Patents Examined by Elliot S Ruddie
  • Device for acclimatising at altitude and method for functioning this device
    Patent number: 11179599
    Abstract: A device for acclimatising at altitude comprising a breathing mask defining a confined air space when it is placed on the face of a user. The mask comprising a suction valve to let the surrounding air enter inside the confined space when breathing in; an expiration valve to let air exit with a determined resistance, so as to create an overpressurisation of air in the confined space, when breathing out; and a sensor to establish information about the pressure of the confined space behind. The acclimatisation device in addition comprises a unit for processing the pressure information configured to establish a breathing characteristic of the user and compare it to at least one target value, in view of recommending to them an adjustment of the breathing mode thereof. A method for functioning this device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE GRENOBLE, INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE, UNIVERSITE DE CHAMBERY-UNIVERSITE SAVOIE MONT BLANC
    Inventors: Samuel Verges, Bernard Wuyam, Thomas Rupp
  • Staging assembly for specimen imaging system
    Patent number: 11179233
    Abstract: A staging assembly for a specimen imaging machine includes a manifold assembly with a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. Each of a plurality of chambers has a chamber opening. Conduits put the chambers in fluid communication with the inlet opening and the outlet opening. A bottom plate extends beneath the chambers. The manifold assembly includes an attachment assembly. A staging dock includes a base, a staging dock anesthesia inlet, and a staging dock anesthesia outlet receivable by the inlet opening of the manifold assembly and including a valve. A staging dock exhaust inlet is receivable by the outlet opening of the manifold assembly. The staging dock includes a staging dock exhaust outlet. A staging dock attachment assembly is releasably attachable to the manifold attachment assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Shing Chi Ricky Tse
  • Protective shield system
    Patent number: 11179287
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for reducing transmission of aerosol droplets in a medical or dental procedure are described. One protective shield system includes a base plate, a shield having at least one transparent section, and a pipe or conduit comprising a plurality of holes thereon. The shield is configured to be removably attached to the base plate to allow attachment of the shield to the base plate prior to the medical or dental procedure and removal of the shield from the base plate after the medical or dental procedure. The pipe or conduit is positioned adjacent to an inner surface of the shield and on at least part of a perimeter of the shield. The pipe includes an end that is configured to connect to a suction system to enable removal of the aerosolized particles from below the shield during the medical or dental procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Majid Mirbahaeddin
  • Disposable monodose inhaler for powdered medicaments
    Patent number: 11179526
    Abstract: An inhaler for powdered medicaments is provided. It consists of a substantially smoking pipe-shaped hollow body that has a first portion, for housing a cartridge of powdered medicament, and a second portion for delivering the medicament by means of an airstream that carries the powder from an inner drop region along a delivery duct whose end is suitable to be placed in a patient's mouth, the intake of the air being achieved through at least three air intakes arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal midplane of the inhaler, which includes a support base for the cartridge in which oriented flow channels are formed that extend between the three air intakes and the inner powder drop region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: HOLLYCON ITALY PTE. LTD.—S.R.L.
    Inventors: Qi Wu, Huaxin Wu
  • Patient airway dome and methods of making and using same
    Patent number: 11179285
    Abstract: A patient airway dome including an adjustable frame having a hinge such that the hinge allows the frame to adjust between an erected position to create an airway dome and a collapsed position that allows the frame to lay flat, a dome covering located over the retractable frame, a suction port which is connected to a conventional device in order to provide negative pressure to patient airway dome, and an arm access assembly operatively connected to the dome covering, wherein the arm access assembly includes an opening in the dome covering and a closure assembly located adjacent to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Phong Duy Bui
  • Apparatus, systems, and methods for accessing the airway with medical instruments without interruption of assisted respiration
    Patent number: 11179531
    Abstract: Systems for use in assisted respiration can permit insertion of one or more elongated medical instruments into the proximal and/or distal airway of a patient during administration of assisted respiration, which may, in some instances, proceed with a patient awake or only minimally sedated. In some systems, a bite block is coupled with a mask and is movable relative to the mask such that the system is capable of accommodating differing patient anatomies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Intermountain Intellectual Asset Management, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Brown, Troy Jesse Orr
  • Inhaler adapter for patient breathing tube assembly and method
    Patent number: 11179525
