Eric B Petersen

US Patent:

6544173, Apr 8, 2003

Filed:

May 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/860806

Inventors:

Kenneth G. West - Aloha OR
Nhedti L. Colquitt - Aloha OR
Herbert S. Weiner - Portland OR
Eric G. Petersen - Aloha OR
William H. Howell - Portland OR

Assignee:

Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. - Skaneateles Falls NY

International Classification:

A61B 500

US Classification:

600300, 128903

Abstract:

A wireless medical telemetry system includes at least one wireless patient monitor configured to collect patient vital signs data, and at least one central station adapted to establish communications with the at least one patient monitor via a wireless transceiver, and to receive the patient vital signs data from the at least one patient monitor. The at least one patient monitor is operable by a user to transmit an end-communications signal to the at least one central station, and the at least one central station is configured to terminate the communications with the at least one patient monitor in response to the end-communications signal. A method for monitoring a patient includes the steps of (i) establishing wireless communications between a patient monitor and a wireless transceiver connected to a remote central station, (ii) collecting, at the patient monitor, vital signs data from a patient and communicating the vital signs data to the central station via the wireless transceiver, (iii) communicating an end-communications signal from the patient monitor to the central station, and (iv) terminating the communications by the central station in response to the end-communications signal. There is also a system for monitoring the vital signs of a patient from a selected remote location.

US Patent:

6544174, Apr 8, 2003

Filed:

May 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/860811

Inventors:

Kenneth G. West - Aloha OR
James B. Moon - Portland OR
Nhedti L. Colquitt - Aloha OR
Herbert S. Weiner - Portland OR
Eric G. Petersen - Aloha OR
William H. Howell - Portland OR

Assignee:

Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. - Skaneateles Falls NY

International Classification:

A61B 500

US Classification:

600300, 128903

Abstract:

A wireless patient monitor is adapted to communicate with any one of plural medical telemetry networks, each having one or more central stations, where each network is configured to communicate via wireless communications using one of multiple different communications settings. The monitor includes one or more sensor inputs for receiving vital signs data from a patient, a wireless transceiver; and a controller coupled to receive the vital signs data via the one or more sensor inputs and to communicate with a network via the transceiver. The monitor also includes a display device and is controllable by the controller to automatically display a notification to a user of the monitor upon establishing communications with the at least one central station. There is also a method of monitoring a patient and a wireless medical telemetry system.

US Patent:

6616606, Sep 9, 2003

Filed:

May 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/861095

Inventors:

Eric G. Petersen - Aloha OR
Herbert S. Weiner - Portland OR

Assignee:

Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. - Skaneateles Falls NY

International Classification:

A61B 500

US Classification:

600300, 128903

Abstract:

A wireless medical telemetry system includes at least one wireless patient monitor configured to monitor a patient by collecting vital signs data from the patient, and a first central station associated with one or more wireless transceivers, and adapted to establish communications with the at least one patient monitor and receive the vital signs data via the one or more wireless transceivers. A second central station is associated with the one or more wireless transceivers, and adapted to receive vital signs data via the one or more wireless transceivers. The second central station is configured to automatically attempt to establish communications with the at least one patient monitor and receive the vital signs data in place of the first central station in the event the communications between the first central station and the at least one patient monitor are lost. There is also a method for monitoring a patient.

US Patent:

6988989, Jan 24, 2006

Filed:

May 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/860340

Inventors:

Herbert S. Weiner - Portland OR, US
James B. Moon - Portland OR, US
Nhedti L. Colquitt - Aloha OR, US
Eric G. Petersen - Aloha OR, US
William H. Howell - Portland OR, US
Kenneth G. West - Aloha OR, US

Assignee:

Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. - Skaneateles Falls NY

International Classification:

A61B 5/00

US Classification:

600300, 128903, 128904, 128920

Abstract:

A medical monitoring system includes a central station adapted to receive vital signs data concerning a plurality of patients, and one or more transmitter/receivers associated with the central station. At least one patient monitor is configured to monitor a particular one of the plurality of patients by collecting vital signs data from the particular patient, and configured to establish communications with the central station and communicate the collected vital signs data to the central station via the one or more transmitter/receivers. The at least one patient monitor is operable by a user to identify the particular patient from the plurality of patients, and to inform the central station of the identity of the particular patient. The central station is configured to associate the vital signs data received from the at least one patient monitor with the particular patient. The system, transmitter/receivers and at least one patient monitor may be wireless or wired.

