Patents Assigned to MiniMed Inc.
  • Patent number: 11185627
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The reservoir, a base and a cap are connected to form an integrated unit that is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. The cap and the infusion pump are each provided with at least one sensor or at least one detectable feature, arranged to interact with at least one corresponding detectable feature or sensor on the other of the cap and infusion pump device, to detect one or more of the presence, position or other characteristic of the cap when the cap is aligned or coupled with the infusion pump housing. The detectable feature and sensor may be magnetic, RF, mechanical, optical or any combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob E. Pananen, Afshin Bazargan, Pablo Vazquez, Edmond W. Yu
  • Patent number: 11186859
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide multilayer analyte sensors having material layers (e.g. high-density amine layers) and/or configurations of material layers that function to enhance sensor function, as well as methods for making and using such sensors. Typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert McKinlay, Tri T. Dang
  • Patent number: 11173251
    Abstract: Fluid injection devices and related systems and operating methods are provided. An exemplary injection device includes an actuation arrangement to facilitate delivering fluid from a container, a user interface element coupled to the actuation arrangement, a data storage element to maintain one or more patient-specific parameter values and historical bolus data, and a control module coupled to the actuation arrangement and the data storage element. The control module of the injection device determines a bolus amount of the fluid to be delivered based at least in part on the one or more patient-specific parameter values and the historical bolus data in response to receiving a user input indicative of a desire to administer a bolus, and the control module configures the actuation arrangement to automatically deliver the bolus amount in response to manual actuation of the user interface element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventor: Anirban Roy
  • Patent number: 11141530
    Abstract: A delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. Components that normally come into contact with a patient or with infusion media are supported by the disposable housing portion for disposal after the prescribed use, while the durable housing portion supports other components such as electronics for controlling delivery of infusion media from the reservoir and a drive device and drive linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Paul S. Cheney, II
  • Patent number: 11134868
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein includes electrode compositions formed from processes that sputter metal in a manner that produces pillar architectures. Embodiments of the invention can be used in analyte sensors having such electrode architectures as well as methods for making and using these sensor electrodes. A number of working embodiments of the invention are shown to be useful in amperometric glucose sensors worn by diabetic individuals. However, the metal pillar structures have wide ranging applicability and should increase surface area and decrease charge density for catalyst layers or electrodes used with sensing, power generation, recording, and stimulation, in vitro and/or in the body, or outside the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Srinivasan, Melissa Tsang, Robert C. Mucic, Tyler R. Wong, Rui Kong, Barry P. Pham
  • Patent number: 11123516
    Abstract: A catheter including a tubular catheter body defining a distal portion, a distal end and a lumen that extends to the distal end, a radiopaque marker carried within the lumen, and a non-metal tip that is bonded to distal end of the catheter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Ramon Gonzalez, Sam William Bowman, Rudolph A. Montalvo
  • Patent number: 11097052
    Abstract: An insulin infusion device and related operating methods are disclosed. An operating method maintains a configurable, patient-specific, target glucose setpoint for a user of the insulin infusion device, collects historical data associated with operation of the insulin infusion device, and calculates, from the historical data, a target glucose setpoint profile for the user of the insulin infusion device. A current target glucose setpoint value is automatically adjusted over time during a closed-loop operating mode of the insulin infusion device, in accordance with the calculated target glucose setpoint profile. In certain embodiments, the historical data is analyzed to determine a clinically preferred target glucose setpoint value for the user, which is stored for use during the closed-loop operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis J. Lintereur, Benyamin Grosman, Anirban Roy, Neha J. Parikh, Di Wu
  • Patent number: 11097051
    Abstract: A method for providing blood glucose data is provided. In response to a suspension of a continuous basal insulin delivery, by an insulin delivery pump, the method identifies a condition indicating continuing hypoglycemia that continues when basal insulin delivery is suspended; and performs an action, by the insulin delivery pump, based on identifying the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Di Wu, Rebecca K. Gottlieb, Benyamin Grosman, Anirban Roy, Neha J. Parikh, Ohad Cohen
  • Patent number: 11090446
    Abstract: A fluid delivery system and a fluid conduit assembly suitable for use with the system are disclosed herein. The system includes a fluid infusion pump and a fluid conduit assembly coupled to the pump to deliver medication fluid to a user. The fluid conduit assembly includes a structure defining a flow path for the medication fluid, and a gas trapping filter coupled to the structure and positioned in the flow path. The gas trapping filter functions to filter particulates from the medication fluid and retain gas bubbles from the medication fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarnath Chattaraj, Kiem H. Dang, Poonam S. Gulati, Guangping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11083838
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The reservoir, a base and a cap are connected to form an integrated unit that is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. The cap and the infusion pump are each provided with at least one sensor or at least one detectable feature, arranged to interact with at least one corresponding detectable feature or sensor on the other of the cap and infusion pump device, to detect one or more of the presence, position or other characteristic of the cap when the cap is aligned or coupled with the infusion pump housing. The detectable feature and sensor may be magnetic, RF, mechanical, optical or any combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob E. Pananen, Afshin Bazargan, R. Marie Tieck
  • Patent number: 11069443
