Patents Assigned to CareFusion
  • Supply knowledge portal systems and methods
    Patent number: 11593754
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a supply knowledge portal. The supply knowledge portal provides a new metric dashboard that delivers real-time information on the status and health of the hospital supply chain. The new dashboard is driven by the transactional data generated from system point of use devices and allows end users to view data at various levels starting at the facility level and moving down to filter for specific areas, devices and, at the lowest level, items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Mathew Walsh, John Mueller, Alex Alonzo, Roman Rodriguez, Alexander Day
  • LOCKING SLIDE CLAMP
    Publication number: 20230054930
    Abstract: A clamp is provided. The clamp includes a flexible uniform body. The flexible uniform body includes an aperture configured to allow a tubing to pass through the flexible uniform body. The aperture is configured to allow unrestricted flow of a fluid within the tubing when the tubing is at a first position of the aperture and restrict the flow of the fluid within the tubing when the tubing is at a second position of the aperture. The flexible uniform body includes an engageable coupling mechanism disposed at a first portion of the flexible uniform body. The coupling mechanism is configured to, when engaged, cover at least a portion of the release point of the aperture such that the tubing is locked in place within the pinch point of the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond P. FEITH, Soon Y. PARK
  • Automatic association of medical elements
    Patent number: 11587671
    Abstract: An infusion system automatically determines when an infusion device moved within a physical area associated with a patient, and automatically displays an electronic list of procedures or prescriptions associated with the patient based on determining the infusion device moved within the physical area associated with the patient and receiving the indication of the operation. When a selection is received from the electronic list, operating parameters associated with the selection and the patient are automatically downloaded from a remote computing device to the infusion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventor: Erik Barnes
  • System and method for controlling administration of medical fluid
    Patent number: 11577021
    Abstract: A pump device includes a pump driver comprising a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm, the first and second diaphragms each comprising a middle portion bounded by an outer portion, the first and second diaphragms being spatially separated from each other at the respective outer portions, and coupled together at the respective middle portions. The pump also includes a fluid passageway and a pump chamber fluidly connected to the fluid passageway, wherein the pump chamber comprises a moveable wall coupled to the pump driver at the middle portions of the first and second diaphragms such that a fluid movement between the pump chamber and the fluid passageway is induced by movement of the middle portions. An input device is configured to obtain a target flow rate. A controller is configured to operate the pump driver and a flow regulator based on signals received from a flow detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventor: Paul Dewey
  • Associating an information reader and a medical device
    Patent number: 11581078
    Abstract: A device agent including an information accessor for accessing association information obtained via an information reader. The association information includes medical device information for uniquely identifying the medical device, and device agent information for facilitating in an association between the medical device and the information reader. The device agent also includes an associator for associating the medical device and the information reader based on the association information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Vik, Sreelal Chandrasenan, Gregory Borges
  • Priming device
    Patent number: 11571558
    Abstract: Described is a priming device to prime a gas from a fluid delivery system by receiving the gas and a fluid used to push the gas into a chamber, the priming device including a housing having a chamber, an inlet port, and an opening to release gas received into the chamber. The device further includes a sleeve having an open first end for coupling with a male luer connector, a second end coupled to the housing, and an axis between the first and second ends. The sleeve defines at least one window. The device further includes an arm extending from a bottom of each window toward the first end, and a member extending radially from an inner surface of each arm. Each member has a ramp surface, an engagement surface extending transversely to the ramp surface, and an apex area that transitions between the ramp surface and the engagement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Yeh, Marco Cheng, George Mansour
  • Low-force pumping segment
    Patent number: 11572871
    Abstract: A pumping segment having a low shut-off force is disclosed. The pumping segment includes a tube having an interior surface with at least two notches on opposite sides of the interior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Davis, Robert Dwaine Butterfield
  • Storage and dosing station for storage and dispensing dosed quantities of solid drug portions
