Patents by Inventor Terry Blansfield
Terry Blansfield 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: 20240079133Abstract: A ventilation system operates in one of a plurality of modes for communicating ventilation information with a computing device, and operating parameters of a ventilation device are remotely modified based on system data. Ventilation data is received from a ventilation device and an alarm associated with the ventilation device or the patient associated with the ventilation device is determined based on at least a portion of the ventilation data. Responsive to determining the alarm, the alarm is transmitted to the computing device before the ventilator data is transmitted to the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Tom STEINHAUER, Willis LAM, Mark ROGERS, Terry BLANSFIELD, Stephen J. BIRCH
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Patent number: 11842814Abstract: A ventilator system includes a ventilation device, and is configured to operate in a passive mode configured to transmit ventilation data in response to requests from a ventilation management system, or an active mode configured to automatically transmit ventilation data as the data becomes available. The system receives ventilation system data associated with operation of the ventilation device, modifies one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device based on the received ventilation system data, receives ventilator data associated with the ventilator device, determines an alarm associated with the ventilator device or a patient based on the received ventilator data and, responsive to determining the alarm, sends the alarm to a beginning of a transmission queue for transmitting the ventilation data to the ventilation management system, wherein the alarm is communicated over the network prior to other ventilation data in the transmission queue.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: VYAIRE MEDICAL CAPITAL LLCInventors: Tom Steinhauer, Willis Lam, Mark Rogers, Terry Blansfield, Stephen J. Birch
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Publication number: 20230245755Abstract: A ventilation management system communicatively couples a remote device such as a mobile device to one or more ventilators for monitoring of ventilator data, including ventilator configuration data, patient physiological statistics, and notifications. When a command to modify a configuration parameter of the ventilator is received while the ventilator is unavailable for communication, the command is cached and provided when the ventilator becomes available. When ventilator becomes available, the system receives an indication that the configuration parameter was modified at the ventilator, an operating condition of the ventilator, and a physiological statistic of a patient associated with the ventilator, the operating condition and physiological statistic having been cached by the ventilator while the ventilator is unavailable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Tom STEINHAUER, Willis LAM, Mark ROGERS, Terry BLANSFIELD, Stephen J. BIRCH
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Publication number: 20230205390Abstract: The disclosed system generates a three dimensional virtual space that includes an object representation of at least a portion of a human body and a first three-dimensional cylindrical surface floating within the three-dimensional space, wherein the first three-dimensional cylindrical surface includes a two-dimensional data area for a presentation of data to a user viewing the first three-dimensional cylindrical surface in the three-dimensional space. A two-dimensional data representation of first physiological data is displayed on the two-dimensional data area. In response to receiving a user selection of a portion of the three-dimensional cylindrical surface, the system generates one or more additional surfaces floating within the three-dimensional space. A two-dimensional data representation of second physiological data associated with the first physiological data is displayed on a data area of the one or more additional surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Christopher M. VARGA, Terry BLANSFIELD
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Patent number: 11626199Abstract: A ventilation management system stores an initial configuration profile including a set of operating parameters for operating one or more respective ventilation devices. The system receives first ventilator data from a first ventilation device at a first location, and second ventilator data from a second ventilation device at a second location, the first and second ventilation devices being configured to operate based on the initial configuration profile, wherein the received first ventilator data comprises one or more current operating parameters of the first ventilation device, or physiological data obtained from a patient associated with the first ventilation device. The system modifies the initial configuration profile for use by the first ventilation device based on the received first ventilation data and provides the modified configuration profile to the first ventilation device.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: VYAIRE MEDICAL CAPITAL LLCInventors: Tom Steinhauer, Willis Lam, Mark Rogers, Terry Blansfield, Stephen J. Birch
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Patent number: 11599238Abstract: The disclosed system generates a three dimensional virtual space that includes an object representation of at least a portion of a human body and a first three-dimensional cylindrical surface floating within the three-dimensional space, wherein the first three-dimensional cylindrical surface includes a two-dimensional data area for a presentation of data to a user viewing the first three-dimensional cylindrical surface in the three-dimensional space. A two-dimensional data representation of first physiological data is displayed on the two-dimensional data area. In response to receiving a user selection of a portion of the three-dimensional cylindrical surface, the system generates one or more additional surfaces floating within the three-dimensional space. A two-dimensional data representation of second physiological data associated with the first physiological data is displayed on a data area of the one or more additional surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: VYAIRE MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Christopher M. Varga, Terry Blansfield
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Publication number: 20220367046Abstract: A ventilator system includes a ventilation device, and is configured to operate in a passive mode configured to transmit ventilation data in response to requests from a ventilation management system, or an active mode configured to automatically transmit ventilation data as the data becomes available. The system receives ventilation system data associated with operation of the ventilation device, modifies one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device based on the received ventilation system data, receives ventilator data associated with the ventilator device, determines an alarm associated with the ventilator device or a patient based on the received ventilator data and, responsive to determining the alarm, sends the alarm to a beginning of a transmission queue for transmitting the ventilation data to the ventilation management system, wherein the alarm is communicated over the network prior to other ventilation data in the transmission queue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Tom STEINHAUER, Willis LAM, Mark ROGERS, Terry BLANSFIELD, Stephen J. BIRCH
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Publication number: 20220270740Abstract: Responsive determining that a client device is authorized for access to a ventilator, a user interface is provided, including a display of configuration information for the ventilator, the displayed configuration information including a current mode of operation of the ventilator and one or more ventilation settings affecting a current ventilation of a patient by the ventilator. A ventilation setting to modify the current ventilation of the patient is received and, before the current ventilation is modified by the received ventilation setting, a ventilation index for the received ventilation setting is determined based on comparing the current ventilation with the aggregated setting and outcome data for the plurality of patient ventilations, and a representation of the ventilation index is displayed responsive to receiving the ventilation setting. An instruction to modify the current ventilation of the patient based on the received setting and the determined ventilation index.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Tom STEINHAUER, Willis LAM, Terry BLANSFIELD, Stephen J. BIRCH, Leonard MULKOWSKY, Clifton PAIT, Mark ROGERS
