Patents by Inventor Tim STEVER
Tim STEVER 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: 20250194939Abstract: Medical devices can perform a plurality of functions, such as sensing, monitoring, deriving and/or calculating various physiological statuses of a patient (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, etc.). Medical devices can also be used to image part or all of a patient's body, to deliver a treatment, or to manage information related to a patient's care. The present disclosure is directed at one or more devices that perform these functions using a plurality of processing circuits, wherein each processing circuit has a timing circuit with a local clock. These processing circuits can be connected via a network, and each timing circuit can communicate with at least one other timing circuit in order to detect and correct time-differences between their local clocks. In this way, multiple processing circuits can be synchronized with each other to facilitate diagnosis or treatment of a patient's condition, or other aspects of a patient's care.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Bruce Edwards, Tim Stever, Suzanne Crowell, Gary A. Freeman
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Patent number: 12178555Abstract: Medical devices can perform a plurality of functions, such as sensing, monitoring, deriving and/or calculating various physiological statuses of a patient (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, etc.). Medical devices can also be used to image part or all of a patient's body, to deliver a treatment, or to manage information related to a patient's care. The present disclosure is directed at one or more devices that perform these functions using a plurality of processing circuits, wherein each processing circuit has a timing circuit with a local clock. These processing circuits can be connected via a network, and each timing circuit can communicate with at least one other timing circuit in order to detect and correct time-differences between their local clocks. In this way, multiple processing circuits can be synchronized with each other to facilitate diagnosis or treatment of a patient's condition, or other aspects of a patient's care.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Bruce Edwards, Tim Stever, Suzanne Crowell, Gary A. Freeman
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Publication number: 20230055338Abstract: Medical devices can perform a plurality of functions, such as sensing, monitoring, deriving and/or calculating various physiological statuses of a patient (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, etc.). Medical devices can also be used to image part or all of a patient's body, to deliver a treatment, or to manage information related to a patient's care. The present disclosure is directed at one or more devices that perform these functions using a plurality of processing circuits, wherein each processing circuit has a timing circuit with a local clock. These processing circuits can be connected via a network, and each timing circuit can communicate with at least one other timing circuit in order to detect and correct time-differences between their local clocks. In this way, multiple processing circuits can be synchronized with each other to facilitate diagnosis or treatment of a patient's condition, or other aspects of a patient's care.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Bruce Edwards, Tim Stever, Suzanne Crowell, Gary A. Freeman
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Patent number: 10561852Abstract: In various embodiments, the presently described methods, apparatus, and systems can facilitate decreasing a boot time of a medical device, e.g., an amount of time between when a medical device or system is first turned on or powered on and when the medical device or system is ready to perform its intended function. In some embodiments, the present disclosure can also facilitate conducting tests on the functionality of various operational circuits shortly or immediately after the device/system has been activated. In some cases, the emergency medical devices/systems can report on the status or functionality of operational circuits even before the emergency medical device is fully booted up and ready to perform some or all of its intended functions.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Jim Murphy, Charles E. Sawyer, Jr., Melissa M. Dascoli, Bruce Edwards, Tim Stever, Allan Scott Baucom, Lawrence W. Peck, Tyler Harrington, Gary A. Freeman, Christine O'Toole, Donald Joseph Paradis
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Patent number: 10561320Abstract: Medical devices can perform a plurality of functions, such as sensing, monitoring, deriving and/or calculating various physiological statuses of a patient (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, etc.). Medical devices can also be used to image part or all of a patient's body, to deliver a treatment, or to manage information related to a patient's care. The present disclosure is directed at one or more devices that perform these functions using a plurality of processing circuits, wherein each processing circuit has a timing circuit with a local clock. These processing circuits can be connected via a network, and each timing circuit can communicate with at least one other timing circuit in order to detect and correct time-differences between their local clocks. In this way, multiple processing circuits can be synchronized with each other to facilitate diagnosis or treatment of a patient's condition, or other aspects of a patient's care.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Bruce Edwards, Tim Stever, Suzanne Crowell, Gary A. Freeman
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Publication number: 20170246466Abstract: In various embodiments, the presently described methods, apparatus, and systems can facilitate decreasing a boot time of a medical device, e.g., an amount of time between when a medical device or system is first turned on or powered on and when the medical device or system is ready to perform its intended function. In some embodiments, the present disclosure can also facilitate conducting tests on the functionality of various operational circuits shortly or immediately after the device/system has been activated. In some cases, the emergency medical devices/systems can report on the status or functionality of operational circuits even before the emergency medical device is fully booted up and ready to perform some or all of its intended functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Jim MURPHY, Charles E. SAWYER, JR., Melissa M. DASCOLI, Bruce EDWARDS, Tim STEVER, Allan Scott BAUCOM, Lawrence W. PECK, Tyler HARRINGTON, Gary A. FREEMAN, Christine O'TOOLE, Donald Joseph Paradis
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Publication number: 20170231508Abstract: Medical devices can perform a plurality of functions, such as sensing, monitoring, deriving and/or calculating various physiological statuses of a patient (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, etc.). Medical devices can also be used to image part or all of a patient's body, to deliver a treatment, or to manage information related to a patient's care. The present disclosure is directed at one or more devices that perform these functions using a plurality of processing circuits, wherein each processing circuit has a timing circuit with a local clock. These processing circuits can be connected via a network, and each timing circuit can communicate with at least one other timing circuit in order to detect and correct time-differences between their local clocks. In this way, multiple processing circuits can be synchronized with each other to facilitate diagnosis or treatment of a patient's condition, or other aspects of a patient's care.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Bruce EDWARDS, Tim STEVER, Suzanne CROWELL, Gary A. FREEMAN