Patents Examined by Dung T Ulsh
  • Patent number: 12397092
    Abstract: A breast pumping assembly is provided. The assembly allows for a breast pumping mother to be optimally positioned and comfortable while pumping breast milk, leading to quicker and more effective pumping. The breast pumping assembly is adjustable to adapt for different sized mothers and changing body size and shape as pumping progresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: RESTFUL PUMP, INC.
    Inventor: Micolene Boddie
  • Patent number: 12396850
    Abstract: Catheterization methods and apparatuses allow sensing of pressures inside the heart and for removing air from catheters. A delivery system can use the same components that are used to deliver a valve repair or replacement device to measure the pressure in the atrium or other heart chamber. A pressure sensor can be included in one of the catheters of the delivery system or pressure can be sensed through the same port that is used to flush a catheter. The delivery system can be inserted into the heart, delivering the valve repair or replacement device to the native valve, such as the mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the aortic valve, or the pulmonary valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Tyler, II, Thanh Huy Le, Tam Van Nguyen, Daniel James Montoya, Grant Matthew Stearns, Eric Robert Dixon
  • Patent number: 12377252
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for subcutaneous membrane, encapsulation chamber, or reservoir implantation comprising or employing an implantation device configured to insert a membrane, encapsulation chamber, or reservoir into a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Thanos, Moses Goddard, Moses Sandrof, John Mills, Megan Billings
  • Patent number: 12370320
    Abstract: An accessory for use with a medicine delivery device includes a body configured to attach to a medicine delivery device and a user interface disposed on the body and configured to communicate information to a user. In aspects, the user interface includes first and second lights configured to be selectively illuminated and a first symbol associated with the first light. The first light and the first symbol together indicate an action to be performed when the first light is illuminated. In aspects, the user interface includes red, yellow, and green lights configured to be illuminated in sequential time periods after a dose using the medicine delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack D. Pryor, Andrew J. Childs, Ellis Garai
  • Patent number: 12370293
    Abstract: A method for a system provider in a communication with a user over a computer network, allowing a determination of an optimum dimensioned breast flange for employment by the user with a breast pump. The identification of a model identifier of a flange which is best dimensioned for the physical characteristics of the breast of the user is determined from measurements taken and provided by the user remotely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Inventor: Crystal Nelson
  • Patent number: 12357763
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to an injection device comprising a housing, a cartridge holder having a first attachment member, a threaded sleeve insert axially and rotationally constrained to the housing, the threaded sleeve insert having a second attachment member for releasable attachment with the first attachment member, and a metering mechanism. The metering mechanism comprises an actuating element, a piston rod, a piston rod sleeve in which the piston rod can be non-rotatably connected in the piston rod sleeve, and a coupling element coupling the actuating element and the piston rod sleeve. The piston rod can be non-rotatably connected to the piston rod sleeve by a coupling sleeve. The cartridge holder is attached to the threaded sleeve insert by axially moving cartridge holder with respect to the threaded sleeve insert and the housing to engage the coupling sleeve with the piston rod sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Dahmen, Hannes Obex
  • Patent number: 12357768
    Abstract: A protective device for a needle tube of a syringe, the protective device including a base; and a cover connected to the base, wherein the base s configured to cooperate with a needle carrier by positive form locking wherein the needle carrier supports the needle tube, wherein the cover is configured elongated along a longitudinal axis and defines an interior space in which the needle tube is storable so that a person is protected against an unintentional contact with the needle tube, wherein the cover is pivotably supported at the base so that the cover is transferable relative to the base within a pivot plane from a starting position where the needle tube is stored in the interior before being used for injection in a first pivot direction into an operating position where the needle tube is available for injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Safeject International Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Stephan Fischer, Tobias Wilke, Bernd Mohr
  • Patent number: 12337151
