits.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Stacey A. FITZGIBBONS, Jotpreet CHAHAL, Craig M. MEYERSON
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Patent number: 11730421Abstract: A sensor device includes a housing defining a cavity, an inlet to receive fluid pumped from an instrument device, an outlet to return the fluid to a fluid reservoir, and a fluid channel defined inside the cavity between the inlet and the outlet. A heat pump is mounted inside the cavity, and has a side surface thermally coupled to the fluid channel and an opposite side surface thermally coupled to a plate. The heat pump is configured to induce a temperature change. A sensor unit is aligned with an aperture in the plate and includes an optical component and a thermal component. The optical component configured to measure a vascular endothelial response from the induced temperature change.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.Inventors: Steven D. Baker, Jotpreet Chahal, Stacey Fitzgibbons, Craig .M Meyerson, David E. Quinn, Lori Ann Zapfe, Gene J. Wolfe
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Patent number: 11653872Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a sensor capable of detecting vital signs and includes structures for monitoring the vital signs and providing local and/or remote indications to caregivers if the vital signs fall outside of acceptable limits.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Jotpreet Chahal, Craig M. Meyerson
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Publication number: 20230063782Abstract: A device for monitoring a physiological variable determines a starting value for a self-adjusting alarm limit based on an abnormal state of the physiological variable. The device determines a new value for the self-adjusting alarm limit from physiological data values received during a time window. When the new value for the self-adjusting alarm limit moves in a targeted direction, the device resets the self-adjusting alarm limit at the new value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: WonKyung McSweeney, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Thomas A. Gurgol, David L. Kellner, Christopher L. Long, Rebecca Quilty-Koval, Ching Yue Yeung
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Patent number: 11504071Abstract: Apparatus for assessing medical risks of a patient includes an analytics engine and equipment that provides data to the analytics engine. The equipment includes a patient support apparatus such as a patient bed, a nurse call computer, a physiological monitor, a patient lift, a locating computer of a locating system, and an incontinence detection pad. The analytics engine analyzes the data from the equipment to determine a sepsis risk score, a falls risk score, and a pressure injury score. The apparatus further include displays that are communicatively coupled to the analytics engine and that display the sepsis, falls, and pressure injury risk scores. The displays include a status board display located at a master nurse station, an in-room display provided by a room station of a nurse call system, an electronic medical records (EMR) display of an EMR computer, and a mobile device display of a mobile device of a caregiver assigned to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Terry, Brian L. Lawrence, Kirsten M. Emmons, Darren S. Hudgins, Eric D. Agdeppa, Yongji Fu, Jared Prickel, Susan Kayser, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Johannes de Bie, Craig M. Meyerson, Lori Ann Zapfe, Jotpreet Chahal, Yuan Shi, Eugene Urrutia, Chiew Yuan Chung, Matthew M. Riordan
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Publication number: 20220039654Abstract: An example eye imaging device can include: a camera configured to capture fundus images of an eye of a patient; and a stimuli to configured to stimulate the patient and assess a disease state or a mental state of the patient. Another example eye imaging device can include: a camera configured to capture fundus images of an eye of a patient; and a physical barrier surrounding at least a portion of the eye imaging device to minimize exposure of the eye imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Allen R. Hart, Craig M. Meyerson, David L. Ribble, Carlos A. Suarez, Heather Whitt, Gene J. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20220039653Abstract: A system for capturing one or more eye images includes an eye imaging device having a camera configured to capture the eye images. The system determines a workflow for capturing the eye images using the eye imaging device. The workflow is determined based on a risk score for a given patient. The system performs the workflow on the eye imaging device to capture the eye images, conducts a microvascular assessment based on the captured eye images, and adjusts the risk score based on the microvascular assessment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Craig M. Meyerson, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Allen R. Hart, David L. Ribble, Heather Whitt, Gene J. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20220039652Abstract: An example system for microvascular assessment of a patient can include: a fundus imaging device including: a camera configured to capture one or more images of an eye of the patient; and at least one light source; and a microvascular assessment computing device including: a processor; and memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: activate the light source to direct light at a fundus of the eye of the patient; capture, with the camera, one or more images of the fundus of the patient, the fundus comprising a plurality of blood vessels; and analyze with the microvascular assessment computing device, the one or more images to determine a microvasculature health index for the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Allen R. Hart, David L. Ribble, Craig M. Meyerson, Heather Whitt, Gene J. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20210251519Abstract: One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's breathing, including monitoring of tidal volume, chest expansion distance, breathing rate, etc. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, David L. Ribble, Eric R. Meyer, Michael S. Hood, Gregory J. Shannon, Yue Wang, Charles A. Lachenbruch (Deceased), Steven D. Baker
