Patents Examined by Deanna K. Hall
  • Patent number: 12290667
    Abstract: A monitoring feature, such as, for example, a pen cap, for an insulin delivery device may include at least one circuit adapted to detect at least one of a capping or decapping of the pen cap from an insulin pen and a processor for using information to the at least one of a capping or decapping of the pen cap. A monitoring feature for an insulin delivery device includes at least one circuit adapted to detect use of the insulin delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: John Sjolund, Ambika Srinath, Andrew Bochenko, George Crothall, Bryan Mazlish, Lane Desborough, Jennifer Martin Block, Sarah Matarese, Linda Mackowiak
  • Patent number: 12285585
    Abstract: A collapsible valve comprising a first portion with at least one dimple in a side thereof, and a second portion, the second portion being narrower than the first portion and arranged along an axial dimension of the first portion, the second portion including a cut therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventors: George M. Mansour, James Bennett
  • Patent number: 12285356
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to relates to systems and methods for on-demand delivery of a therapeutic agent from an eye mounted device. Particularly, aspects of the present invention are directed to a method of delivering a therapeutic agent, the method including receiving, at a controller of a therapeutic agent release and delivery device, a first command signal for delivery of a therapeutic agent based on a dosing time window. Upon receipt of the first command signal, the controller determines whether one or more compliance conditions are satisfied. When the one or more conditions are satisfied, the controller initiate a release and delivery protocol that commands a signal generator to generate and send a second command signal causing a capacitor or one or more circuits to deliver an actuation signal causing one or more therapeutic agent delivery mechanisms to open and release the therapeutic agent from one or more reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventor: Christian Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 12285574
    Abstract: An IV catheter system may include a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a securement platform. The securement platform may include a wing, which may extend from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also include a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an axis, and a grip extending from the needle hub. The grip may be generally parallel to the axis and disposed on a side of the needle hub. The wing and the grip may be positioned to facilitate manipulation with a single hand to move the IV catheter system from an insertion configuration towards a fluid delivery configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Gary Shearer, Weston F. Harding
  • Patent number: 12280237
    Abstract: A device, system and method are provided for controlling the rate of infusion of fluids during infusion therapy using non-electric infusion devices. Rotation of a flow regulator dial causes an orifice connected to the inlet to modify its position relative to a particular one or more orifices or groove portions, the characteristics of which provide a certain flow rate characteristic. The flow regulator allows for the infusion pump to infuse at a rate that may be varied during use by the user. Additionally, the flow regulator is made from a material selected to operate under a wide range of pressures, from 5-40 PSI, making the flow regulator compatible with pressurized devices, such as, a non-electric pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: BIO HEALTH FRONTIERS, INC.
    Inventor: Paul Lambert
  • Patent number: 12280230
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a luer connector comprising a housing having a hollow bore therethrough, a first end, and a second end, a male luer tip supported by the housing configured to rotate with respect to the housing, the luer tip having a first open end and a passageway through the luer tip in fluid communication with the first open end, and a substantially rigid internal member extending into the passageway of the luer tip toward the first open end of the luer tip. In some embodiments, at least one of the luer tip and the internal member can be axially moveable between a first closed position and a second open position relative to the other of the luer tip and the internal member. Further, the luer tip and the internal member can cooperate such that rotation of the luer tip in a first direction relative to the housing increases an axial displacement between the first open end of the luer tip and an end portion of the internal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Fangrow, Bruce Hubrecht, Harold Anderson, Christopher Lopez
  • Patent number: 12280221
    Abstract: A surgical instrument may include a multi-lumen catheter configured to be inserted within the tissue. The multi-lumen catheter may include a first lumen that may enable a flow of a fluid, a second lumen that may receive a navigation probe that may facilitate an ability to locate the region of interest within the tissue, and an expandable membrane that may be situated toward a distal end of the first lumen to form an expandable cavity. The expandable cavity may be configured to expand or contract based on the flow of the fluid through the first lumen. The surgical instrument may include a fluid line, coupled to the first lumen, that may supply the fluid to the first lumen to enable the expandable cavity to expand or withdraw the fluid from the first lumen to enable the expandable cavity to contract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Jack Ye, Kevin Tu, Rohith Bhethanabotla, Jody Mou, Sun Jay Yoo, Alan R. Cohen, Rajiv Iyer, Daniel Rosenthal Garber, Callie Deng, Linh Tran, Wataru Ishida, Mark Elliot Shifman, Ananyaa Sivakumar, Rene Debrabander, Reena Elizebath
