Robert J Proctor

US Patent:

6921198, Jul 26, 2005

Filed:

Jun 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/460069

Inventors:

Gary A. Gruszecki - Golden CO, US
Gary A. Carson - Golden CO, US
Robert W. Proctor - Lakewood CO, US

Assignee:

Medivance Incorporated - Louisville CO

International Classification:

G01K007/00
G01K015/00

US Classification:

374168, 374183, 374 1, 374173

Abstract:

A patient temperature repeating system and a method of repeating patient temperature information from a resistive-type patient temperature sensor allow one or more medical instruments to utilize a single patient temperature sensor. In one embodiment, the patient temperature repeating system () includes input and output connectors (), a microprocessor (), optical isolators (), a coarse digital potentiometer () in parallel with a fine digital potentiometer (), a current sense resistor (), amplifiers (A, B), analog-to-digital converters (A, B), a filter (), fuses (), a non-volatile memory device (), and a relay (). In operation, the microprocessor () reads the resistance level of a resistive-type patient temperature sensor () connected to the input connector () and provides the appropriate control signals through the optical isolators () to the coarse and fine digital potentiometers () in order to set the resistance seen by a medical device () connected to the output connector () to match that of the patient temperature sensor ().

US Patent:

20090099629, Apr 16, 2009

Filed:

Oct 13, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/250320

Inventors:

Gary A. Carson - Golden CO, US
Gary Gruszecki - Golden CO, US
Robert Proctor - Lakewood CO, US

Assignee:

MEDIVANCE INCORPORATED - Louisville CO

International Classification:

A61F 7/00

US Classification:

607 96

Abstract:

A patient temperature control system and method are provided for automated temperature control according to a programmed protocol. In one aspect, at least one programmed protocol may be established for each of a plurality of patient thermal therapy phases. In turn, the temperature of a thermal exchange medium may be controlled, based at least in part, upon the programmed protocol, during each of the phases. In another aspect, a plurality of programmed protocols may be established, wherein a selected one of the protocols (e.g. selected by a user at a user interface) may be utilized for automated temperature control during patient thermal therapy. The protocol(s) may include a target patient temperature and/or a set duration for one or more of the phase of thermal therapy. Further, the protocol(s) may be user-definable and modifiable during therapy. In a multi-phase configuration, automatic termination and initiation of successive phases may be selectively established by a user, based on target patient temperature data and/or set duration data on a phase-specific basis.

US Patent:

20200345538, Nov 5, 2020

Filed:

Jul 20, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/933710

Inventors:

- Louisville CO, US
Gary Gruszecki - Golden CO, US
Robert Proctor - Lakewood CO, US

International Classification:

A61F 7/00

Abstract:

A patient temperature control system for automated temperature control according to a programmed protocol. In one aspect, at least one programmed protocol may be established for each of a plurality of patient thermal therapy phases. In turn, the temperature of a thermal exchange medium may be controlled upon the programmed protocol during each of the phases. A plurality of programmed protocols may be established, wherein a selected protocol may be utilized for automated temperature control during patient thermal therapy. The protocol may include a target patient temperature and/or a set duration for one or more of the phase of thermal therapy. The protocol may be user-definable and modifiable during therapy. In a multiphase configuration, automatic termination and initiation of successive phases may be selectively established by a user, based on target patient temperature data and/or set duration data on a phase-specific basis.

US Patent:

20170151087, Jun 1, 2017

Filed:

Feb 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/431489

Inventors:

- Louisville CO, US
Gary Gruszecki - Golden CO, US
Robert Proctor - Lakewood CO, US

International Classification:

A61F 7/00

Abstract:

A patient temperature control system and method are provided for automated temperature control according to a programmed protocol. In one aspect, at least one programmed protocol may be established for each of a plurality of patient thermal therapy phases. In turn, the temperature of a thermal exchange medium may be controlled, based at least in part, upon the programmed protocol, during each of the phases. In another aspect, a plurality of programmed protocols may be established, wherein a selected one of the protocols (e.g. selected by a user at a user interface) may be utilized for automated temperature control during patient thermal therapy. The protocol(s) may include a target patient temperature and/or a set duration for one or more of the phase of thermal therapy. Further, the protocol(s) may be user-definable and modifiable during therapy. In a multi-phase configuration, automatic termination and initiation of successive phases may be selectively established by a user, based on target patient temperature data and/or set duration data on a phase-specific basis.