    Abstract: A stopper for use in a cartridge or syringe of a medical device [SL6]is configured to be disposed within a container closure system. The stopper comprises a shell comprising a closed end and an open end with sidewalls extending between the closed end and the open end along a longitudinal axis of the shell. The open end defines a cavity and the sidewalls define an exterior surface sized and shaped to fit inside the container closure system. An insert is configured to be inserted into the cavity, receive a force from a plunger rod, and distribute the force to the shell in order to advance the shell into the container closure system. The closed end of the shell in the cavity defining a convex surface configured to be contacted and deflected by the insert upon insertion into the cavity includes an elastic and/or plastic deformable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventor: Bernd Kuehn
  • Patent number: 12337157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pre-filled injection device with a non-removable cartridge wherein the drive mechanics comprises a threaded piston rod which is moved helically in a nut secured to a housing structure. During assembly of the injection device it is possible to rotate the nut member to thereby advance the piston rod into a position eliminating any air-gap otherwise occurring between the piston rod and the plunger inside the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Nicolai Michael Villadsen, Bo Kvolsbjerg
  • Patent number: 12337156
    Abstract: The present invention provides a piston rod displacement mechanism for a pen injection device, comprising: a tubular housing (2) extending along a reference axis and comprising an interior housing surface (3) with a first engagement structure (4), a nut member (5) fixed within the tubular housing (2), a piston rod (15) comprising a first non-self-locking thread (18) having a first thread direction and a first thread pitch and being engaged with the nut member (5), and a second non-self-locking thread (17) superposed on the first non-self-locking thread (18), the second non-self-locking thread (17) having a second thread direction and a second thread pitch, and a dose dial sleeve (20) operable to advance the piston rod (15) in the nut member (5), the dose dial sleeve (20) comprising an exterior sleeve surface (21) with a second engagement structure (24) being in sliding engagement with the first engagement structure (4), and an interior sleeve surface (23) with a third engagement structure (29) being engaged w
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Nikolaj Eusebius Jakobsen
  • Patent number: 12329949
    Abstract: A handheld assembly for dispensing a medicament to a subject is provided. The assembly includes a unit dose cartridge device, a shell, a plunger, a dispense button, a drive member and an escapement that is movable and capable of cycling the dispense assembly thru multiple states of a dispense cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Zeteo BioMedical, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Gjertsen, Timothy Sullivan
  • Patent number: 12324792
    Abstract: Methods of making and using pharmaceutical compositions for iontophoresis that include selecting an isotonic pharmaceutical composition that has ions of active and non-active ingredients and reducing/removing the ions of the non-active ingredients from the pharmaceutical composition to produce a revised pharmaceutical composition. The revised pharmaceutical composition is thereafter utilized for iontophoresis in an iontophoresis system. During the step of performing iontophoresis with the revised pharmaceutical composition for a pre-determined dosage, ramp-up period, maximum current, overall time, etc., can be reduced, as compared to performing iontophoresis with the isotonic pharmaceutical composition to provide the pre-determined dosage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED
    Inventor: Mahyar Z. Kermani
  • Patent number: 12324900
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented for administering a therapeutic substance from a multi-chamber cartridge. The medicament delivery device performs a mixing process to create the therapeutic substance for delivery within the multi-chambered cartridge, where the delivery device includes a distal part comprising a dose setting mechanism having a housing, a dose setting knob, an injection button, a piston rod capable of moving axially along the longitudinal axis of the housing during dose delivery, and a return ring configured to reset the piston rod to a starting position. The delivery device also includes a proximal part comprising a cartridge holder configured to accept a multi-chambered cartridge, where the cartridge holder comprises a screw driven sleeve configured for attachment to the distal part and where rotation of the screw driven sleeve performs a medicament mixing process within the multi-chambered cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: medmix Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Gerd Hacker, Joachim Keitel
  • Patent number: 12318067