  • Patent number: 12274865
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods for delivering a predetermined volume of a drug substance or other product including a fluid. An exemplary device may include a body configured to receive a drug substance therein, and a plunger rod disposed at least partially inside the body to distally move a stopper in the body. The device may include a component configured to regulate distal movement of the plunger rod in a priming step and in a subsequent delivery step, so that the device may be accurately primed and may accurately dispense a predetermined volume of a drug substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Langley, Justin Bechstein, Jeremy Odegard, Sibgat Ulla, Daniel Halbig, Bryan Grygus, Prithvi Singh, Andrew Dumont, David Nett, Tasha Gillum, Ryan Ainsworth
  • Patent number: 12268742
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for particle-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of diseases such as cancer of the oral cavity and/or ovarian cancer metastases along the lining of the pelvis. The technology includes an imaging system (e.g., a multichannel imaging camera) configured to perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic treatment on diseased tissue. In certain embodiments, the imaging system comprises one or more excitation sources (e.g., one or more lasers) to assess and/or treat diseased tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michelle S. Bradbury, Ulrich Wiesner, Snehal G. Patel, Feng Chen, Brian Madajewski, Daniella Karassawa Zanoni
  • Patent number: 12251548
    Abstract: Described is a medicament delivery device comprising a case adapted to hold a container with a medicament and having a needle, a needle sleeve telescopically coupled to the case and having a first extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered, a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed, and a second extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered, a first indicia disposed on the needle sleeve which is visible in the first extended position and the second extended position, and a second indicia disposed on the needle sleeve and not visible in the first extended position and visible the second extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Riedel, Steffen Raab, Kerstine Hemmann, Michael Caspers, Katja Hoerhold, Daniel Kerkow
  • Patent number: 12251526
    Abstract: A medical anchor device (1) for securing a medical article to a subject comprising an upper medical article attachment portion (2) and a lower insertion portion (3) for securing the medical anchor device (1) to the subject wherein the insertion portion (3) comprises a spiral anchor (5) so that the medical anchor device (1) is securable to and detachable from the subject by rotating the medical anchor device (1) in a clockwise or an anti-clockwise manner as required by the direction of the spiral anchor (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY
    Inventors: Richard Modley, Tim Jones, Michelle Tierney
  • Patent number: 12251546
    Abstract: Described is a medicament delivery device comprising a case adapted to hold a container with a medicament and having a needle, a needle sleeve telescopically coupled to the case and having a first extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered, a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed, and a second extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered, a first indicia disposed on the needle sleeve which is visible in the first extended position and the second extended position, and a second indicia disposed on the needle sleeve and not visible in the first extended position and visible the second extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Riedel, Steffen Raab, Kerstine Hemmann, Michael Caspers, Katja Hoerhold, Daniel Kerkow
  • Patent number: 12251294
    Abstract: Medical dressing covering system and method of using the same. An exemplary dressing system comprises a primary dressing configured to adhere to a patient and to cover a location on the patient thereby inhibiting said location from being contaminated, said primary dressing defining an outer perimeter edge; a cover dressing having a central section and a peripheral section, said central section of said cover dressing being transparent wherein said primary dressing is visible when viewed through said central section; and a cover adhesive positioned on a lower surface of said peripheral section wherein said lower surface of said peripheral section is configured to adhere to the patient around said outer perimeter edge of said primary dressing whereby said cover dressing extends over and covers said primary dressing such that said cover dressing prevents contamination of said primary dressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Luke Blake
  • Patent number: 12251264
