Patents Examined by Manuel A Mendez
  • Patent number: 11337725
    Abstract: A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Ulthera, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Clark, III, James E. Chomas, Adnan I. Merchant, Ben F. Brian, III
  • Patent number: 11324889
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments may address the problem of missing blood glucose concentration readings from a glucose monitor that transmits blood glucose concentration readings over a wireless connection due to problems with the wireless connection. In the exemplary embodiments, an automated insulin delivery (AID) device uses an estimate in place of a missing blood glucose concentration reading in determining a predicted future blood glucose concentration reading for a user. Thus, the AID device is able to operate normally in generating insulin delivery settings despite not receiving a current blood glucose concentration reading for a current cycle. There is no need to suspend delivery of insulin to the user due to the missing blood glucose concentration reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yibin Zheng, Joon Bok Lee, Ashutosh Zade, Jason O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11318260
    Abstract: A device for delivery of medicament is presented that has an elongated housing, a container mounted within the housing and adapted to contain liquid medicament, a stopper slidably arranged within said container, and a delivery mechanism comprising a resilient member, a plunger assembly having one end connected to the stopper and a second end being operably connected to the resilient member, a rotatable latch for releasably retaining the plunger assembly in a first position where the resilient member has an accumulated energy, where rotation of the latch releases the plunger assembly such that the accumulated energy is transferred to the plunger assembly for driving the stopper within the container whereby the medicament within said container is delivered to an injection site. After delivery of the medicament a rotator having a hard stop feature aligns with a rib on the protective shield to prevent retraction of the protective shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Antonio Bendek, Lucio Giambattista
  • Patent number: 11298461
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjusting long acting insulin medicament dosages for a subject. A plurality of timestamped glucose measurements of the subject is obtained. A titration glucose level (246) is computed as a measure of central tendency (244, 268, 274) of a titration subset of small glucose measurements (240, 269, 273) identified within the timestamped glucose measurements, wherein the measure of central tendency represents a measure of small glucose measurements for the primary time window. A long acting insulin medicament dosage (216) is adjusted or maintained based upon the obtained titration glucose level (246).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Tinna Bjoerk Aradottir, Henrik Bengtsson, Morten Lind Jensen, Pete Brockmeier
  • Patent number: 11298445
    Abstract: A breast pump milk flow rate sensor system and apparatus for accurately assessing both a flow rate and amount of milk expressed during a pumping session is provided. The breast pump milk flow rate sensor system and apparatus may be contained within a breast pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Moxxly, LLC
    Inventors: Santhi Analytis, Wisit Jirattigalachote, Jacob Kurzrock
  • Patent number: 11291778
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid constant temperature heating apparatus, an infusion device and a formula milk preparation device. The liquid constant temperature heating apparatus includes: a heating portion, the heating portion having a heating chamber, and the heating chamber having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet; a liquid inlet pipe, the liquid inlet pipe being connected with the liquid inlet of the heating portion; a liquid outlet pipe, the liquid outlet pipe being connected with the liquid outlet of the heating portion; a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being arranged on the liquid outlet pipe and in communication with the heating portion; and a controller, which is in signal connection with the temperature sensor by a signal and configured to control heating of the heating portion according to a measurement result of the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhenglong Li
  • Patent number: 11291769
    Abstract: Closed-loop systems and methods are described herein for regulating a flow of medication being intermittently infused to a patient based on one or more vital signs. The dosage rate of the medication can be adjusted periodically as needed to ensure the patient's vital sign remains with a target range. Various safeguards can be used to ensure the safety and efficacy of the closed-loop systems and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Perceptive Medical Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Rinehart
  • Patent number: 11291794
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for delivery of therapeutic gas to patients, using techniques to compensate for disruptions in breathing gas flow measurement, such as when breathing gas flow measurement is unavailable or unreliable. Such techniques include using historical breathing gas flow rate data, such as moving average flow rates, moving median flow rates and/or flow waveforms. At least some of these techniques can be used to ensure that interruption in therapeutic gas delivery is minimized or eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Jaron M. Acker, Craig R. Tolmie
  • Patent number: 11284918
    Abstract: A cannula sleeve for a surgical trocar assembly. The cannula sleeve includes a hollow shaft, at least a portion of which is made of a rigid material, and a seal at the distal end of the hollow shaft, the seal being movable between a first open position and a second closed position. The shaft defines a proximal end, a distal end, a periphery, and a longitudinal axis. The shaft further includes a channel at the periphery substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the channel being in communication with the hollow shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH Inlernational
    Inventors: David B. Griffith, Sean P. Conlon, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Christopher J. Hess, Kempton K. Carroll, II
  • Patent number: 11278671
