Patents Examined by Kevin C Sirmons
  • Patent number: 11925786
    Abstract: A system for drawing a solution is provided. The system includes a filter, a vacuum source, and an actuator. The filter has an input port, a first output port, a second output port, and a flow path defined in part by the input port and the second output port. The vacuum source is in fluid communication with the first output port and operative to apply a vacuum to the flow path. The actuator is operative to facilitate movement of the solution along the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Arnaud Comment, Rui Chen, Albert Chen, Galen Reed, Jonathan Murray
  • Patent number: 11925770
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature, the methods, systems and the devices including catheters and catheter advancement elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky
  • Patent number: 11918770
    Abstract: Provided herein is an implant for delivering a hydrophobic active agent to a target tissue. The implant may include a scaffold defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the scaffold is substantially impermeable to a hydrophobic active agent, and a silicone tubing having a wall permeable to the active agent, wherein a first length of the silicone tubing is affixed to the first surface of the scaffold, wherein the two ends of the silicone tubing extend from the first surface, and wherein a path outlined by a second length of the tubing within the first length is circuitous. Also provided is a method of using the implant to locally deliver a hydrophobic active agent to a target tissue, and kits that find use in performing the present method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Pamela Munster, Jim Kiriakis, Hani Sbitany, Scott Thomas
  • Patent number: 11871933
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are improved methods and apparatuses for providing hemostasis within a cavity defined by an internal surface of a bleeding tissue space. A catheter comprising a proximal end and a distal end may be advanced into the cavity through a proximal opening of the tissue space into the cavity. A distal balloon coupled to the catheter may be expanded, and the catheter tensioned to apply pressure to the internal surface of the tissue space to inhibit bleeding of the tissue space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
    Inventors: Surag Mantri, Nikolai Aljuri, Kevin Patrick Staid, James Luis Badia, Peter Bentley, Nishey Wanchoo
  • Patent number: 11864736
    Abstract: A fluid management system includes a pump configured to pump fluid through the system at a fluid flow rate. The system includes a processor including a user interface, the user interface allowing a user to input a set of system operating parameters, the processor being configured to control the pump to maintain a target fluid flow rate based on the set of system operating parameters. The system further includes a scope device coupled to the pump to deliver the fluid to a target surgical site, the scope device including an elongated shaft extending from a distal end thereof, the elongated shaft including at least one sensor, the at least one sensor transmitting sensor data relating to the target surgical site to the processor. The processor automatically signals to the pump to adjust the fluid flow rate based on the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Pereira, Mayur Kiran Patel, William Stanhope, Eric Wong, Jozef Slanda, Christopher P Gauvin, Chad Schneider, Brandon W. Craft, Kimberly DeGraaf, Brian P. Watschke, Timothy Paul Harrah, Niraj Prasad Rauniyar, Sacha Tang
  • Patent number: 11857760
    Abstract: A fluid sensing apparatus and method for detecting pressure and a presence of a bubble within a fluid tube. The fluid sensing apparatus comprises a housing configured to receive a portion of the fluid tube and to house a pressure sensor and an ultrasonic transmitter. The pressure sensor is positioned adjacent the fluid tube and is configured to receive a pressure sensor signal, which correlates to a detected pressure differential within the fluid tube. A controller transmits a drive signal to the ultrasonic transmitter, which emits ultrasonic waves through a portion of the fluid tube and to the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor receives both the ultrasonic waves and the pressure sensor signal, and subsequently transmits an output signal to the controller. In a presence of the detected pressure differential or the bubble within the fluid tube, the output signal will exhibit a DC shift or a distortion of signal characteristics of the output signal, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Walker Brown, Adam D. McBrady
  • Patent number: 11857758
    Abstract: An implantable drug delivery device and method for delivering a drug to a living body. The device includes a housing having at least one opening, a reservoir within the housing adapted to contain the drug, a temporary seal closing the at least one opening of the housing, and a heating element in thermal contact with the temporary seal. The heating element is adapted to generate heat in response to a magnetic field to melt the temporary seal and release the drug within the reservoir through the at least one opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hyowon Lee, Bahar Dhowan
  • Patent number: 11833320
    Abstract: An apparatus produces medical foam for wound care or hair stimulation. The apparatus includes a foam generation unit having a fluid reservoir, a fluid delivery line and a foam generation tip. The apparatus also includes a compressed gas unit having at least one container of compressed gas, a source of electric power, and a gas regulator valve. A supply of wound care or hair stimulating solution is communicably connected to the foam generation tip such that when the apparatus is operated the medical foam is produced by the foam generator tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Frank Levy
  • Patent number: 11826554
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a drive configured to act on a medicament container for expelling a medicament; a holder configured to hold said drive in a pre-tensioned state; an activator configured to interact with said holder for releasing said drive from the pre-tensioned state; wherein the device further includes a feedback mechanism configured to interact both with said holder and with said drive for generating an audible and/or tactile and/or visual signal indicating that the medicament has been completely expelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Mattias Daniel
  • Patent number: 11819654
    Abstract: A check valve includes an upper housing defining an inlet of the check valve, a lower housing defining an outlet of the check valve, and a cavity interposed between and defined by the upper and lower housings for fluidly connecting the inlet and the outlet. The check valve further includes a valve member mounted in the cavity to selectively permit fluid flow in a first direction, and prevent fluid backflow in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The valve member includes a valve body and a valve stem portion extending axially through a central axis of the valve body. The valve member may further include a plurality of feet disposed about and extending longitudinally from an outer circumferential perimeter of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond P. Feith, Eugene Mason, Christian Crew