    Patent number: 11572213
    Abstract: A storage and dosing station for storage and dispensing dosed quantities of solid drug portions. A stationary part of the station is to be mounted to a frame of an apparatus for packaging solid drug portions, the stationary part comprising a first part of a dispensing device. A controller and a drive for driving an individualizing mechanism for dispensing separate solid drug portions is comprised by the first part. A detachable part is coupled to the stationary part and comprises a storage container for receiving a plurality of solid drug portions. A second part of the dispensing device, and an information memory means is comprised in the second part. Information reading means on the stationary part are coupled to the controller, wherein the information reading means can read information stored in the information memory means, if the detachable part is coupled to the stationary part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CAREFUSION SWITZERLAND 317 SÀRL
    Inventor: Arie Van Wijngaarden
  • Portable inventory tracking system
    Patent number: 11568363
    Abstract: A system and method for managing inventory in a dispensing cabinet includes a mobile terminal, and an association station configured to associate the mobile terminal with an item type stored in the dispensing cabinet. The association station receives, from the mobile terminal, an indication of a respective item unit of the first item type being moved, determines an access status of one or more containers of the dispensing cabinet when the indication is received, determines a container location for the item unit based on the access status of the containers and receiving the indication of the respective item being moved from the first mobile terminal, and causes, responsive to determining the container location, a supply record associated with the item type and a first container of the dispensing cabinet to be updated to reflect a change to a first amount of the first item type stored in the first container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Godlewski
  • Color changing and pressure sensing check valves
    Patent number: 11560960
    Abstract: A check valve includes an upper housing defining an inlet of the check valve, and a lower housing having a seating portion and defining an outlet of the check valve. The check valve further includes a chamber interposed between and defined by the upper and lower housings for fluidly connecting the inlet and the outlet, and a flexible diaphragm mounted in the chamber. The flexible diaphragm selectively permits fluid flow in a first direction, and prevents fluid backflow in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The flexible diaphragm includes a color changing material, and when the flexible diaphragm is seated on the seating portion and bent due to force of the fluid flowing in the first direction, the flexible diaphragm exhibits a color change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventor: Leyla Yamin
  • Syringe pump for automatic drug compounders
    Patent number: 11559468
    Abstract: Various aspects of the subject disclosure relate to a compounder system having a cartridge that includes controllable fluid pathways. The cartridge may include a syringe pump for moving fluid and/or gas, and one or more syringe valves or rotary valves for controlling which of the controllable fluid pathways is open for flow of the fluid and/or gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Oda, Dereck S. Ferdaws, Tomas Frausto
  • Infusion management platform with infusion data grouping logic
    Patent number: 11555729
    Abstract: An infusion management platform can determine, based on one or more infusion events, whether to group infusions or segments of infusions. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Carefusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Sachin B. Naker, Tim Riddle
  • MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ADAPTIVE CORRECTION FOR UNCONTROLLABLE DELIVERY CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20230010762
    Abstract: An infusion device is configured to monitor delivery conditions associated with a medication infusion, identify an infusion set used with the infusion device, determine that the delivery conditions modify operation of infusion set, and determine correction factors for modifying an operation of the device based on a modification of the operation of the infusion set by the monitored delivery conditions. According to various implementations, an operating parameter of the infusion device may be modified, including modifying a threshold for when the infusion device will experience an alarm condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun Keat OOI
  • Automatic network provisioning of a medical device
    Patent number: 11552995
    Abstract: One or more medical devices are configured to connect to a predetermined temporary provisioning network of a healthcare organization, the temporary provisioning network being different than a healthcare network of the healthcare organization. After the devices are received by the healthcare organization, and powered up for the first time, device identifiers corresponding to the medical devices are received at a server remote from the healthcare organization, from the temporary provisioning network, together with an indication that the medical devices are requesting access to a management server within a healthcare network of the healthcare organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Aron Weiler, Jeff Gaetano, Brian Sullivan