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Publication number: 20210059597Abstract: A sepsis monitoring system determines an initial sepsis risk assessment score, and automatically and continuously updates the sepsis risk assessment score using a sepsis risk assessment model that receives vital signs data, electronic medical records data, and admissions data to continuously update the sepsis risk assessment score. The system determines whether the patient is likely to develop sepsis based on the updated sepsis risk assessment score, and in response to determining that the patient is likely to develop sepsis, generates a notification to drive an early intervention by one or more caregivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Chiew Yuan Chung, Johannes de Bie, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Susan Kayser, Craig M. Meyerson, Patrick James Noffke, Reyhaneh Sepehr, Yuan Shi, Eugene Urrutia
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Publication number: 20210057059Abstract: A gateway device for connecting a medical device to an electronic medical record can include: a wireless radio to connect with a medical device positioned within a location of a patient; a processor; and memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the gateway device to: allow a caregiver to select the medical device for connection; identify a type of the medical device; associate the medical device with the patient; facilitate delivery of medical data from the medical device to the electronic medical record associated with the patient using the wireless radio; present a plurality of algorithms for configuring the medical device to the caregiver for selection; and present a plurality of data visualizations for visualizing the medical data captured by the medical device to the caregiver for selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Jotpreet Chahal, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Craig M. Meyerson, Lori Ann Zapfe
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Publication number: 20210020278Abstract: A system for determining personalized baselines for use across multiple locations and by multiple caregivers. The system aggregates physiological parameters measured at a first location, determines a personalized baseline based on the aggregated physiological parameters, and generates a user interface that compares physiological parameters measured at a second location to the personalized baseline.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Jotpreet Chahal, Kathryn M. Coles, Kirsten M. Emmons, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Craig M. Meyerson, Lori Ann Zapfe
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Publication number: 20200411149Abstract: A fall reporting system gathers, extracts, and compiles data from multiple electronic sources to generate reports regarding patient falls. Individual patient investigation reports are automatically generated when a device detects a patient fall. Additionally, the system can aggregate data from multiple patients to provide facility investigation reports for a unit, department, or entire healthcare facility. Reports can be customized to filter and visualize falls-related data. The system can be cloud based or part of a local area network. The system accessible via a webportal that provides a single sign-on configuration application.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Chiew Yuan Chung, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Kristen Keaton Lightcap, Matthew McCormick Riordan, Yuan Shi, Eugene Urrutia, Lori Ann Zapfe
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Publication number: 20200335190Abstract: A sepsis automated reporting system generate a sepsis report that is accessible on one or more workstations. The sepsis report includes a display area that is customizable based on a selection of one or more parameters in a parameter configuration box. The customizable display area and the parameter configuration box are both displayed in the sepsis report, and the display area is automatically updated based on the selection of the one or more parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Chiew Yuan Chung, Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Susan Kayser, Matthew McCormick Riordan, Yuan Shi, Eugene Urrutia, Lori Ann Zapfe
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Publication number: 20200305783Abstract: A sensor device includes a housing defining a cavity, an inlet to receive fluid pumped from an instrument device, an outlet to return the fluid to a fluid reservoir, and a fluid channel defined inside the cavity between the inlet and the outlet. A heat pump is mounted inside the cavity, and has a side surface thermally coupled to the fluid channel and an opposite side surface thermally coupled to a plate. The heat pump is configured to induce a temperature change. A sensor unit is aligned with an aperture in the plate and includes an optical component and a thermal component. The optical component configured to measure a vascular endothelial response from the induced temperature change.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Steven D. Baker, Jotpreet Chahal, Stacey Fitzgibbons, Craig .M Meyerson, David E. Quinn, Lori Ann Zapfe, Gene J. Wolfe