Patents Assigned to Calibra Medical, Inc.
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Patent number: 8231572Abstract: 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 displaces a volume of the liquid medicament to the outlet port when actuated, and a control that actuates the pump. A lock-out disables the device when a predefined amount of medicament has been delivered to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett J. Carter, John M. Adams, Brett Cross
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Patent number: 8226606Abstract: 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 delivers a volume of the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the outlet when actuated, and a tactile indicator representing the volume of the liquid medicament delivered to the outlet with each actuation of the pump.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: John M. Adams, Brett J. Carter
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Patent number: 8226607Abstract: A wearable infusion device comprises a first control movable between a first position and a second position that when in the first position, establishes a first fluid path between a reservoir and a pump and when in the second position, establishes a second fluid path between the pump and an outlet. A second control actuates the pump only when the second fluid path has been established by the first control.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett J. Carter, John M. Adams
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Patent number: 8162923Abstract: A wearable infusion device delivers a liquid medicant to a patient. The infusion device comprises a base that contacts a patient's skin and a reservoir arranged to be filled with a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient's skin. The reservoir has an outlet through which the medicant flows. The infusion device further comprises a flexible conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir, a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit, an actuator that performs a function related to the operation of the device, and an enable mechanism that enables the actuator in response to the filling of the reservoir with the liquid medicant.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: John M. Adams, Clifton A. Alferness, Daniel Hawkins
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Patent number: 8128597Abstract: A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and to receive a cannula to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient's skin, a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient, and a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the cannula for delivery to the patient. The body has a port aligned with the cannula that permits the cannula to assume a deployed position to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient's skin. The device further comprises a cover that blocks the port to preclude direct access to the cannula through the port after deployment.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett Cross, Travis Marsot, Brett J. Carter
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Patent number: 8114064Abstract: A disposable infusion device comprises a base, 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 comprises a piston pump.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams, Daniel Hawkins
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Patent number: 8109912Abstract: A wearable liquid medicament delivery assembly comprises a band arranged to at least partially encircle and be secured to a body extremity of a wearer and a liquid medicament delivery device carried by the band. The device includes a reservoir arranged to hold the liquid medicament, a piercing member arranged to penetrate the skin of the wearer to deliver the liquid medicament, and a pump that pumps the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the piercing member to thereby cause the liquid medicament to be delivered to the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John McKenzie
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Patent number: 8062256Abstract: A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir, an outlet port, and a pump. The device further comprises a medicament level indicator including a non-elastic, non-compressible, elongated web fixed at one end with respect to the reservoir. The web is arranged to move with linear movement as the reservoir is filled and emptied.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett J. Carter, Brett Cross
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Publication number: 20110230838Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: John M. ADAMS, Brett J. Carter
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Patent number: 7976500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: John M. Adams, Brett J. Carter
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Patent number: 7976505Abstract: 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 and a filler assembly arranged to be detachably received by the infusion device. The filler assembly is configured to receive a source of liquid medicament and provides a negative pressure to pull liquid medicament from the source of medicament to the infusion device reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Craig Hines, Cory Williamson
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Patent number: 7976493Abstract: A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, an outlet that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient, and a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament to the outlet when actuated. The device further includes a lock-out that disables actuation of the device responsive to a predetermined condition of the device. The lock-out is resettable.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett J. Carter, John M. Adams
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Publication number: 20110130742Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2011Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Daniel HAWKINS, Brett J. Carter, John M. Adams
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Publication number: 20110112484Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett CARTER, John McKENZIE, John M. ADAMS, Brett CROSS, Travis MARSOT
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Patent number: 7938801Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Hawkins, Brett J. Carter, John M. Adams
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Patent number: 7931621Abstract: An infusion assembly comprises a cannula subassembly and a source subassembly. The cannula subassembly includes a substantially planar base, a cannula projecting from the base so as to be beneath the patient's skin when the subassembly is deployed, and a generally cylindrical docking structure having a center axis substantially perpendicular to the base. A liquid medicament is dispensed from the cannula. The source subassembly is arranged to dock with the docking structure and includes a supply of liquid medicament that couples to the cannula upon the source subassembly docking with the cannula subassembly. The source subassembly also includes a primer that automatically primes the insulin fluid path to the cannula tip when the subassemblies are joined.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett Cross, Brett J. Carter, Nathan Dale
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Patent number: 7927306Abstract: A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a base that is arranged to adhere to the surface of a patient, a source arranged to provide a liquid medicament to be delivered to a patient, an outlet through which the medicament is delivered to the patient, a pump that pumps the medicament, and a conduit that conducts the pumped medicament to the outlet. The device further comprises a prime indicator that provides a visible indication that the conduit is substantially full with medicament from the reservoir to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett Cross, Travis Marsot
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Publication number: 20100286602Abstract: A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, an outlet that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient, and a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament to the outlet when actuated. The device further includes a lock-out that disables actuation of the device responsive to a predetermined condition of the device. The lock-out is resettable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett J. Carter, John M. Adams
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Patent number: 7815609Abstract: 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. The infusion system further comprises a filler device arranged to be detachably received by the infusion device and to provide a positive pressure directly to the liquid medicament to transfer a volume of the liquid medicament to the infusion device reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventors: Craig Hines, Cory Williamson
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Patent number: 7771391Abstract: 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 displaces a volume of the liquid medicament to the outlet port when actuated, and a control that actuates the pump. The control comprises a snap action actuator.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc.Inventor: Brett J. Carter