    Abstract: An inline adapter is provided including an elongated hollow body having an open first end configured to be connected to an inspiratory port of a patient ventilation assembly, an open second end opposite the first end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an airflow channel. The adapter also includes an inhaler port extending from the open second end of the adapter body configured to be connected to an inhaler, and an inspiratory branch having an open first end extending from an opening in the sidewall of the adapter body and an open second end configured to be connected to an inspiratory limb of the ventilation assembly. A longitudinal central axis of the inspiratory branch is angled relative to a longitudinal central axis of the adapter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Instrumentation Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Reiner
  • Cushion for breathing mask and breathing mask
    Patent number: 11160943
    Abstract: A cushion for a breathing mask and a breathing mask. The cushion includes a connection portion for connecting to a frame or an elbow assembly of the breathing mask; a face contact portion for getting in contact with the face of a patient, wherein the face contact portion is formed by a thin membrane; and a support portion which is connected between the connection portion and the face contact portion, wherein the face contact portion has an outwardly extending portion which extends from the support portion to the exterior of the cushion and an inwardly extending portion which extends from the outer circumference side of the outwardly extending portion to the interior of the cushion in at least partial area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhao Zhou, Yajie Wang, Zhi Zhuang
  • Nasal mask system
    Patent number: 11160947
    Abstract: A swivel elbow and connector assembly for a patient interface system includes a ring (128) configured to be sealingly secured in an aperture of the patient interface system and an elbow (125) swivably secured in the ring (128). The ring (128) includes a first side (128(1)) in an interior of the patient interface system and a second side (128(2)) at an exterior of the patient interface system when the ring (128) is secured in the aperture. The ring (128) comprises a first flange on the first side and a second flange on the second side, the first and second flanges defining a channel (128(3)) that sealingly engages the aperture of the patient interface system. An inner surface (128(4)) of the ring (128) is partially spherical and an outer surface (125(3)) of the elbow (125) is partially spherical and the elbow (125) and the ring (128) form a ball and socket connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Lochlan Von Moger, Matthew Eves, Memduh Guney
  • Method and apparatus for oral flow therapy
    Patent number: 11160941
    Abstract: A therapy system configured to wash out or flush out the oral and/or nasal cavity to reduce the effective dead space and reduce the work of breathing. The system may displace the expired air in the oral and/or nasal cavity with atmospheric air, or air with altered concentrations, for example, increased humidity, or oxygen levels. A sealed oral interface is provided to the mouth of a patient to supply a volume of pressurized gas. A control system to synchronize the supply of pressurized gas with the patients respiratory cycle. The supply of respiratory gas may be provided during only a portion of the respiratory cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Liam Holley, Glenn Richards, Peter Wlodarczyk, Ning Wang
  • Inhalant dispensing system and apparatus
    Patent number: 11160938
    Abstract: An inhalant dispensing system is provided, comprising an inhalant delivery apparatus having a main body, a lower body coupled to the main body and comprising a mouthpiece, and an inhalant delivery mechanism disposed within the main body and configured to deliver an aerosolized solution to the mouthpiece for user inhalation; and a lock out system configured to selectively prevent delivery of the aerosolized solution to the mouthpiece. The inhalant delivery apparatus may be assembled by inserting a portion of the inhalant delivery mechanism into the main body. The lower body may be rotatably coupled to the main body and moveable between a dispensing position and a storage position. The system may be used to control and monitor dosages of a solution contained within a smart canister and administered from the canister via an inhaler, to prevent accidental or unwanted usage of the canister and/or over-dosing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Loop Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Gary Harlan Paulsen
  • Compact portable oxygen concentrator
    Patent number: 11083865
    Abstract: Portable oxygen concentrator elements are described including integrated sensor/accumulator assemblies, new muffler designs, and improved airflow and internal gas connectivity. The result of the elements is an extremely compact, light reliable portable oxygen concentrator that is easy to assemble and relatively inexpensive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Inogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenton Taylor, Peter Hansen, Patrick Burgess, Daniel Chin
  • Customized sealing member from blank
    Patent number: 11065411
    Abstract: A customized sealing member is for a customized mask of a pressure support system. The steps to manufacture the customized sealing member include generating surface geometry data of a face of a patient, the surface geometry data corresponding to and representing a surface geometry of the face of the patient; generating customization data using the surface geometry data, the customization data representing how a seal blank should be modified for the patient; and customizing the seal blank using the customization data such that the customized seal blank is shaped according to the customization data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Lauren Patricia Chodkowski
  • Vaporizer
    Patent number: 11058836
