Patents by Inventor Tony C. Carnes
Tony C. Carnes 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: 20210358122Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an augmented reality surgical system for viewing an augmented image of a region of interest during a surgical procedure. The system includes an image capture device that captures an image of the region of interest. A controller receives the image and applies at least one image processing filter to the image. The image processing filter includes a spatial decomposition filter that decomposes the image into spatial frequency bands. A temporal filter is applied to the spatial frequency bands to generate temporally filtered bands. An adder adds each band spatial frequency band to a corresponding temporally filtered band to generate augmented bands. A reconstruction filter generates an augmented image by collapsing the augmented bands. A display displays the augmented image to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Tony C. Carnes, Edward M. McKenna, Stephen Pack
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Patent number: 11096749Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to robotic surgical system that includes an operating console configured to operate at least one robotic arm and at least one drive motor configured to receive an input from the operating console and control the at least one robotic arm based on the input from the operating console. A surgical instrument is coupled to the at least one robotic arm. The surgical instrument is inserted into a patient and captures an image of a region of interest inside the patient during a surgical procedure. A controller receives the image and applies at least one image processing filter to identify at least one non-visible property of an object in the region of interest. A display displays the image to a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Tony C. Carnes, Edward M. Mckenna, Stephen Pack
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Patent number: 11080854Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an augmented reality surgical system for viewing an augmented image of a region of interest during a surgical procedure. The system includes an image capture device that captures an image of the region of interest. A controller receives the image and applies at least one image processing filter to the image. The image processing filter includes a spatial decomposition filter that decomposes the image into spatial frequency bands. A temporal filter is applied to the spatial frequency bands to generate temporally filtered bands. An adder adds each band spatial frequency band to a corresponding temporally filtered band to generate augmented bands. A reconstruction filter generates an augmented image by collapsing the augmented bands. A display displays the augmented image to a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Tony C. Carnes, Edward M. Mckenna, Stephen Pack
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Publication number: 20200226758Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an augmented reality surgical system for viewing an augmented image of a region of interest during a surgical procedure. The system includes an image capture device that captures an image of the region of interest. A controller receives the image and applies at least one image processing filter to the image. The image processing filter includes a spatial decomposition filter that decomposes the image into spatial frequency bands. A temporal filter is applied to the spatial frequency bands to generate temporally filtered bands. An adder adds each band spatial frequency band to a corresponding temporally filtered band to generate augmented bands. A reconstruction filter generates an augmented image by collapsing the augmented bands. A display displays the augmented image to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Tony C. Carnes, Edward M. Mckenna, Stephen Pack
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Publication number: 20200205913Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to robotic surgical system that includes an operating console configured to operate at least one robotic arm and at least one drive motor configured to receive an input from the operating console and control the at least one robotic arm based on the input from the operating console. A surgical instrument is coupled to the at least one robotic arm. The surgical instrument is inserted into a patient and captures an image of a region of interest inside the patient during a surgical procedure. A controller receives the image and applies at least one image processing filter to identify at least one non-visible property of an object in the region of interest. A display displays the image to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Tony C. Carnes, Edward M. Mckenna, Stephen Pack
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System, method, and software for automating physiologic displays and alerts with trending heuristics
Patent number: 9585565Abstract: A method for automating physiologic alerts and derived parameters with trending heuristics includes receiving at a mobile patient monitor interface, a first input expression indicative of a first parameter source for first patient parameters from a first medical device from a user. The method further includes receiving, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a second input expression indicative of a second parameter source for second patient parameters from a second medical device from a user. The method further includes applying, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a smoothing operator to the first input expression and the second input expression. The method further includes evaluating, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a complex expression of the first patient parameters and the second patient parameters based on the smoothing operator to initiate display of at least one parameter, derived parameter, trend, or alert on a remote device.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Tony C. Carnes -
Patent number: 9218671Abstract: A system is presented including at least one sensor and a monitor in operable communication with the at least one sensor. The monitor is configured to display a plurality of graphs each representing a measured physiologic parameter versus time, the plurality of graphs configured to be aligned with respect to each other along a time axis. A marker moves along the time axis of each of the plurality of graphs in response to an input received from an input unit. The plurality of graphs are stacked with respect to each other in a vertical orientation and in a non-overlapping manner.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Tony C. Carnes, Henry Szymanski, Kevin R. Birkett
