Patents Assigned to Calibra Medical, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9713674
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drug infusion system comprising a drug infusion device having a reservoir, a window for viewing the contents of the reservoir, a cannula arranged to be deployed beneath the skin of a patient, and an actuator configured to be manually actuated to drive a medicament from the reservoir to the cannula. The system also has a cannula cover and a needle handle that holds a needle for insertion into the patient. The cannula cover and needle handle are detachably attached to the drug infusion device, and each is attachable to the other. The device further comprises a septum and a septum pincher to seal the device. The device also comprises a pumping mechanism, part of which are a last-dose lock-out mechanism and an occlusion detection mechanism, both of which operate on the same actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Carter, John McKenzie, John M. Adams, Brett Cross, Travis Marsot
  • Patent number: 9387288
    Abstract: A drug infusion assembly comprises a drug delivery device arranged to adhere to a patient's skin and includes a reservoir that holds the drug, a cannula that delivers the drug to the patient, and a pump that causes the drug to flow to the cannula. The assembly further includes a monitor device for providing information about the operation of a drug delivery device. The monitor device includes a housing arranged to be attached to and detached from the drug delivery device, a sensor that senses the operation of the drug delivery device and generates an activation signal, a clock mechanism that generates a time signal, a memory that receives and stores the activation signal and the time signal and creates an information packet coordinating the time signal and the activation signal, an interrogator that interrogates the memory such that the memory generates a memory signal in response thereto, and a responder that receives the memory signal and generates a response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Karratt, Brett Cross
  • Patent number: 8905974
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drug infusion system comprising a drug infusion device having a reservoir, a window for viewing the contents of the reservoir, a cannula arranged to be deployed beneath the skin of a patient, and an actuator configured to be manually actuated to drive a medicament from the reservoir to the cannula. The system also has a cannula cover and a needle handle that holds a needle for insertion into the patient. The cannula cover and needle handle are detachably attached to the drug infusion device, and each is attachable to the other. The device further comprises a septum and a septum pincher to seal the device. The device also comprises a pumping mechanism, part of which are a last-dose lock-out mechanism and an occlusion detection mechanism, both of which operate on the same actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Carter, John McKenzie, John M. Adams, Brett Cross, Travis Marsot
  • Patent number: 8894612
    Abstract: An infusion system includes a disposable wearable infusion device and a filler device. The disposable infusion device has a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicant to be infused into the patient. The filler device is arranged to detachably receive the infusion device body and to transfer a volume of the liquid medicant to the infusion device reservoir. The filler device may be part of a service device arranged to detachably receive the infusion device and which also includes a cannula driver and a cannula for providing the infusion device with a cannula and deploying the cannula to beneath a patient's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hawkins Hawkins, Brett J. Carter, John M. Adams
  • Publication number: 20140323989
    Abstract: The invention provides infusion devices that utilize a low profile handle. The handle is useful in retaining a needle in, and removing the needle from, the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Baker, Brett Cross, John McKenzie
  • Patent number: 8758308
    Abstract: A disposable infusion device comprises a base arranged to adhere to a patient's skin, a cannula arranged to extend from the base to beneath the patient's skin to deliver a liquid medicament to the patient, and a source arranged to provide the cannula with a liquid medicament. The source includes a compressible tube that pumps the liquid medicament to the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams, Daniel Hawkins
  • Patent number: 8753315
    Abstract: A fully manually powered infusion device provides both basal and bolus delivery of a liquid medicament to a patient. In some embodiments, the device includes a main reservoir that supplies the liquid medicament, an outlet port that delivers the liquid medicament to the patient, a basal dispenser that delivers a substantially constant flow of the liquid medicament to the outlet port, and a manually actuated bolus pump that delivers a bolus dose of the liquid medicament from the main reservoir to the outlet when actuated. The basal medicament supply delivers a volume of the liquid medicament from the main reservoir to the basal dispenser consonant with each actuation of the bolus pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams
  • Patent number: 8696630
    Abstract: A reservoir for use in a wearable infusion device includes a substantially rigid base having a perimeter, a substantially rigid top having a perimeter, and a flexible rolling diaphragm between the base and the top. The diaphragm has an outer perimeter sealed along the perimeter of the base and an inner perimeter sealed along the perimeter of the top. The diaphragm is arranged to dispose the top and the base immediately adjacent each other when the reservoir is empty and to dispose the top and the base in spaced apart relation when the reservoir is full.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett J. Carter, Brett Cross, John McKenzie
  • Publication number: 20140074019
    Abstract: A drug infusion assembly comprises a drug delivery device arranged to adhere to a patient's skin and includes a reservoir that holds the drug, a cannula that delivers the drug to the patient, and a pump that causes the drug to flow to the cannula. The assembly further includes a monitor device for providing information about the operation of a drug delivery device. The monitor device includes a housing arranged to be attached to and detached from the drug delivery device, a sensor that senses the operation of the drug delivery device and generates an activation signal, a clock mechanism that generates a time signal, a memory that receives and stores the activation signal and the time signal and creates an information packet coordinating the time signal and the activation signal, an interrogator that interrogates the memory such that the memory generates a memory signal in response thereto, and a responder that receives the memory signal and generates a response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: CALIBRA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Karratt, Brett Cross
  • Patent number: 8613719
    Abstract: A drug infusion assembly comprises a drug delivery device arranged to adhere to a patient's skin and includes a reservoir that holds the drug, a cannula that delivers the drug to the patient, and a pump that causes the drug to flow to the cannula. The assembly further includes a monitor device for providing information about the operation of a drug delivery device. The monitor device includes a housing arranged to be attached to and detached from the drug delivery device, a sensor that senses the operation of the drug delivery device and generates an activation signal, a clock mechanism that generates a time signal, a memory that receives and stores the activation signal and the time signal and creates an information packet coordinating the time signal and the activation signal, an interrogator that interrogates the memory such that the memory generates a memory signal in response thereto, and a responder that receives the memory signal and generates a response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Karratt, Brett Cross