  • Methods and formulations for bonding dissimilar materials
    Patent number: 11541649
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a formulations of cements and methods for bonding dissimilar materials. The formulations and methods can bond a Non-polyvinyl chloride (PVC) containing first polyolefin that is amorphous or has low crystallinity to a second material that is a rigid material or a hard PVC. The methods and formulations can work by co-dissolution at an interface, or activation of a one of the materials prior to bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Zehra Sevinc, Tea Datashvili, Fanqing Meng, Shang-Ren Wu, Chinnu Brahatheeswaran
  • Manifold for automatic drug compounder
    Patent number: 11530055
    Abstract: A manifold for control of fluid and/or vapor flow between a container and a pump cartridge for a compounder system is provided. One or more manifolds may be disposed in a magazine configured to secure and align the manifolds with a plurality of ports in the cartridge. Each manifold may include a needle having forward and rear openings to a central bore. A needle housing may include a slot configured to receive a push rod for actuating the needle forward and backward. In a forward, engaged position, the openings in the needle may be disposed on opposite sides of a sealing member of the manifold to form a fluid pathway through the manifold. In a rearward, disengaged position, both the forward and rear openings in the needle may be disposed on the same side of the sealing member to prevent fluid and vapor from flowing through the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Ray Feith, Vincent Fuji Wang, Neil Alan Quitoviera, George Michael Mansour, Christopher J. Zollinger, Matthew Quach
  • Intravenous priming cap
    Patent number: 11529507
    Abstract: A device for coupling to a fluid connector of an IV administration set to resist contamination of the fluid connector and IV administration set and permit priming of the IV administration set. The device including a cover body having a cavity for receiving the fluid connector, a priming passage for priming fluid from the IV administration set through the fluid connector, and a coupling tab extending from the cover body, the coupling tab permitting the cover body to be coupled to a length of an IV line or other portion of the IV administration set to resist contamination and permit priming of the IV administration set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Soon Park, Siddarth K. Shevgoor, Peter Ma, Jiagui Li
  • Filling station and method for filling a transport tray
    Patent number: 11524804
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for filling a transport tray having a reduced risk of incorrect fillings. In accordance with the disclosure, a target filling of a plurality of receptacles in the transport tray is transmitted to the control device and at least one filling template is produced based on the target filling and on a filling regime and is displayed by means of a display device. Then drug portions corresponding to the filling template are transferred to the receptacles, and an image of at least the receptacles to be filled in accordance with the target filling is produced by means of an optical detection device and the actual filling is determined using the image and is compared to the target filling. If no target deviation is found, the transport tray is released for transferring the drug portions to the machine tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CareFusion Germany 326 GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Hellenbrand
  • Expandable drip chamber
    Patent number: 11517668
    Abstract: Drip chambers are described herein. A drip chamber comprises an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber body. The chamber body defines a chamber volume in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. The chamber body is movable between a collapsed configuration having a first volume and an expanded configuration having a second volume. The second volume is larger than the first volume, and the chamber body is configured to be moved from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration to draw in a medical fluid from the inlet into the chamber volume to prime the drip chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Wang, Tomas Frausto, Todd Oda, Wantjinarjo Suwito, George Mansour
  • Precision roller clamp
    Patent number: 11517735
    Abstract: A roller clamp assembly for adjusting the fluid flow rate in a connector tube of an infusion set is provided. The roller clamp assembly includes a housing to receive the connector tube, a plate slideably engaged with the housing and configured to rapidly compress the connector tube to provide a coarse fluid flow adjustment, and a roller wheel moveable engaged with the housing and configured to provide a gradual fluid flow adjustment. The plate may be a slide plate received by grooves in an exterior wall of the housing and that moves orthogonally to the connector tube, or the plate may be a shim plate that moves along an interior wall of the housing in parallel to the connector tube. Infusion sets and methods of adjusting fluid flow rates are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Soon Park, Siddarth K. Shevgoor