Patents by Inventor Tom Kelsey

Tom Kelsey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Insertion device for an insertion head, in particular for an infusion set
    Patent number: 7815607
    Abstract: An insertion device for an infusion set, the device including a retention means by which the infusion set can be temporarily held on the device and drive means including a pretensionable spring for providing drive energy for an insertion movement of the infusion set, wherein the infusion set is secured by the retention means by clamping when the retention means is in an engage position and can then be moved, with simultaneous pretensioning of the spring, to an insertion movement starting position, wherein the infusion set is already separated from the retention means at the start of the insertion movement, and wherein the infusion set moves through at least part of the insertion movement free of the retention means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AG
    Inventors: Pascal Rutti, Jurg Liniger, Allen Pearson, Tom Kelsey
  • INSERTION DEVICE FOR AN INSERTION HEAD, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN INFUSION SET
    Publication number: 20080249473
    Abstract: An insertion device for an infusion set, the device including a retention means by which the infusion set can be temporarily held on the device and drive means including a pretensionable spring for providing drive energy for an insertion movement of the infusion set, wherein the infusion set is secured by the retention means by clamping when the retention means is in an engage position and can then be moved, with simultaneous pretensioning of the spring, to an insertion movement starting position, wherein the infusion set is already separated from the retention means at the start of the insertion movement, and wherein the infusion set moves through at least part of the insertion movement free of the retention means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Diesetronic Licensing AG
    Inventors: Pascal Rutti, Jurg Liniger, Allen Pearson, Tom Kelsey