Carl E Davis

US Patent:

7749164, Jul 6, 2010

Filed:

Jun 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/426992

Inventors:

Carl C. Davis - Menomonee Falls WI, US

Assignee:

The General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

A61B 5/00

US Classification:

600300, 705 2, 128920

Abstract:

A system and a method allowing a technician to monitor the condition of a plurality of patients and communicate their condition to an attending clinician. A centralized receiving station receives signals from each of the patients being monitored. A graphical user interface simultaneously displays an indication of patient condition for each of a plurality of patients. A technician utilizes this information to efficiently communicate the conditions of the patients to an attending clinician.

US Patent:

7898424, Mar 1, 2011

Filed:

Apr 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/102432

Inventors:

Carl Claude Davis - Menomonee Falls WI, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G08B 23/00

US Classification:

3405731, 340502, 600300, 600584

Abstract:

A centralized patient monitoring system configured to enable each of a plurality of technicians to generally simultaneously monitor multiple patients is disclosed herein. The centralized patient monitoring system includes a computer adapted to receive patient data from the monitored patients, and a display configured to visually convey the patient data. The centralized patient monitoring system also includes a directional speaker configured to selectively generate a localized alarm in order to audibly alert one of the technicians when a monitored patient requires attention in a manner that is generally imperceptible to the other technicians.

US Patent:

8572610, Oct 29, 2013

Filed:

Dec 9, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/634381

Inventors:

Carl C. Davis - Menomonee Falls WI, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/46
G06F 13/28
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

718 1, 718104, 710 21, 710100, 719321, 719322, 719323, 719324

Abstract:

The system and method of the present application includes a functional software stack including a type 1 hypervisor running on a single hardware platform. One embodiment of the hardware platform includes a processor and storage media, as well as network and video hardware. The hypervisor includes a network driver and a display driver, and executes directly on the hardware and abstracts the hardware from any guest operating systems (OS). To the OS, the hypervisor appears to be the base hardware platform and the network and display drivers appear to be similar hardware as well. The guest OS includes the resident patient monitoring application as well as third party applications, both of which execute independently on the virtualized hardware of the hypervisor. The network and display drivers manage the monitoring network and display regions in a monitoring display that are available to the guest operating systems.

US Patent:

8593275, Nov 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/042885

Inventors:

Carl Claude Davis - Milwaukee WI, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G08B 1/08

US Classification:

34053912, 34053911, 3405391, 3405731

Abstract:

A patient monitoring system and method for reliably communicating alarm conditions detected by an acquisition device that receives physiological data from the patient. The acquisition device includes a control unit that detects alarm conditions based upon the physiological data received from the patient. A primary transmitter and a secondary transmitter are coupled to the control unit and are each capable of transmitting the alarm condition. The primary transmitter is configured to connect to a wireless network and communicate over a first frequency range. The secondary transmitter is configured to transmit over a secondary wireless network using a second frequency range different from the first frequency range. When the primary transmitter is not able to communicate with the primary wireless network, the control unit activates the secondary transmitter to transmit the alarm condition. The secondary transmitter remains active until the primary transmitter reconnects with the primary wireless network.

US Patent:

20090299150, Dec 3, 2009

Filed:

Jun 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/132062

Inventors:

Carl Claude Davis - Menomonee Falls WI, US
David Alan Sitzman - Hubertus WI, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

A61B 5/00

US Classification:

600300

Abstract:

A patient monitoring system is disclosed herein. The patient monitoring system includes a computer adapted to assess the health of a patient, and to generate a health status indicator for the patient. The health status indicator comprising a visual gradient adapted to visually convey the assessed health of the patient. The system also includes a display operatively connected to the computer. The display is configured to display the health status indicator comprising the visual gradient.

US Patent:

20090306482, Dec 10, 2009

Filed:

Jun 10, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/136555

Inventors:

Carl Claude Davis - Menomonee Falls WI, US
Stephen Thomas Treacy - Menomonee Falls WI, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
G06Q 50/00
G06F 9/46

US Classification:

600300, 705 2, 718103

Abstract:

A patient monitoring system is disclosed herein. The patient monitoring system includes a processor configured to receive patient data from a monitored patient, to provide a plurality of computer-generated task based on the patient data, and to provide a computer-generated task priority for each of the computer-generated tasks. The patient monitoring system also includes a display connected to the processor. The display is configured to generally simultaneously visually convey the patient data, the computer-generated task, and the computer-generated task priority.

US Patent:

20100179390, Jul 15, 2010

Filed:

Jan 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/352376

Inventors:

Carl Claude Davis - Menomonee Falls WI, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
G06F 17/30
G06G 7/60

US Classification:

600301, 702 19

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a centralized monitoring system for monitoring at least one patient is described. The centralized monitoring system comprises a processor configured for receiving patient data from a plurality of patient monitoring systems, a collaborative tabletop coupled to the processor, the collaborative tabletop configured to visually convey the patient data, at least one high resolution display configured to display patient data associated with a plurality of patients and an input device coupled to the processor, the input device configured for inputting at least one of textual data, graphical data and image data associated with the patient. The collaborative tabletop comprises a main display surface, an information screen and a reference screen.

US Patent:

20120313775, Dec 13, 2012

Filed:

Jun 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/155503

Inventors:

Carl Claude Davis - Milwaukee WI, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G08B 1/08

US Classification:

34053912

Abstract:

A method of notifying a clinician of an alarm condition for a patient including the steps of receiving notice of the alarm condition, identifying a location of the patient, identifying a location of the clinician, calculating guidance information based on the location of the clinician and the location of the patient, and providing the guidance information to a clinician using a portable notification device. The method may further include the steps of identifying a direction and/or an orientation of the clinician, and calculating and displaying the guidance information based on the direction and/or orientation of the clinician.