Patents Assigned to Valeritas, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20200206418
    Abstract: Fluid delivery and measurement systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Steven F. Levesque, David Lipson, Peter F. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20200188580
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes a housing having a bottom surface configured to be coupled to the skin surface. The fluid delivery device includes a cartridge prefilled with a fluid and configured to be inserted into the housing. The cartridge has a septum configured to be generally perpendicular to the bottom surface when the cartridge is inserted in the housing. The fluid delivery device includes a needle assembly that has a needle that includes a fluid coupling end and a delivery end. The fluid coupling end of the needle is fluidly disengaged from the cartridge in an initial position. The delivery end of the needle extends past the plane of the bottom surface and the fluid coupling end of the needle extends through the septum in a deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Gregory, Matthew P. Johnson, Robert L. Standley
  • Publication number: 20200155757
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device may comprise a medicament chamber configured to hold a medicament, a plunger configured to move relative to the medicament chamber to expel the medicament from the medicament chamber, a pin configured to move from a first pin position wherein the pin prevents movement of the plunger to a second pin position wherein the pin allows movement of the plunger, an actuation assembly configured to move the pin from the first pin position to the second pin position, and a needle coupled to the medicament chamber. The medicament may flow through the needle from the medicament chamber to a user. The actuation assembly may be configured to automatically move the pin after a predetermined time delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Gregory, Geoffrey Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20200147312
    Abstract: A medicament delivery assembly comprises a delivery device configured to deliver medicament to a user, a communication accessory releasably coupled to the delivery device, and one or more sensors configured to sense a condition of the delivery device. The communication accessory may be configured to receive a first signal from the one or more sensors assembly and to send a second signal to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Gregory, Geoffrey Jenkins, Matthew Johnson
  • Patent number: 10610640
    Abstract: Fluid delivery and measurement systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: VALERITAS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Steven F. Levesque, David Lipson, Peter F. Marshall
  • Patent number: 10596313
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes a housing having a bottom surface configured to be coupled to the skin surface. The fluid delivery device includes a cartridge prefilled with a fluid and configured to be inserted into the housing. The cartridge has a septum configured to be generally perpendicular to the bottom surface when the cartridge is inserted in the housing. The fluid delivery device includes a needle assembly that has a needle that includes a fluid coupling end and a delivery end. The fluid coupling end of the needle is fluidly disengaged from the cartridge in an initial position. The delivery end of the needle extends past the plane of the bottom surface and the fluid coupling end of the needle extends through the septum in a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: VALERITAS, INC
    Inventors: Christopher C. Gregory, Matthew P. Johnson, Robert L. Standley
  • Publication number: 20200086039
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprises a hydraulic pump chamber having a hydraulic fluid. A fluid reservoir is coupled to the hydraulic pump chamber and is configured to contain a fluid deliverable to a patient. A first actuator is coupled to the hydraulic pump chamber and is configured to pressurize the hydraulic pump chamber and configured to transfer energy through the hydraulic pump chamber to the fluid reservoir. A second actuator is coupled to the hydraulic pump chamber and is configured to pressurize the hydraulic pump chamber and configured to transfer energy through the hydraulic pump chamber to the fluid reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Devin V. McAllister, Steven F. Levesque
  • Publication number: 20200046897
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device for administering a first medicament and a second medicament includes a first fluid reservoir configured to contain the first medicament and a second fluid reservoir configured to contain the second medicament. The fluid delivery device may include one or more basal drive mechanisms to provide a basal delivery of one or more of the first and second medicaments. The fluid delivery device may further include one or more bolus drive mechanisms to provide a bolus delivery of one or more of the first and second medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. GONNELLI, Steven F. LEVESQUE, Ronald V. NARDI
  • Patent number: 10525194
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprises a hydraulic pump chamber having a hydraulic fluid. A fluid reservoir is coupled to the hydraulic pump chamber and is configured to contain a fluid deliverable to a patient. A first actuator is coupled to the hydraulic pump chamber and is configured to pressurize the hydraulic pump chamber and configured to transfer energy through the hydraulic pump chamber to the fluid reservoir. A second actuator is coupled to the hydraulic pump chamber and is configured to pressurize the hydraulic pump chamber and configured to transfer energy through the hydraulic pump chamber to the fluid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: VALERITAS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Devin V. McAllister, Steven F. Levesque
  • Patent number: 10493199
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device for administering a first medicament and a second medicament includes a first fluid reservoir configured to contain the first medicament and a second fluid reservoir configured to contain the second medicament. The fluid delivery device may include one or more basal drive mechanisms to provide a basal delivery of one or more of the first and second medicaments. The fluid delivery device may further include one or more bolus drive mechanisms to provide a bolus delivery of one or more of the first and second medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: VALERITAS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Steven F. Levesque, Ronald V. Nardi
  • Publication number: 20190307955
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes an automatic needle retraction mechanism configured to automatically retract a delivery end of a needle into a housing. In one embodiment, the needle assembly is configured to automatically withdraw the delivery end of the needle into the housing upon an actuator moving from the first position to the second position. In one embodiment, the needle assembly is configured to automatically withdraw the delivery end of the needle into the housing upon decoupling a bottom surface of the housing from a skin surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven F. Levesque, Geoffrey H. Jenkins, Robert L. Standley, Matthew P. Johnson, Daniel A. Dube, JR.