US Patent:

7390299, Jun 24, 2008

Filed:

Oct 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/244992

Inventors:

Herbert S. Weiner - Portland OR, US
James B. Moon - Portland OR, US
Nhedti L. Colquitt - Aloha OR, US
Eric G. Petersen - Aloha OR, US
William H. Howell - Portland OR, US
Kenneth G. West - Aloha OR, US

Assignee:

Welch Allyn, Inc. - Skaneateles Falls NY

International Classification:

A61B 5/00

US Classification:

600300, 128903, 128904, 128920, 705 2

Abstract:

A wireless patient monitor is adapted to communicate with any one of plural medical telemetry networks, each having one or more central stations, where each network is configured to communicate via wireless communications using one of multiple different communications settings. The monitor includes one or more sensor inputs for receiving vital signs data from a patient, a wireless transceiver, and a controller coupled to receive the vital signs data via the one or more sensor inputs and to communicate with a network via the transceiver. The monitor also includes a display device and is controllable by the controller to automatically display a notification to a user of the monitor upon establishing communications with the at least one central station. There is also a method of monitoring a patient and a wireless medical telemetry system.

US Patent:

7439856, Oct 21, 2008

Filed:

Jul 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/494245

Inventors:

Herbert S. Weiner - Portland OR, US
Douglas S. Adams - Tigard OR, US
Jon K. F. Fo - Beaverton OR, US
Koo Lee - Hillsboro OR, US
Steven D. Baker - Beaverton OR, US
Eric G. Petersen - Aloha OR, US

Assignee:

Welch Allyn, Inc. - Skaneateles Falls NY

International Classification:

G08B 1/08
G08B 23/00
A61B 5/00

US Classification:

34053912, 34053913, 34053918, 3405731, 600300, 600301, 128903, 128904, 702 19

Abstract:

The invention provides a method and system for communicating, processing and responding to information reporting the status of health care patients. In one aspect, the invention provides a procedure for allocating the attention of health care personnel to issues and events that are reported in association with health care patients located within a health care facility. In some embodiments, assignment of health care personnel to health care patients can be configured according to a set of directives. The directives can direct assignment of personnel based upon many criteria including, but not limited to, the identity and/or location of a health care patient, an issue or event associated with the status of the health care patient, the relative availability of other health care personnel to respond to the issue or event, or a combination thereof.

US Patent:

7770797, Aug 10, 2010

Filed:

Mar 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/683333

Inventors:

Herbert S. Weiner - Portland OR, US
Eric G. Petersen - Aloha OR, US
Jon K. Fo - Beaverton OR, US

Assignee:

Welch Allyn, Inc. - Skaneateles Falls NY

International Classification:

G06K 7/00

US Classification:

23546225, 23546201

Abstract:

Disclosed in this specification is a method for processing barcode data from one or more barcode scanners. The decoded data is reformatted in accordance with selected reformatting instructions and thereafter supplied to a software application for subsequent use. Preferably, the reformatting instructions can be customized by the end users, thus permitting the end users to adjust their system to receive previously unknown barcode formats.

US Patent:

8195478, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Mar 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/683252

Inventors:

Eric G. Petersen - Aloha OR, US
Steven D. Baker - Beaverton OR, US
Steven J. Marcaccini - Aurora OR, US
Mark A. Heritage - Beaverton OR, US

Assignee:

Welch Allyn, Inc. - Skaneateles Falls NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 50/00
H04Q 11/00

US Classification:

705 2, 370245

Abstract:

Disclosed in this specification is a method for monitoring a network, such as the central monitoring station of a medical facility. Performance data from each of the network components of interest is monitored for compliance with certain component-specific criteria. Responses are generated if the performance data satisfies, or fails to satisfy, such criteria.