    Abstract: A sensing device monitors and tracks food intake events and details. A processor, appropriately programmed, controls aspects of the sensing device to capture data, store data, analyze data and provide suitable feedback related to food intake. More generally, the methods might include detecting, identifying, analyzing, quantifying, tracking, processing and/or influencing, related to the intake of food, eating habits, eating patterns, and/or triggers for food intake events, eating habits, or eating patterns. Feedback might be targeted for influencing the intake of food, eating habits, or eating patterns, and/or triggers for those. The sensing device can also be used to track and provide feedback beyond food-related behaviors and more generally track behavior events, detect behavior event triggers and behavior event patterns and provide suitable feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Ronald Marianetti, II
  • Patent number: 11064951
    Abstract: Infusion devices and related medical devices, patient data management systems, and methods are provided for monitoring a physiological condition of a patient. An exemplary database system includes a database to maintain data pertaining to a plurality of entities and a computing device coupled to the database to identify relationships between different entities of the plurality of entities, generate metadata defining a graph structure maintaining the relationships between the different entities of the plurality of entities for a plurality of different logical layers, and store the metadata in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuxiang Zhong, Pratik Agrawal, Huzefa F. Neemuchwala, Chantal M. McMahon, John Hoebing
  • Publication number: 20210212605
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide implantable glucose sensors enveloped by a biocompatible sleeve as well as methods for making and using them. In such sensors, the biocompatible sleeve is formed from selected materials that function to inhibit or avoid a foreign body response in patients that can be generated by implanted medical devices. Typical embodiments of the invention include an implantable glucose sensor used in the management of diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence S. Ring, Ellis Garai
  • Patent number: 11050631
    Abstract: A network device is onboarded to a Wi-Fi local area network (WLAN) including a WLAN router and a mobile device. An optical symbol displayed on the network device is scanned by the mobile device and used to obtain an onboarding network credential mapped to data encoded in the optical symbol. The onboarding network credential is provided to the WLAN router, which creates an onboarding Wi-Fi network based upon the onboarding network credential. A provisioning parameter is wirelessly conveyed to the network device via the onboarding Wi-Fi network, where the network device was pre-configured to communicate via the onboarding Wi-Fi network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Minim, Inc.
    Inventors: Alec Rooney, Denis Bakin, Zachary Mattor
  • Publication number: 20210189450
    Abstract: An analyte biosensor is provided having an analyte biosensing layer and an ethylene oxide absorption layer. The ethylene oxide absorption layer is provided over the analyte biosensing layer. A method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert McKinlay, Chi-En Lin, Tri T. Dang
  • Patent number: 11027061
    Abstract: An insertion set system includes a base configured to be secured to a patient, and a flexible tubing on the base. The flexible tubing has a distal end portion forming a cannula to be inserted into the patient. An inserter having a needle is received by the base. The needle has a channel in which the distal end portion of the flexible tubing is received. The needle is able to slide relative to the flexible tubing, to selectively withdraw the needle off of the distal end portion of the flexible tubing. The base may include a passage for fluid flow arranged transverse to the axial dimension of the distal end portion of the flexible tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Chiu, Hsifu Wang, Rebecca K. Gottlieb
  • Patent number: 11027060
    Abstract: A flexible, fluid flow tubing is configured to be kink resistant, and a medical device is configured with such kink resistant tubing. The tubing has a length L and a circular cross-section shape taken perpendicular to the length dimension. The tubing has an inside radius r and an outside radius R, wherein L/R?34.8, and wherein R/r?1.5. The tubing may be made of a polyether block amide (PEBA) or other thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The tubing may be received in a channel of a hollow needle, wherein the needle is slideable in the axial dimension relative to the tubing, to selectively slide off of at least a portion of the tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Chiu, Hsifu Wang, Rebecca K. Gottlieb
  • Publication number: 20210156815
    Abstract: A glucose biosensor encasement includes a first membrane and a second membrane. The first membrane has a first interlocking segment. The second membrane has a second interlocking segment cooperating with the first interlocking segment of the first membrane to provide a cavity between the first membrane and the second membrane configured to receive a glucose sensor. At least one of the first membrane and the second membrane comprises a semi-permeable portion configured to regulate diffusion characteristics of glucose through the membrane to realize a sensitivity for a sensor in the cavity. A method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Mucic, Zhenzhong Sun, Akhil Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11000236
    Abstract: Infusion devices and related medical devices, patient data management systems, and methods are provided for monitoring a physiological condition of a patient. An exemplary method of querying a database involves receiving an input query from a client device, identifying a logical layer of a plurality of different logical layers of the database for searching based at least in part on the input query, generating a query statement for searching the identified logical layer of the plurality of different logical layers of the database based at least in part on the input query, querying the identified logical layer of the database using the query statement to obtain result data, and providing a search result influenced by the result data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuxiang Zhong, Pratik Agrawal, Huzefa F. Neemuchwala, Sinu Bessy Abraham, Boyi Jiang, Michael P. Stone, Kevin E. Velado, Chantal M. McMahon, Siddharth Arunachalam, Anupam Phukan
  • Publication number: 20210113117
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide optimized sputtered metallic surfaces adapted for use with implantable medical devices as well as methods for making and using such polymeric surfaces. These sputtered metallic surfaces have 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 sputtered metallic surface adapted to contact an in vivo environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Srinivasan, Tyler Wong, Inthirai Somasuntharam