  • Patent number: 10376638
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes an automatic needle retraction mechanism configured to automatically retract a delivery end of a needle into a housing. In one embodiment, the needle assembly is configured to automatically withdraw the delivery end of the needle into the housing upon an actuator moving from the first position to the second position. In one embodiment, the needle assembly is configured to automatically withdraw the delivery end of the needle into the housing upon decoupling a bottom surface of the housing from a skin surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: VALERITAS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven F. Levesque, Geoffrey H. Jenkins, Robert L. Standley, Matthew P. Johnson, Daniel A. Dube, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190240399
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprises a drive unit including an actuator and one or more first features and a cartridge filled with a fluid prior to being inserted into the housing. The cartridge having a fluid reservoir sealed at one end by a movable piston and sealed at another end by a pierceable septum. The cartridge includes one or more second features that are configured to align and mate with the one or more first features allowing the cartridge to be inserted into the drive unit. The piston is moveabe by the actuator once the cartridge is inserted into the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher C. Gregory
  • Patent number: 10307529
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprises a drive unit including an actuator and one or more first features and a cartridge filled with a fluid prior to being inserted into the housing. The cartridge having a fluid reservoir sealed at one end by a movable piston and sealed at another end by a pierceable septum. The cartridge includes one or more second features that are configured to align and mate with the one or more first features allowing the cartridge to be inserted into the drive unit. The piston is moveable by the actuator once the cartridge is inserted into the drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher C. Gregory
  • Publication number: 20180243503
    Abstract: Fluid delivery and measurement systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Steven F. Levesque, David Lipson, Peter F. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20180221569
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprises a housing having a fluid reservoir. A needle is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in an engaged position and out of fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in armed and storage positions. A proximal end of a biasing member is coupled to the housing and a distal end of the biasing member is configured to deliver a force to the fluid reservoir. A piston member extends through the biasing member and is coupled to the distal end of the biasing member. The piston member is fixed with respect to the housing in a locked position such that the biasing member does not deliver the force to the fluid reservoir and moveable with respect to the housing in a released position such that the biasing member delivers the force to the fluid reservoir. Transitioning the needle from the storage position to the armed position transitions the piston from the locked position to the released position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Steven F. Levesque
  • Publication number: 20180193557
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprises a housing having a base including a bottom surface; a locking assembly including a cartridge receiver configured to receive a cartridge, the cartridge having a fluid reservoir and a septum configured to be generally perpendicular to the bottom surface when the cartridge is engaged with the cartridge receiver; and a needle assembly having a needle, the needle having a delivery end, a fluid coupling end, and a central portion located between the delivery end and the fluid coupling end, the needle assembly configured to move in laterally relative to the base to a first position and vertically relative to the base to a second position. The locking assembly prevents the needle assembly from moving to one or both of the first and second positions unless the cartridge is engaged with the cartridge receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Johnson, Christopher C. Gregory
  • Patent number: 9981083
    Abstract: Fluid delivery and measurement systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: VALERITAS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Steven F. Levesque, David Lipson, Peter F. Marshall
  • Patent number: 9968731
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprises a housing having a fluid reservoir. A needle is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in an engaged position and out of fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in armed and storage positions. A proximal end of a biasing member is coupled to the housing and a distal end of the biasing member is configured to deliver a force to the fluid reservoir. A piston member extends through the biasing member and is coupled to the distal end of the biasing member. The piston member is fixed with respect to the housing in a locked position such that the biasing member does not deliver the force to the fluid reservoir and moveable with respect to the housing in a released position such that the biasing member delivers the force to the fluid reservoir. Transitioning the needle from the storage position to the armed position transitions the piston from the locked position to the released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: VALERITAS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert R. Gonnelli, Steven F. Levesque
  • Publication number: 20180043090
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprises a fluid reservoir for containing medicament. The fluid reservoir is sealed proximate one end with a sliding seal piston. A delivery path is configured to fluidly couple the fluid reservoir and a patient wearing the fluid delivery device. A basal engine mechanism is configured to directly or indirectly move the sliding seal piston in the fluid reservoir at a controlled basal rate. A bolus mechanism configured to move the basal engine relative to the fluid reservoir and directly or indirectly move the sliding seal piston in the fluid reservoir a discrete bolus amount at a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Valeritas, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert R. Gonnelli