Patents Assigned to MiniMed Inc.
  • Patent number: 12138047
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for improving continuous glucose monitoring (“CGM”) are described herein. More particularly, the methods, systems, and devices describe applying layered machine learning models to generate predicted sensor glucose values. The system may use the predicted sensor glucose values to display a sensor glucose value to a user. The layered models may generate more reliable sensor glucose predictions across many scenarios, leading to a reduction of sensor glucose signal blanking. The methods, systems, and devices described herein further comprise applying a plurality of micro model to estimate sensor glucose values under outlier conditions. The system may prioritize the models that are trained for certain outlier conditions when the system detects those outlier condition based on the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Ajemba, Keith Nogueira
  • Patent number: 12136478
    Abstract: A method for automatically configuring a medical device with user-specific configuration data includes determining, by a first medical device, that the first medical device is being removed from service, wherein the first medical device was previously placed into service to provide therapy to a patient in accordance with user-specific configuration data stored on the first medical device, and wherein the first medical device is to be replaced with a second medical device that is a replacement medical device for the first medical device, and causing, by the first medical device in response to determining that the first medical device is being removed from service, configuration of the second medical device to provide therapy to the patient in accordance with the user-specific configuration data, wherein causing configuration of the second medical device comprises communicating the user-specific configuration data toward the second medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Afshin Bazargan, Patrick E. Weydt, Hans K. Wenstad, Adam S. Trock, Seung C. Shin, Samuel Finney
  • Patent number: 12133969
    Abstract: Systems, storage media and computer-readable media are provided for translating one or more therapy parameters of a first insulin therapy system to one or more translated therapy parameters for use at a second insulin therapy system that is different than the first insulin therapy system. A therapy profile generated at the first insulin therapy system can be send to a translation service. The therapy profile includes one or more therapy parameters. At least one therapy parameter from the therapy profile can be translated into at least one translated therapy parameter that is mapped to and adapted for use by the second insulin therapy system. The at least one translated therapy parameter can then be sent to the second insulin therapy system for use at the second insulin therapy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Benyamin Grosman, Yuxiang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20240358294
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide optimized polymeric surfaces adapted for use with implantable medical devices as well as methods for making and using such polymeric surfaces. These polymer surfaces have a constellation of features that function to inhibit or avoid an inflammatory immune response generated by implantable medical devices. Typical embodiments of the invention include an implantable glucose sensor used in the management of diabetes having a polymer surface with the disclosed constellation of features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jia Yao, Daniel E. Pesantez, Anuradha Biswas Bhatia, Akhil Srinivasan, Guangping Zhang, Andrea Varsavsky, Raghavendhar Gautham
  • Patent number: 12128219
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques are disclosed for administering and tracking medicine to patients and providing health management capabilities for patients and caregivers. In some aspects, a system includes an injection pen device including a dose setting mechanism, a dispensing mechanism, and an electronics unit to generate dose data associated with a dispensing event of a dose of the medicine dispensed from the injection pen device and time data associated with the dispensing event; a mobile device in wireless communication to receive and process the dose data; and a software application configured to determine a recommended dose based on health data and contextual data associated with a user of the injection pen device, the software application including a learning dose calculator module to adaptively calculate the recommended dose of the medicine based on time-relevant and circumstances-relevant data specific to the user of the injection pen device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Saint, Mike Mensinger, Arnold Holmquist, Jack Pryor
  • Patent number: 12126289
    Abstract: Electromechanical actuation systems and related operating methods are provided. A method of controlling an electromechanical actuator in response to an input command signal at an input terminal involves determining a commanded actuation state value based on a characteristic of the input command signal, generating driver command signals based on the commanded actuation state value and an actuator type associated with the electromechanical actuator, and operating driver circuitry in accordance with the driver command signals to provide output signals at output terminals coupled to the electromechanical actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Fatemeh Delijani, Adam S. Trock, Seth N. Kazarians, Jalal Elidrissi