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Patent number: 9215516Abstract: A medical device communication system is presented including a plurality of medical devices, a data collection module for receiving at least pre-defined configuration parameters from each of the plurality of medical devices, and a medical device driver communicating with the data collection module, the medical device driver automatically capturing post-defined configuration parameters from the plurality of medical devices. The medical device communication system includes at least one remote device configured to receive the pre-defined and post-defined configuration parameters from the data collection module. The post-defined configuration parameters are received after the medical device driver is initially written and after initial electrical communication is established between the medical device driver and the data collection module.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Tony C. Carnes, William A. Jordan, II
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Publication number: 20150282708Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a patient monitoring system having a patient monitor and a wireless pre-amplifier in wireless communication with the patient monitor. The wireless pre-amplifier is configured to receive a signal related to a physiological parameter of a patient from one or more sensors applied to the patient. The wireless pre-amplifier also includes a wireless attachment configured to wirelessly transmit the signal related to the physiological parameter of the patient to the patient monitor over a wireless communications channel, and an indicator feature configured to provide a user perceptible indication related to the wireless communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Friso Schlottau, Henry J. Szymanski, Tony C. Carnes
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Patent number: 9125558Abstract: A method for automating physiologic alerts with precedence order includes receiving at a mobile patient monitor interface, a first input expression indicative of a first parameter source for first patient parameters from a first medical device from a user. The method further includes receiving, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a second input expression indicative of a second parameter source for second patient parameters from a second medical device from a user. The method further includes modifying, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a precedence order of the first parameter source and the second parameter source. The method further includes evaluating, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a complex expression of the first patient parameters and the second patient parameters based on the precedence order to initiate display of at least one parameter, derived parameter, trend, or alert on a remote device.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Tony C. Carnes
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Patent number: 8922377Abstract: A method for automating complex alerts includes receiving, at a complex alert interface, first parameters from at least one medical device and a first comparison operator. The first parameters and the first comparison operator are indicative of a first condition. The method further includes receiving, at the complex alert interface, second parameters from the at least one medical device and a second comparison operator. The second parameters and the second comparison operator are indicative of a second condition. The method further includes generating, at the complex alert interface, a complex alert expression based on a mathematical aggregate of the first condition and the second condition. The method further includes evaluating the complex alert expression to initiate display of at least one alert.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Tony C. Carnes
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Patent number: 8912897Abstract: A method for controlling alert notifications includes receiving, at an alert notification monitor, notifications from at least one medical device. The method further includes analyzing, at the alert notification monitor, the notifications based on one or more complex triggers to identify at least one triggered notification. The method further includes transmitting the at least one triggered notification.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Tony C. Carnes
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Publication number: 20140266783Abstract: A medical device communication system is presented including a plurality of medical devices, a data collection module for receiving at least pre-defined configuration parameters from each of the plurality of medical devices, and a medical device driver communicating with the data collection module, the medical device driver automatically capturing post-defined configuration parameters from the plurality of medical devices. The medical device communication system includes at least one remote device configured to receive the pre-defined and post-defined configuration parameters from the data collection module. The post-defined configuration parameters are received after the medical device driver is initially written and after initial electrical communication is established between the medical device driver and the data collection module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Tony C. Carnes, William A. Jordan, II
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Patent number: 8838136Abstract: A method for configuring communication with medical devices includes a receiving, at a configuration interface, a first input indicative of first configuration parameters for a first medical device from a user and a second input indicative of second configuration parameters for a second medical device from the user. The first configuration parameters include at least one of a frequency parameter, a selection parameter, a compression parameter, an output parameter, and a port parameter. The method further includes receiving, at the configuration interface, first patient parameters from the first medical device and second patient parameters from the second medical device. The method further includes transmitting a first selected subset of the first patient parameters based on the first configuration parameters and transmitting a second selected subset of the second patient parameters based on the second configuration parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Tony C. Carnes, William A. Jordan