    Abstract: A probe part (100) includes abase member (110) defining a first bore (112). A first elongated elastic member (120) includes a near end (126) secured to the base member (110) and extends therefrom to a far end (128) and defines a channel (125) in communication with the first bore (112) and that runs lengthwise with the first elongated elastic member (120). A first tendon (130) has a first end and an opposite second end that is secured to the first elongated elastic member (120) adjacent to the far end (128). The first tendon (130) runs through the channel (125) adjacent the first side (122) and exits through the first bore (112) exiting outwardly therefrom. Applying tension to the first tendon (130) causes the first elongated elastic member (120) to bend in the direction of the first side (122).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Jaydev P. Desai, Yash Chetan Chitalia, Seokhwan Jeong, Joshua J. Chern
  • Patent number: 12318589
    Abstract: Described is a dose tracking mechanism for a drug delivery device, including an RFID device with an electric circuit and a switch operable to open and close the electric circuit to transmit a wireless signal to a receiving device when the electric circuit is closed by the switch. The switch is configured to open and close in response to operation of a dose setting and/or a dose dispensing mechanism of the drug delivery device, and the closing and opening of the electric circuit generates a pulse of the wireless RFID signal. In one embodiment, each pulse corresponds to a unit of a dose of medicament set by the dose setting mechanism or dispensed by the dose dispensing mechanism from a drug container of the drug delivery device, depending on if the dose setting or dose dispensing mechanism is arranged to toggle the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventor: Maurice Toporek
  • Patent number: 12296076
    Abstract: A breast pumping assembly is provided. The assembly allows for a breast pumping mother to be optimally positioned and comfortable while pumping breast milk, leading to quicker and more effective pumping. The breast pumping assembly is adjustable to adapt for different sized mothers and changing body size and shape as pumping progresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: RESTFUL PUMP, INC.
    Inventors: Micolene Boddie, Blake Sama
  • Patent number: 12280233
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a pen-like assembly of caps for cleaning and protecting needle-free iv-connectors, with an extended shelf life. An enhanced gas-tightness in sealing is arranged in-between successively arranged caps that are engaged together. A first approach is based on enhancing geometric compliance between striking surfaces, by contacting one or more material components that have different respective Shore hardness values. A second approach is based on meandering and extending a possible fluid communication route from a cavity inside a cap towards surroundings of the assembly. A third approach includes the provision of the fluid communication route with an adhesive or sealant to achieve a gas-tight sealing. A fourth approach includes circumferentially covering junctions with one or more covers that are substantially gas impermeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ASSET MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Mehmet Tüysüz, Ahmet Reha Basaran
  • Patent number: 12274673
    Abstract: A medicine liquid transfer device includes a double-chamber syringe, a dispensing needle assembly, and a syringe needle sealing assembly. The medicine liquid transfer device features an exquisite structural design and easy assembly, enables fully-closed medicine preparation and transfer, and allows automatic or manual adjustment and balance of the air pressure inside the medicine container in use, thereby minimizing the risk of medicine leakage and providing an excellent leakproof effect, while having advantages of low cost, high convenience of use, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: GUANGDONG JIANLIYUAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rizhi Chen, Rongqiong Luo, Shigeng Xie, Weiquan Chen, Binghua Tang, Liangyu Zheng, Lizhen Yang
  • Patent number: 12239826
    Abstract: A drug delivery assembly comprising a magnetic indicator and a sensor system is provided. The indicator is arranged to rotate and move axially relative to a housing component and corresponding to a reference axis, the amount of rotation being indicative of the size of an expelled dose amount. The sensor system comprises a sensor component adapted to measure a property of the indicator indicative of a rotational position and/or a rotational movement of the indicator. The sensor component forms part of release assembly adapted to be moved into engagement with a release member to release a set dose, and subsequently to move axially together with indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Lars Morten Bom, Brian Mouridsen, Jesper Hoeholt, Bennie Peder Smiszek Pedersen, Laurits Hoejgaard Olesen, Kim Ejholm Hansen
  • Patent number: 12233229
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a perforated plate microstructure module, and more particularly, to a perforated plate microstructure module which can be used to deliver a drug into the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, JUVIC INC.
    Inventors: Hyung Il Jung, Hui Suk Yang, Hyeon Jun Kim