  • Patent number: 8540673
    Abstract: An infusion system includes a wearable infusion device, a safety assembly, and a tool. The device includes a liquid medicament dispenser having a base attachable to a patient's skin and that, when enabled, causes the liquid medicament to flow to beneath the skin of the patient, and an actuator that, when engaged, enables the dispenser. The safety assembly precludes unintended engagement of the actuator and the tool is arranged to disable the safety assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Hines, Cory Williamson
  • Publication number: 20130226092
    Abstract: An infusion system includes a disposable wearable infusion device and a filler device. The disposable infusion device has a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicant to be infused into the patient. The filler device is arranged to detachably receive the infusion device body and to transfer a volume of the liquid medicant to the infusion device reservoir. The filler device may be part of a service device arranged to detachably receive the infusion device and which also includes a cannula driver and a cannula for providing the infusion device with a cannula and deploying the cannula to beneath a patient's skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Calibra Medical, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8449504
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drug infusion system comprising a drug infusion device having a reservoir, a window for viewing the contents of the reservoir, a cannula arranged to be deployed beneath the skin of a patient, and an actuator configured to be manually actuated to drive a medicament from the reservoir to the cannula. The system also has a cannula cover and a needle handle that holds a needle for insertion into the patient. The cannula cover and needle handle are detachably attached to the drug infusion device, and each is attachable to the other. The device further comprises a septum and a septum pincher to seal the device. The device also comprises a pumping mechanism, part of which are a last-dose lock-out mechanism and an occlusion detection mechanism, both of which operate on the same actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Carter, John McKenzie, John M. Adams, Brett Cross, Travis Marsot
  • Publication number: 20130123709
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drug infusion system comprising a drug infusion device having a reservoir, a window for viewing the contents of the reservoir, a cannula arranged to be deployed beneath the skin of a patient, and an actuator configured to be manually actuated to drive a medicament from the reservoir to the cannula. The system also has a cannula cover and a needle handle that holds a needle for insertion into the patient. The cannula cover and needle handle are detachably attached to the drug infusion device, and each is attachable to the other. The device further comprises a septum and a septum pincher to seal the device. The device also comprises a pumping mechanism, part of which are a last-dose lock-out mechanism and an occlusion detection mechanism, both of which operate on the same actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Calibra Medical, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8409151
    Abstract: An infusion system includes a disposable wearable infusion device and a filler device. The disposable infusion device has a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicant to be infused into the patient. The filler device is arranged to detachably receive the infusion device body and to transfer a volume of the liquid medicant to the infusion device reservoir. The filler device may be part of a service device arranged to detachably receive the infusion device and which also includes a cannula driver and a cannula for providing the infusion device with a cannula and deploying the cannula to beneath a patient's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hawkins, Brett J. Carter, John M. Adams
  • Patent number: 8361030
    Abstract: A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament and a cannula having a distal end that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient The device further comprises a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament along a path to the cannula when actuated and a lock-out that precludes actuation of the pump when an occlusion occurs within the path to the distal end of the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett J. Carter
  • Publication number: 20120215175
    Abstract: A fully manually powered infusion device provides both basal and bolus delivery of a liquid medicament to a patient. In some embodiments, the device includes a main reservoir that supplies the liquid medicament, an outlet port that delivers the liquid medicament to the patient, a basal dispenser that delivers a substantially constant flow of the liquid medicament to the outlet port, and a manually actuated bolus pump that delivers a bolus dose of the liquid medicament from the main reservoir to the outlet when actuated. The basal medicament supply delivers a volume of the liquid medicament from the main reservoir to the basal dispenser consonant with each actuation of the bolus pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: CALIBRA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams
  • Patent number: 8246581
    Abstract: A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, an outlet port that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient, a pump that holds a volume of the liquid medicament received from the reservoir and displaces substantially all of the volume of the liquid medicament when actuated, and at least a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve. The valves establish fluid connection between the reservoir and the pump when in a first valve configuration and establish fluid connection between the pump and the outlet when in a second valve configuration. At least two of the valves isolate the outlet from the reservoir when the valves are in the first valve configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Adams, Brett J. Carter
  • Publication number: 20120197199
    Abstract: A reservoir for use in a wearable infusion device includes a substantially rigid base having a perimeter, a substantially rigid top having a perimeter, and a flexible rolling diaphragm between the base and the top. The diaphragm has an outer perimeter sealed along the perimeter of the base and an inner perimeter sealed along the perimeter of the top. The diaphragm is arranged to dispose the top and the base immediately adjacent each other when the reservoir is empty and to dispose the top and the base in spaced apart relation when the reservoir is full.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: CALIBRA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brett J. CARTER, Brett CROSS, John MCKENZIE
  • Patent number: 8231577
    Abstract: An infusion system comprises a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient through a cannula extending from the device body to beneath the patient's skin. The system further includes a cannula driver arranged to be detachably joined with the infusion device and including the cannula. The cannula driver is arranged to drive the cannula into a deployed position extending from the device body to beneath the patient's skin. The cannula driver includes a release mechanism that separates the cannula driver from the infusion device after the cannula is in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett J. Carter, Travis Marsot