    Abstract: An elongated access device used in a medical system. The elongated access device slidably receives a medical tool and an ultrasound probe. The elongated access device includes a sheath and an intraluminal tip attached to the distal end of the sheath. The intraluminal tip includes ramp and nose donuts being spaced apart from one another and configured to be attached to one or more elongated sleeves. One or more orientation pins are engaged with the respective ramp and nose donuts and may be anchored within the sheath. The medical tool is engaged with a ramp formed in the ramp donut or a ramp received within the ramp donut. The ultrasound probe is configured to engage with the intraluminal tip so as to ensure that the medical tool directionality is oriented toward a target during a procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Ralph, Jason T. Panzenbeck
  • Patent number: 12251547
    Abstract: Described is a medicament delivery device comprising a case adapted to hold a container with a medicament and having a needle, a needle sleeve telescopically coupled to the case and having a first extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered, a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed, and a second extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered, a first indicia disposed on the needle sleeve which is visible in the first extended position and the second extended position, and a second indicia disposed on the needle sleeve and not visible in the first extended position and visible the second extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Riedel, Steffen Raab, Kerstine Hemmann, Michael Caspers, Katja Hoerhold, Daniel Kerkow
  • Patent number: 12239803
    Abstract: A stabilization device for integrated catheters can include a platform, a pair of catheter fasteners on the platform, and a pair of stabilization wings extending from the platform. The platform can include a skin-facing side and catheter-securing side of the platform. The pair of catheter fasteners can be on the catheter-securing side of the platform. The catheter fasteners can be configured to secure a hub of an integrated catheter having an extension port. The pair of stabilization wings can extend from a transverse axis of the platform. The stabilization wings can be configured to mitigate rotation of the integrated catheter about a longitudinal axis thereof when the integrated catheter is secured by the catheter fasteners on the platform and the stabilization device is adhered to a patient. A method for stabilizing integrated catheters can include securing an integrated catheter and adhering the stabilization device to a patient's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Jithendra Kumar Sathyanarayana Naidu
  • Patent number: 12239362
    Abstract: A method of performing a rhizotomy includes directing a surgical probe through an incision in the body of a patient, navigating a distal tip of the probe to a location adjacent a target nerve, energizing the probe to deliver energy to the target nerve, and wanding the distal tip of the probe in a plurality of directions to direct the energy at the target nerve to interrupt signal transmission by the target nerve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Panacea Spine, LLC
    Inventor: Ara Deukmedjian
  • Patent number: 12233224
    Abstract: A persistent perfusion sheath assembly can be used for the passage of an intravascular medical device while maintain a flow passage in the vessel. The sheath assembly passes through an arteriotomy and can include a first lumen configured for the passage of a medical device, a second lumen configured to allow a flow of fluid from a location in the blood vessel upstream of the arteriotomy to a location downstream of the arteriotomy. The sheath assembly can further include a stylet, a sleeve or an additional sheath configured to selectively open and close the flow of blood between upstream and downstream of the arteriotomy. The sheath assembly can further include a closure device distal of the arteriotomy, the closure device configured to control blood flow through the arteriotomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Nason Korkuch, Caitlyn Hastie, Glen Robert Fantuzzi, Robert Fishman
  • Patent number: 12233248
    Abstract: A device that regulates, monitors, and provides data on the progress of a large-volume injector during its injection sequence. The device comprises an injector and a monitor assembly. The injector has a syringe having a plunger, and a biasing device that biases the plunger through the syringe. The monitor assembly comprises a resistance unit configured to resist movement of the plunger, a gear connected to the plunger by the resistance unit, and a control unit configured to monitor the position, and regulate the rotation, of the gear. Wherein linear movement of the plunger causes the gear to rotate so that the control unit generates information on the position of the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventor: Haiming Wu
  • Patent number: 12226604
    Abstract: Methods are provided for delivering a treatment therapy to treat an organ diagnosed with a disease state. The methods include delivering a first therapeutic agent into systemic circulation at a first flow rate, and delivering a second therapeutic agent directly into a vessel feeding the organ at a higher second flow rate than the first flow rate in a manner that prevents the second treatment agent from circulating systemically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Aravind Arepally, James E. Chomas, David Benjamin Jaroch, Patrick Charles McCain