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Patent number: 11404163Abstract: A ventilator system includes a ventilation device, and is configured to operate in a passive mode configured to transmit ventilation data in response to requests from a ventilation management system, or an active mode configured to automatically transmit ventilation data as the data becomes available. The system receives ventilation system data associated with operation of the ventilation device, modifies one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device based on the received ventilation system data, receives ventilator data associated with the ventilator device, determines an alarm associated with the ventilator device or a patient based on the received ventilator data and, responsive to determining the alarm, sends the alarm to a beginning of a transmission queue for transmitting the ventilation data to the ventilation management system, wherein the alarm is communicated over the network prior to other ventilation data in the transmission queue.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.Inventors: Tom Steinhauer, Willis Lam, Mark Rogers, Terry Blansfield, Stephen J. Birch
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Patent number: 11328808Abstract: Patient information is associated with a respective ventilator device of a medical ventilator devices. Based on the ventilator data and associating the patient information, a ventilation configuration of the respective ventilator device and patient ventilation data related to a ventilation of the respective patient are determined. A current configuration of each of the plurality of medical ventilators is provided for display. In this regard, a display includes the determined ventilation configuration of the respective ventilator device and patient ventilation data of the respective patient. A control may also be displayed for changing a setting associated with the respective ventilator device and, when a change of the setting is received and implemented by the respective ventilator device, an indication of the change of the setting may be provided. Patient orientation may also be sensed and used to determine whether a setting needs to be changed or suction is needed.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: VYAIRE MEDICAL CAPITAL LLCInventors: Tom Steinhauer, Willis Lam, Terry Blansfield, Stephen J. Birch, Leonard Mulkowsky, Clifton Pait, Mark Rogers
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Publication number: 20200319770Abstract: The disclosed system generates a three dimensional virtual space that includes an object representation of at least a portion of a human body and a first three-dimensional cylindrical surface floating within the three-dimensional space, wherein the first three-dimensional cylindrical surface includes a two-dimensional data area for a presentation of data to a user viewing the first three-dimensional cylindrical surface in the three-dimensional space. A two-dimensional data representation of first physiological data is displayed on the two-dimensional data area. In response to receiving a user selection of a portion of the three-dimensional cylindrical surface, the system generates one or more additional surfaces floating within the three-dimensional space. A two-dimensional data representation of second physiological data associated with the first physiological data is displayed on a data area of the one or more additional surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Christopher M. VARGA, Terry BLANSFIELD
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Publication number: 20200246568Abstract: A ventilation management system stores an initial configuration profile including a set of operating parameters for operating one or more respective ventilation devices. The system receives first ventilator data from a first ventilation device at a first location, and second ventilator data from a second ventilation device at a second location, the first and second ventilation devices being configured to operate based on the initial configuration profile, wherein the received first ventilator data comprises one or more current operating parameters of the first ventilation device, or physiological data obtained from a patient associated with the first ventilation device. The system modifies the initial configuration profile for use by the first ventilation device based on the received first ventilation data and provides the modified configuration profile to the first ventilation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Tom STEINHAUER, Willis LAM, Mark ROGERS, Terry BLANSFIELD, Stephen J. BIRCH
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Publication number: 20200246567Abstract: A ventilator system includes a ventilation device, and is configured to operate in a passive mode configured to transmit ventilation data in response to requests from a ventilation management system, or an active mode configured to automatically transmit ventilation data as the data becomes available. The system receives ventilation system data associated with operation of the ventilation device, modifies one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device based on the received ventilation system data, receives ventilator data associated with the ventilator device, determines an alarm associated with the ventilator device or a patient based on the received ventilator data and, responsive to determining the alarm, sends the alarm to a beginning of a transmission queue for transmitting the ventilation data to the ventilation management system, wherein the alarm is communicated over the network prior to other ventilation data in the transmission queue.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Tom STEINHAUER, Willis LAM, Mark ROGERS, Terry BLANSFIELD, Stephen J. BIRCH
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Patent number: 10646673Abstract: Ventilation systems are provided. In one aspect, a ventilation system includes system includes a ventilation device that is configured to provide breathable air or gas mixture to a patient according to certain operating parameters, a memory that includes instructions, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to receive, over a network, at least one of patient data, order data, configuration data, user data, or rules or protocols, and provide a modification of operating parameters of the ventilation device based on the received patient data, order data, configuration data, user data, or rules or protocols. Methods and machine-readable media are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Vyaire Medical Capital LLCInventors: Tom Steinhauer, Willis Lam, Mark Rogers, Terry Blansfield, Stephen J. Birch
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Patent number: D914752Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Vyaire Medical, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Varga, Terry Blansfield
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Patent number: D921033Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Vyaire Medical, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Varga, Terry Blansfield
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Patent number: D921034Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Vyaire Medical, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Varga, Terry Blansfield
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Patent number: D921035Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Vyaire Medical, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Varga, Terry Blansfield
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Patent number: D934291Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Vyaire Medical Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Varga, Terry Blansfield
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Patent number: D982024Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: VYAIRE MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Christopher M. Varga, Terry Blansfield