John T Kane

6846322, Jan 25, 2005

Nov 21, 2001

09/990069

John R. Kane - Scottsdale AZ, US
Ryan M. Sims - Tempe AZ, US
Scott Heneveld - Redding CA, US

Dynatherm Medical, Inc. - Burlingame CA

A61F 700

607111, 607 96, 607104, 607108, 607109, 607110, 607112

The present invention provides a system for manipulating a core body temperature of a mammal. The system of the invention includes a chamber for enclosing a body portion of a mammal and a seal in operative association with the chamber for sealing the chamber around the body portion and for inhibiting movement of the body portion relative to the chamber when the system is in operation. A thermal energy exchange system in operative association with the chamber includes an energy element assembly coupled to a flexible membrane assembly. The flexible membrane assembly facilitates an exchange of energy between the energy element assembly and the body portion. A vacuum system is operatively associated with the chamber while the thermal energy exchange system is in operation. The vacuum system generates a sub-atmospheric pressure within the chamber.

58301801, Nov 3, 1998

Nov 8, 1996

8/744883

W. Jeffrey Chandler - Phoenix AZ
John Kane - Scottsdale AZ
Michael J. Egan - Los Altos CA
Howard S. Phillips - Haverhill MA
James S. Roundy - Gilbert AZ
Ernest W. Cassaday - Show Low AZ
Roger Etherington - Newport Beach CA

Aquarius Medical Corporation - Scottsdale AZ

A61M 3100

604 65

An improved fluid management system for irrigation of a body cavity and in particular for use in arthroscopic surgery having a pressurized fluid circuit for supplying irrigation fluid and a vacuum fluid circuit for withdrawing waste fluid from the cavity. In a preferred embodiment there is an uninterrupted fluid supply comprised of a plurality of sterile solution saline bags with an automatic spiker to perforate the bags. The system is processor controlled with numerous safety and design features to automate arthroscopy to the highest degree possible. Some of the features include the monitoring and tracking of cavity pressure and flow rates to predetermined pressure and flow rates, tracking cavity to mean blood pressure, overpressure protection, a plurality of pressure and flow rate baseline settings, monitoring, setting and controlling saline supply, and specialized functions for providing pressure and flow rates for typical surgical procedures such as lavage, clear view, and burr/shaver. One or more vacuum discharge lines may be provided with an automatic self-cleaning feature. The system is compact and optionally employs a number of disposable components, including a novel fluid accumulator.

60885718, Jul 11, 2000

Jan 30, 1998

9/015955

John Richard Kane - Phoenix AZ
Keith Andrew Olds - Mesa AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04B 7185

455 121

A hybrid satellite-based data broadcast system reliably broadcasts data from a ground-based high earth orbit, HEO, server (105) to a plurality of customer provided equipment, CPE, receivers (113) via a HEO satellite constellation satellite (109). When errors in received broadcast data are detected by the CPE (113), error information is communicated via a low earth orbit, LEO, satellite constellation (121, 125) to a LEO gateway (103) which in turn obtains the correct data and transmits the correct data back to the CPE receiver via the LEO satellite constellation (121, 125).

60788100, Jun 20, 2000

Jun 12, 1997

8/873551

Keith Andrew Olds - Mesa AZ
James Thomas Shaneyfelt - Gilbert AZ
John Richard Kane - Phoenix AZ
Carl Myron Wagner - Higley AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04Q 720

455428

A method and apparatus have been described for combining multiple satellite constellations into a cooperative network. A GEO tier of satellites receives information to be broadcasted to earth. The GEO tier receives the information from global hubs, regional hubs, and local hubs. Local program material is combined with regional and global program material by either the regional hub or a GEO satellite.

58003835, Sep 1, 1998

Jul 17, 1996

8/683745

W. Jeffrey Chandler - Phoenix AZ
John Kane - Scottsdale AZ
Michael J. Egan - Los Altos CA
Howard S. Phillips - Haverhill MA
James S. Roundy - Gilbert AZ
William Cassaday - Show Low AZ
Roger Etherington - Newport Beach CA

Aquarius Medical Corporation - Scottsdale AZ

A61M 100

604 35

An improved fluid management system for irrigation of a body cavity and in particular for use in arthroscopic surgery having a pressurized fluid circuit for supplying irrigation fluid and a vacuum fluid circuit for withdrawing waste fluid from the cavity. In a preferred embodiment there is an uninterrupted fluid supply comprised of a plurality of sterile solution saline bags with an automatic spiker to perforate the bags. The system is processor controlled with numerous safety and design features to automate arthroscopy to the highest degree possible. Some of the features include the monitoring and tracking of cavity pressure and flow rates to predetermined pressure and flow rates, tracking cavity to mean blood pressure, overpressure protection, a plurality of pressure and flow rate baseline settings, monitoring, setting and controlling saline supply, and specialized functions for providing pressure and flow rates for typical surgical procedures such as lavage, clear view, and burr/shaver. One or more vacuum discharge lines may be provided with an automatic self-cleaning feature. The system is compact and optionally employs a number of disposable components, including a novel fluid accumulator.

62926594, Sep 18, 2001

Jun 12, 1997

8/873877

Keith Andrew Olds - Mesa AZ
John Richard Kane - Phoenix AZ
Vijay Kapoor - Phoenix AZ

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

H04Q 720
H04B 7185
H04B 719

455427

In a communication system having Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites (210), one or more Mission Operations Control Centers (MOCCs) (220), one or more Distributed Virtual Network Managers (DVNMs) (230), and several types of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) (250, 260, 270, and 280), individual service providers (20) are able to control the network services they provide independently from other service providers (20) through local management of the DVNMs (230).

60247207, Feb 15, 2000

Aug 28, 1998

9/141489

W. Jeffrey Chandler - Phoenix AZ
John Kane - Scottsdale AZ
Michael J. Egan - Los Altos CA
Howard S. Phillips - Haverhill MA
James S. Roundy - Gilbert AZ
Ernest W. Cassaday - Show Low AZ
Roger Etherington - Newport Beach CA

Aquarius Medical Corporation - Scottsdale AZ

A61M 100

604 35

An improved fluid management system for irrigation of a body cavity and in particular for use in arthroscopic surgery having a pressurized fluid circuit for supplying irrigation fluid and a vacuum fluid circuit for withdrawing waste fluid from the cavity. In a preferred embodiment there is an uninterrupted fluid supply comprised of a plurality of sterile solution saline bags with an automatic spiker to perforate the bags. The system is processor controlled with numerous safety and design features to automate arthroscopy to the highest degree possible. Some of the features include the monitoring and tracking of cavity pressure and flow rates to predetermined pressure and flow rates, tracking cavity to mean blood pressure, overpressure protection, a plurality of pressure and flow rate baseline settings, monitoring, setting and controlling saline supply, and specialized functions for providing pressure and flow rates for typical surgical procedures such as lavage, clear view, and burr/shaver. One or more vacuum discharge lines may be provided with an automatic self-cleaning feature. The system is compact and optionally employs a number of disposable components, including a novel fluid accumulator.