  • Patent number: 11819671
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a drive configured to act on a medicament container for expelling a medicament; a holder configured to hold said drive in a pre-tensioned state; an activator configured to interact with said holder for releasing said drive from the pre-tensioned state; wherein the device further includes a feedback mechanism configured to interact both with said holder and with said drive for generating an audible and/or tactile and/or visual signal indicating that the medicament has been completely expelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Mattias Daniel
  • Patent number: 11819669
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a drive configured to act on a medicament container for expelling a medicament; a holder configured to hold said drive in a pre-tensioned state; an activator configured to interact with said holder for releasing said drive from the pre-tensioned state; wherein the device further includes a feedback mechanism configured to interact both with said holder and with said drive for generating an audible and/or tactile and/or visual signal indicating that the medicament has been completely expelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Mattias Daniel
  • Patent number: 11819656
    Abstract: An extension set may include a clamp, which may include a housing and an actuator. The actuator may be movable between a raised position and a depressed position with respect to the housing. The actuator may include a bump profile. The extension set may include an extension tube, which may be disposed within the housing. The extension tube may include a loop. In response to movement of the actuator between the raised position and the depressed position with respect to the housing, the bump profile may progressively clamp the extension tube along the loop. The loop may facilitate an increased fluid volume flowing distally towards a catheter in response to actuating the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Joseph Spataro
  • Patent number: 11806046
    Abstract: An integrated sheath assembly for inserting a medical device such as a percutaneous pump into a vessel can include a first sheath having a first lumen defining a first opening between proximal and distal ends of the first sheath for passage of a portion of the pump and a second sheath having a second lumen defining a second opening between proximal and distal ends of the second sheath. The second lumen is expandable to allow passage of the first sheath containing the portion of the pump. The first sheath fills a space between the second sheath and the portion of the percutaneous pump when the first sheath containing the percutaneous pump is inserted into the second lumen. The first sheath has a first hub, and the second sheath has a second hub. In some embodiments, a single sheath and a movable connector can be integrated on the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen R. Fantuzzi, Thorsten Siess
  • Patent number: 11793930
    Abstract: A fluid infusion system includes a housing configured to be adhesively coupled to an anatomy of a user, and a tube configured to extend from the housing for insertion into the anatomy of the user. The tube includes a plurality of conduits defined within the tube. The plurality of conduits include a fluid delivery conduit configured to facilitate a fluidic connection between a fluid source and the anatomy of the user, and one or more conduits configured to accommodate a plurality of electrodes for determining a physiological characteristic of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Chiu, Rebecca K. Gottlieb, Ellis Garai, Akhil Srinivasan, Andrea Varsavsky, Adam S. Trock, Ashwin K. Rao, Hsifu Wang, Daniel E. Pesantez, Isabella Ella Miya, Xinrui Zhang, Guruguhan Meenakshisundaram
  • Patent number: 11793976
    Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a catheter hub fixed to a proximal end portion of the catheter, a hollow inner needle removably located in the catheter and including a distal end portion at which is located a needlepoint to puncture skin of a patient, and a guide wire slidably positioned in the inner needle. The guide wire is longer than both the inner needle and the catheter. A wire operating member is connected to the guide wire and is displaceable in a forward direction relative to the inner needle and the catheter. A main body is detachably connected to the catheter hub and includes a finger-engaging projection at a distal portion of the main body that is engageable by a user's finger to advance the main body and the catheter in the forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Ishida
  • Patent number: 11786653
    Abstract: The invention concerns a medical device provided with an outer part or shell and an inner functional part which inner functional part comprises a combination of units. The functional combination of units normally constitutes a device comprising a part being able to penetrate the skin of a patient i.e. a subcutaneous part such as a cannula, a sensor, an insertion needle or the like. Examples of such medical devices are inserter devices and infusion devices where each device comprises an outer part and an inner functional part according to claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Unomedical A/S
    Inventors: Steffen Gyrn, Søren Thorup
  • Patent number: 11779687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to breastmilk pumps imitating the suckling mechanism of a baby's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Annabella Tech Ltd.
    Inventors: Ron Edelman, Semion Waldberg, Maria Waldberg
  • Patent number: 11771839
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device is presented having a drive configured to act on a medicament container for expelling a medicament; a holder configured to hold said drive in a pre-tensioned state; an activator configured to interact with said holder for releasing said drive from the pre-tensioned state; wherein the device further includes a feedback mechanism configured to interact both with said holder and with said drive for generating an audible and/or tactile and/or visual signal indicating that the medicament has been completely expelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Mattias Daniel
  • Patent number: 11771831
    Abstract: Disclosed is an auto injector and a related method, and a related system, for administering injection of a medicament comprising a first medicament component and a second medicament component. The auto injector comprising a housing, a receiving part, an operational module and a processing unit. The processing unit being configured to operate a syringe operational part to move a carrier to mix the first medicament component and the second medicament component to obtain a mixed medicament. The movement of the carrier having a time varying acceleration profile. The time varying acceleration profile having a first maximum acceleration in a first mixing direction and a second maximum acceleration in a second mixing direction. The first maximum acceleration and/or the second maximum acceleration is larger than a predetermined acceleration threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Phillips-Medisize A/S
    Inventors: Jan Olesen, Niels Skovby Rahbek, Paul Erik Fabricius