    Abstract: A vaporizer can include a reservoir for holding oil, a chamber for holding vapor, a feeder for feeding oil from the reservoir to the chamber, and a heater for heating oil. A feeder can be configured to feed oil from the reservoir to the chamber by capillary action. A vaporizer can include a plug sealingly coupled to the reservoir and configured to slide relative to at least a portion of the reservoir. A heater can include at least one of a laser, a resistance heater, a wire, a coil, a wire at least partially disposed in a housing, and a combination thereof. A vaporizer can include a controller and can be configured to heat a to heater to a first temperature for a first time period, reduce the temperature of the heater, and maintain the heater at a second temperature for a second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ICONIC VENTURES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lindars, Robert Niemeyer
  • Oscillating positive expiratory pressure device
    Patent number: 11040167
    Abstract: A respiratory treatment device comprising at least one chamber, a chamber inlet configured to receive exhaled air into the at least one chamber, at least one chamber outlet configured to permit exhaled air to exit the at least one chamber, and an exhalation flow path defined between the chamber inlet and the at least one chamber outlet. A restrictor member positioned in the exhalation flow path is moveable between a closed position, where a flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path is restricted, and an open position, where the flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path is less restricted. A vane in fluid communication with the exhalation flow path is operatively connected to the restrictor member and is configured to reciprocate between a first position and a second position in response to the flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Trudell Medical International
    Inventors: Adam Meyer, Dan Engelbreth
  • Nasal drug delivery devices
    Patent number: 11033697
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein describe a drug delivery device. The device includes a medicament container, a compressed gas container, an outlet, and a double-sided needle located within the housing. When a user presses an actuation button, the compressed air container is moved towards the medicament container and towards a proximal end of the double-sided needle. The double-sided needle pierces both the compressed gas container and the medicament container, opening fluid flow communication between the two containers, and causing medicament to be expelled out of the medicament container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Sarah Louise Clark, Naser Ibrahim Hineiti, Matthew Glenn Kawiecki, Mehul Sanmukh Patel, Andrew Thomas Snow, Matthew Scott Thomas
  • Aerosol delivery system and method
    Patent number: 11027077
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery system that includes an aerosol generator that aerosolizes a fluid for delivery to a patient as a patient inhales. The aerosol delivery system includes a pump coupled to the aerosol generator that pumps the fluid to the aerosol generator, and a breath sensor that emits a signal as the patient breathes. A controller couples to the aerosol generator, the pump, and the breath sensor. In operation, the controller receives the signal from the breath sensor, controls a flow of fluid to the aerosol generator in response to the signal, and controls the aerosol generator to start aerosolizing the fluid before the patient inhales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Stamford Devices Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaun Porter, Louise Sweeney, Ronan MacLoughlin, Jim Fink, Aidan Duffy, Claire Lillis, Conor Duffy, Fran Keating
  • Setup automation for respiratory treatment apparatus
    Patent number: 11020552
    Abstract: A respiratory treatment apparatus implements pressure delivery control settings by improved set-up procedures. In such an embodiment, a processor may automate setting of parameters for delivering a controlled flow of breathable gas. Data sets of pressure delivery parameter settings may be associated with one or more respiratory pathology indicators. The respiratory pathology indicators may each represent a different respiratory condition diagnosis. The processor may then prompt for an input of at least one of the respiratory pathology indicators. In response to the input, a particular set of pressure delivery parameter settings associated with the input respiratory pathology indicator may then serve as a basis for setting controls for delivering a controlled flow of breathable gas for respiratory treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: David John Bassin, Glenn Richards
  • Non-invasive ventilation bronchoscopy scope guide and method
    Patent number: 11007335
    Abstract: A bronchoscopy scope guide (30) for a non-invasive ventilation (NIV) patient interface (10) comprises a semi-rigid scope guide tube (32), a bronchoscopy scope seal (48), and a semi-rigid grommet (34). The semi-rigid scope guide tube (32) includes a principal axis (36) and entrance and exit guide portions (38,40). The bronchoscopy scope seal (48) couples to the scope guide tube for sealing around a bronchoscopy scope when inserted through the scope guide tube. The semi-rigid grommet (34) is disposed about an outer circumference of and flexibly coupled to the scope guide tube (32) and is located in a principal plane (52) transverse to the principal axis of the scope guide tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Christopher James McCracken
  • Monitor for a medicament inhaler
    Patent number: 10998093
    Abstract: Adherence monitors are disclosed, incorporating cap removal sensors together with a determined time period in order to determine that a dose of medicament has been dispensed. In another form, cap removal data is combined with acoustic data to determine that a dose of medicament has been dispensed. Several specific structural arrangements are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ADHERIUM (NZ) LIMITED
    Inventors: Garth Campbell Sutherland, Michael James Gormack, Darren James Bainbridge