  • Patent number: 12119100
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques are disclosed for administering and tracking medicine to patients and providing health management capabilities for patients and caregivers. In some aspects, a system includes an injection pen device in communication with a mobile communication device having a software application to determine a recommended dose based on prior dose data, analyte data, and nutrient data and to generate a report illustrative of a relationship between the medicine data, the health data, and the contextual data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Mensinger, Sean Saint
  • Patent number: 12115339
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques related to interactive guidance for medical devices. The techniques may involve identifying, by an application executing on a computing device, a user objective with respect to a medical device communicatively coupled to the computing device. The techniques may further involve obtaining state information for a current state of a graphical user interface of the medical device. The techniques may also involve generating, based on the current state of the graphical user interface, a guidance user interface comprising an ordered sequence of actuations of user input elements to achieve the identified user objective. Additionally, the techniques may involve obtaining updated state information for an updated state of the graphical user interface. The updated state information may be obtained responsive to an actuation of a user input element. Furthermore, the techniques may involve dynamically updating the guidance user interface based on the updated state information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Dmytro Y. Sokolovskyy, Shawn A. Coumbe, Maria Diana Miller
  • Patent number: 12114972
    Abstract: A continuous glucose monitoring system may utilize electrode current (Isig) signals, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), and Vcntr values to optimize sensor glucose (SG) calculation in such a way as to enable reduction of the need for blood glucose (BG) calibration requests from users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Georgios Mallas, Andrea Varsavsky, Peter Ajemba, Jeffrey Nishida, Keith Nogueira, Elaine Gee, Leonardo Nava-Guerra, Jing Liu, Sadaf S. Seleh, Taly G. Engel, Benyamin Grosman, Steven Lai, Luis A. Torres, Chi A. Tran, David M. Sniecinski
  • Patent number: 12119119
    Abstract: Medical devices and related systems and methods are provided. A method of estimating a physiological condition using a first sensing arrangement involves obtaining a sensor translation model associated with a relationship between the first sensing arrangement and a second sensing arrangement, wherein the second sensing arrangement is different from the first sensing arrangement, obtaining one or more measurements from a sensing element coupled to the processing system of the first sensing arrangement, determining simulated measurement data for the second sensing arrangement by applying the sensor translation model to the one or more measurements from the sensing element of the first sensing arrangement, and determining an estimated value for the physiological condition by applying an estimation model associated with the second sensing arrangement to the simulated measurement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Elaine Gee, Peter Ajemba, Bahman Engheta, Jeffrey Nishida, Andrea Varsavsky, Keith Nogueira
  • Patent number: 12115002
    Abstract: A simple, disposable sensing device for sensing an analyte is housed in a single case. The sensing device can transmit sensor data to monitoring device(s). The sensing device includes: a case having a lower major wall adapted to be mounted against a patient's skin, and an upper opposing major wall; a sensor extending from the case and having a distal end sensitive to the analyte to produce an electrical signal, and a proximal end within the case having electrical contacts; a printed circuit board assembly within the case supported by one of the major walls to receive the electrical signal via the electrical contacts; and an elastomeric pad disposed in the case and biased by the other major wall to urge the proximal end of the sensor into contact with the printed circuit board assembly and maintain an electrical connection between the electrical contacts and the printed circuit board assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Antonio, Eric Allan Larson, Jose J. Ruelas, Sukhjeet S. Ranauta
  • Publication number: 20240335147
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide amperometric analyte sensors having membranes made from materials selected to transport analytes such as glucose to an enzyme within the sensor while simultaneously inhibiting the movement of interfering species such as acetaminophen to the electrode within the sensor. While embodiments of the invention can be used in a variety of contexts, typical embodiments of the invention include glucose or ketone sensors used in the management of diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitri A. Kossakovski, Ashwin K. Rao, Suryakiran Vadrevu
  • Patent number: 12110583
