Patents by Inventor Susan C. Vadnais

Susan C. Vadnais 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).

  • Methods of identifying and/or assessing cardiac arrhythmias using an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8554315
    Abstract: Apparatus using one or more modes of statistical analysis with one or more monitored parameters of a patient's heart to identify and/or assess arrhythmias. Through use of the one or more modes of statistical analysis, a medical professional can be aided during evaluation of patient data for diagnosis of the patient. At least one of the monitored parameters may include one or more values used representatively for storage intervals of a selected length. As such, for each storage interval, a value may be determined for the one monitored parameter occurring at an upper percentile and a lower percentile. In addition, a median value may be determined for the one monitored parameter for each storage interval. Over a plurality of the storage intervals, these determined values can be used in one or more modes of statistical analysis to better identify and assess the arrhythmias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong K. Cho, Tommy D. Bennett, Barbro M. Kjellstrom, Susan C. Vadnais
  • METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND/OR ASSESSING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS USING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110208078
    Abstract: Apparatus using one or more modes of statistical analysis with one or more monitored parameters of a patient's heart to identify and/or assess arrhythmias. Through use of the one or more modes of statistical analysis, a medical professional can be aided during evaluation of patient data for diagnosis of the patient. At least one of the monitored parameters may include one or more values used representatively for storage intervals of a selected length. As such, for each storage interval, a value may be determined for the one monitored parameter occurring at an upper percentile and a lower percentile. In addition, a median value may be determined for the one monitored parameter for each storage interval. Over a plurality of the storage intervals, these determined values can be used in one or more modes of statistical analysis to better identify and assess the arrhythmias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong K. Cho, Tommy D. Bennett, Barbro M. Kjellstrom, Susan C. Vadnais