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Publication number: 20140235975Abstract: A medical device communication system is presented including a plurality of medical devices and at least one data collection module for capturing a set of values at a first rate, the set of values corresponding to configuration parameters acquired from the plurality of medical devices. The medical device communication system also includes at least one medical device driver electrically communicating with the at least one data collection module and at least one remote device configured to receive and display the set of values corresponding to the configuration parameters acquired from the plurality of medical devices. When at least one acute event is detected by at least one of the plurality of medical devices, the at least one data collection module captures the set of values of the configuration parameters at a second rate for a predetermined time interval, the second rate being greater than the first rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: COVIDIEN LPInventor: Tony C. Carnes
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Patent number: 8750396Abstract: A method for communicating with medical devices includes receiving, at a medical device communication interface, patient parameters from a first and second medical device in a respective first and second format. The method further includes identifying, at the medical device communication interface, a first and second protocol associated with the patient parameters by comparing the patient parameters and the first and second format to a predefined schema. The method further includes modifying, at the medical device communication interface, a respective configuration parameter for each of the first and second medical devices. The method further includes translating the patient parameters based on the first and second identified protocols and the respective configuration parameter for each of the first and second medical devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Tony C. Carnes
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Publication number: 20140085076Abstract: A method for controlling alert notifications includes receiving, at an alert notification monitor, notifications from at least one medical device. The method further includes analyzing, at the alert notification monitor, the notifications based on one or more complex triggers to identify at least one triggered notification. The method further includes transmitting the at least one triggered notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLCInventor: Tony C. Carnes
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Publication number: 20140085078Abstract: A method for automating physiologic alerts with precedence order includes receiving at a mobile patient monitor interface, a first input expression indicative of a first parameter source for first patient parameters from a first medical device from a user. The method further includes receiving, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a second input expression indicative of a second parameter source for second patient parameters from a second medical device from a user. The method further includes modifying, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a precedence order of the first parameter source and the second parameter source. The method further includes evaluating, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a complex expression of the first patient parameters and the second patient parameters based on the precedence order to initiate display of at least one parameter, derived parameter, trend, or alert on a remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLCInventor: Tony C. Carnes
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Publication number: 20140085079Abstract: A method for automating physiologic alerts with manual values includes receiving at a mobile patient monitor interface, a first input expression indicative of a first parameter source for first patient parameters from a first medical device or input from a user. The method further includes receiving, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a second input expression indicative of a second parameter source for second patient parameters from a second medical device or input from a user. The method further includes evaluating, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a manual input value in the first input expression or the second input expression. The method further includes evaluating, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a complex expression of the first patient parameters and the second patient parameters based on the manual input value to initiate display of at least one alert or derived parameter on a remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLCInventor: Tony C. Carnes
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SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE FOR AUTOMATING PHYSIOLOGIC DISPLAYS AND ALERTS WITH TRENDING HEURISTICS
Publication number: 20140085080Abstract: A method for automating physiologic alerts and derived parameters with trending heuristics includes receiving at a mobile patient monitor interface, a first input expression indicative of a first parameter source for first patient parameters from a first medical device from a user. The method further includes receiving, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a second input expression indicative of a second parameter source for second patient parameters from a second medical device from a user. The method further includes applying, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a smoothing operator to the first input expression and the second input expression. The method further includes evaluating, at the mobile patient monitor interface, a complex expression of the first patient parameters and the second patient parameters based on the smoothing operator to initiate display of at least one parameter, derived parameter, trend, or alert on a remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLCInventor: Tony C. Carnes