    Abstract: Analyte sensors and methods for fabricating analyte sensors in a roll-to-roll process are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes providing a roll of a polyester substrate having a first side coated with a layer of platinum, wherein the platinum is in direct contact with the polyester substrate; patterning the layer of platinum to form electrodes; punching the polyester substrate to form ribbons, wherein each ribbon is connected to a remaining polyester substrate web by a tab, and wherein each sensor includes an electrode; after punching the polyester substrate to form ribbons, depositing an enzyme layer over the portions of the working electrodes and coating the working electrodes with a glucose limiting membrane; after depositing the enzyme layer over the portions of the working electrodes and coating the working electrodes with a glucose limiting membrane, singulating the individual sensors by completely separating each individual sensor from the polyester substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Santhisagar Vaddiraju, Dennis Slomski
  • Patent number: 12109023
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide compositions useful in analyte sensors as well as methods for making and using such compositions and sensors. In typical embodiments of the invention, the sensor is a glucose sensor comprising an analyte modulating membrane formed from a polymeric reaction mixture formed to include limiting amounts of catalyst and/or polycarbonate compounds so as to provide such membranes with improved material properties such as enhanced thermal and hydrolytic stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Jenn-Hann Larry Wang, Dero Hovanes, Poonam S. Gulati
  • Patent number: 12109391
    Abstract: A medical device includes a first housing portion (FHP) and a second housing portion (SHP) configured to be to be movable relative to each other from a first position to operatively engage at a second position to couple at least one of a drive device and a needle-inserting device supported by one of the FHP and the SHP to a reservoir supported by the other of the FHP and the SHP. Electronic circuitry configured to detect at least one of a first magnetic interaction between a magnet and at least one of a first magnetically attractive material and a first magnet-responsive device and a second magnetic interaction between the magnet and at least one of a second magnetically attractive material and a second magnet-responsive device, and to provide a signal or a change in state in response to detecting at least one of the interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian B. Hanson, Paul F. Bente, IV
  • Patent number: 12100498
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques related to configurable target values. The techniques may involve identifying a target glucose value obtained based on user input. Additionally, the techniques may involve determining a fluid delivery command based on a difference between a measured glucose value and the target glucose value. The techniques may further involve causing fluid delivery by a fluid infusion device in accordance with the fluid delivery command to regulate the measured glucose value to the target glucose value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Benyamin Grosman, Anirban Roy, Patrick E. Weydt, Neha J. Parikh, Louis J. Lintereur, Di Wu
  • Patent number: 12097353
    Abstract: Ambulatory infusion pumps, pump assemblies, and baseplate assemblies, including cartridges, baseplates, cannulas, inserters, and related components and batteries therefor, as well as component combinations and related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Roger E. Smith, Carla Mann Woods
  • Publication number: 20240298941
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide amperometric analyte sensors having optimized elements such as interference rejection membranes, and associated architectures, as well as methods for making and using such sensors. While embodiments of the innovation can be used in a variety of contexts, typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwin K. Rao, Qingling Yang, Ellis Garai, Daniel E. Pesantez
  • Publication number: 20240298932
    Abstract: Described here are patches and methods for measuring glucose in sweat (and tears and the like). In general, the patches comprise an adhesive layer adapted to bond to skin of an individual, a substrate layer disposed over the adhesive layer and comprising a glucose sensing complex including a chromogen that changes color in the presence of certain concentrations of glucose, and a cover. In typical embodiments, the substrate layer has elements formed to direct and accumulate sweat that migrates from the skin of the individual to the glucose sensing complex. Methods of using the invention can comprise cleaning the skin surface, collecting sweat in a patch comprising this microfluidic constellation of elements, and observing concentrations of glucose collected in the sweat, for example either visually, or by using a smartphone or other computer processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwin K. Rao, Rebecca K. Gottlieb, Quyen B. Ong
  • Patent number: 12082910
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for utilizing a photoacoustic sensor for estimating analyte concentration levels. Also described here are training methods for training an analyte sensor to more accurately estimate an analyte concentration level on the basis of a received acoustic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Zhou, Raymond M. Russell, Peter Schultz, Anuj M. Patel, Carol Chen, Roshanne Malekmadani, Lynette To, Hsiao-Yu S. Kow, Raghavendhar Gautham