RONALD LESSER, M.D.
Neurology at Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD

7801740, Sep 21, 2010

Sep 22, 1998

09/157998

Ronald Peter Lesser - Baltimore MD, US

G06Q 10/00

705 2, 705 3, 600300

A method is described which simplifies, automates and organizes the creation of notes and correspondence and also, by performing the calculations needed to determine the appropriate billing codes, provides documentation for billing purposes. It also assists the health care worker in determining the proper billing code. An embodiment of this to facilitate the creation of documents in the setting of patient care is described. The use of this for medical records is particularly of importance because of recent government (Heath Care and Finance Administration, or HCFA) regulations. The embodiment also allows one to enter information into a patient database at the same time that one is entering clinical information for the purposes of clinical care documentation. The database could be for clinical care, quality assurance, or research purposes. The embodiment describes how this can be achieved at the time that a service is delivered, for example when a health care worker sees a patient.

7228171, Jun 5, 2007

Apr 15, 2003

10/413520

Ronald P. Lesser - Baltimore MD, US
W. Robert S. Webber - Ellicott City MD, US

The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore MD

A61N 1/37

607 3

Analytical methods and devices for analyzing biological signals, for example, electrical signals from the brain to determine whether an abnormal condition caused by a medical condition exists. In one embodiment, the medical disorder may be epilepsy. The analytical methods include wavelet analysis and neighbor cross-correlation count, which is a frequency specific measure of the degree of correlation of a single channel of data with respect to its neighbors. The devices according to the invention are programmed to include the analytical methods and to administer treatment regimens such as electrical stimulation, heating, cooling and medication as needed.

2005014, Jul 7, 2005

Mar 8, 2005

11/073683

Ronald Lesser - Baltimore MD, US
W. Robert Webber - Baltimore MD, US
Gholam Motamedi - Baltimore MD, US
Yuko Mizuno-Matsumoto - Osaka, JP

The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore MD

A61N001/18

607002000

A device and method of use for treating a medical disorder by surgically implanting into a patient at least one sensor element capable of detecting and conveying cell signals; attaching a management unit such that a micro controller of the management unit is connected to at least one sensor element; and connecting the management unit via a lead bundle to at least one treatment device. The treatment device may be an electrical stimulation device, a magnetic stimulation device, a heat transfer device, or a medication delivery device. Responsive to signals from the one or more sensor elements, mathematical algorithms of the management unit use wavelet crosscorrelation analysis to prompt delivery of at least one treatment modality, such heat transfer, current pulses, magnetic stimulation or medication. The medical disorder may arise from the brain, central nervous system or organs and tissues outside of the central nervous system.

2008020, Aug 28, 2008

Jul 19, 2004

10/565262

Ronald P. Lesser - Baltimore MD, US
Robert S. Webber - Ellicott City MD, US

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - Baltimore MD

A61N 1/05

607 2

A system and method for treating nausea and vomiting are provided, including one or more electrodes () applied on or under the skin, the electrodes being connected to an external current source (). The electrodes can be implanted under the skin and connect to internal stimulator electronics (), which can form a magnetic inductive link to the external current source (). Alternatively, the electrodes can be placed on the skin and directly linked by wires to the external current source. As a further alternative, the vagus nerve can be directly stimulated in the neck, or the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, or intestines can be directly stimulated by magnetic stimulation. The electrodes can stimulate the vagus nerve in the neck to reduce nausea and vomiting, or can be arranged near the chest or abdomen, so as to stimulate the esophagus, stomach, duodenum or intestines. Because the current source is provided outside the body, it is not necessary to implant batteries or another power supply in the body.

6248126, Jun 19, 2001

Jan 12, 1999

9/228414

Ronald P. Lesser - Towson MD
W. Robert S. Webber - Ellicott City MD

The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore MD

A61F 712, A61F 700, A61B 1818

607113

A method of treating a brain disorder by heat transfer from brain tissue comprising the steps of surgically cutting a heat transfer aperture into a patient's skull, thereby exposing a predetermined portion of patient's brain; surgically implanting into said heat transfer aperture a heat pump having one or more electrical sensor elements and one or more temperature sensor elements; surgically implanting a heat transfer management unit in a body cavity of said patient such that a micro controller of the heat transfer management unit is connected to one or more activity sensor elements and one or more temperature sensor elements contacting brain tissue and connecting the heat transfer management unit to said heat pump via a lead bundle. Optionally, the heat transfer unit may be located external to the patient's body. Responsive to signals from one or more activity or temperature sensor elements, mathematical algorithms of the heat transfer management unit determine abnormal brain activity, causing the heat pump to remove heat from the brain tissue into a heat sink, thereby cooling the predetermined portion of the patient's brain.

5311876, May 17, 1994

Nov 18, 1992

7/978220

Dale E. Olsen - Columbia MD
Ronald P. Lesser - Baltimore MD
John C. Harris - Gaithersburg MD
W. Robert S. Webber - Howard County MD
John A. Cristion - Columbia MD

The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore MD

A61B 504

128731

A patient monitoring system and a method of operating same, including automatically detecting a seizure in the patient, by detecting an electrical discharge in the patient's brain; converting the detected electrical discharge into a digital signal; inputting the digital signal into a microprocessor; detecting a seizure by dividing the digital signals into time segments, preprocessing each time segment including standardizing the signal, reducing the signal in each time segment to a feature, the feature providing information about whether a seizure is occurring using the feature from each time segment; and indicating that a seizure is occurring.