    Abstract: An infusion pump is configured to provide one or more context cues to a user while the user programs the infusion pump to deliver an infusion therapy. In some embodiments, the infusion pump includes a display configured to display a keypad and to receive input from a user, a processor in communication with the display, and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory stores instructions that cause a keypad sequence monitor to receive context parameters, the context parameters corresponding to a drug selection, a drug concentration selection, or a clinical care area in which the drug is to be infused. The keypad sequence monitor accesses a drug library using the context parameter to determine a valid parameter range corresponding to a range of values between lower and upper soft limit values stored in the drug library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirceu Galvao Cavendish, Jr., Diego Andres Kaplan, James Cudney, Kerin Leigh Klagges-Kingsbury
  • Patent number: 11278693
    Abstract: A mouth cushion for a mask system includes a side wall, an undercushion extending away from the side wall, and a membrane provided to substantially surround the undercushion and adapted to form a continuous seal around an exterior of a patient's mouth in use. The side wall includes spaced-apart prong support structures that provide annular recesses adapted to support respective nasal prongs. Each prong support structure includes an alignment indicator to aid correct assembly of the respective nasal prong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Rupert Christian Scheiner, Scott Alexander Howard, Gregory Scott Smart, Christopher Scott Skipper, Steven John Lubke, Timothy Shawn Nelson
  • Patent number: 11253678
    Abstract: A catheter and a surgical medical device. The catheter includes at least; a first elastic member positioned at an end portion of the catheter: a second elastic member connected with the first elastic member, the second elastic member being curved with a first radius of curvature to protrude toward a first direction; a first wire connected with a first surface of the first elastic member, and configured to pull the catheter to bend the catheter in the first direction; a second wire connected with a second surface of the first elastic member, which is opposite to the first surface, and configured to pull the catheter to bend the catheter in a second direction; and a tube containing the first elastic member, the second elastic member, the first wire, and the second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: THE ASAN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Jae Soon Choi, Young Jin Moon, Gi Byoung Nam, Young Hak Kim, Zhenkai Hu, Ho Yul Lee
  • Patent number: 11246985
    Abstract: An infusion pump system and method with common line auto flush, wherein the infusion pump system has a first reservoir, a second reservoir, a junction, a common line having one end in fluid connection with the junction and having a terminal fluid delivery end, and an infusion pump. The method includes infusing the first fluid at a first rate along a first flow path; entering a common line flush volume value for the common line; switching from the first flow path to a second flow path; driving the second fluid at the first rate along the second flow path; monitoring volume of the second fluid driven at the first rate; and driving the second fluid at a second rate along the second flow path when the monitored volume is equal to or greater than the common line flush volume value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey James Gylland, Gerald William Brann, James Duane Jacobson, Arthur E. Webb, James Cudney, Nursel Asikhan-Berlinguette
  • Patent number: 11246976
    Abstract: A delivery system of a portable delivery device, using a chamber with three connections structure (10) arranged on the upper housing (1) as a buffer channel for the flow passage of the drug fluid from the external syringe into the reservoir (6) and from the reservoir (6) into the infusion needle; and the structures on the upper, the lower housings (1), (4) and the needle seat (2) accommodating the infusion needle mate with each other sophisticatedly ensuring the compactness of the delivery device and enabling the patient to control the position of the infusion needle safely and conveniently at the same time; in additional, the needle seat cover (7, 8) which covers the needle seat (2) enhances the safety of using the infusion needle. The delivery system of a portable delivery device has advantages of small size, sophisticated structure, simple operation, safety guarantee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: Cuijun Yang
  • Patent number: 11241537
    Abstract: Infusion devices, systems and related methods of autonomously delivering fluid to a patient are disclosed. One method involves monitoring a current operational context during autonomous operation of the infusion device to deliver fluid to a patient in accordance with an operating mode using an initial value for a control parameter, and in response to identifying an adjusted value for the control parameter associated with the current operational context, autonomously operating the infusion device to deliver the fluid to the patient in accordance with the operating mode using the adjusted value for the control parameter in lieu of the initial value and thereafter reverting the control parameter to the initial value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Boyi Jiang, Yuxiang Zhong, Pratik Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11234762
    Abstract: A device for vascular denervation comprising a catheter for insertion into a vessel, at least one elongated catheter arm having alternating regions of flexible joints and rigid blocks along the at least one catheter arm, wherein each of the at least one catheter arm comprises at least one tactile sensor and at least one temperature sensor; at least one electrode and electrical circuitry disposed on each of the at least one catheter arm and at least one linkage connected to all of the elongated catheter arms. A method for batch fabricating a plurality of catheter arms for the vascular denervation device is also provided and comprises the steps of depositing a first polymer coating on a semiconductor substrate, forming metal traces on the first polymer coating, patterning and etching the substrate to the first polymer coating to create flexible joint regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, HANDOK KALOS MEDICAL
    Inventors: Ming-Yuan Cheng, Songsong Zhang, Alex Yuandong Gu, Andrew Benson Randles, Ee Lim Tan, Pushpapraj Singh, Kwan Ling Tan, Weiguo Chen, Ruiqi Lim, Ramona Damalerio, Surasit Chungpaiboonpatana, Eul Joon Park, Jung Soo Oh, Jae Hyung Park, In Hee Bae
  • Patent number: 11235113
    Abstract: A device for monitoring adherence of a patient to a prescribed regimen is provided. The device has a pulmonary delivery device fluid, an adapter in communication with the delivery device and a dispenser in fluid communication with the adapter. A pressurized drug, contained in the pulmonary delivery device, can be delivered from the pulmonary delivery device to the patient through the adapter and the dispenser. A sensor is mounted to the adapter or the dispenser for detecting a temperature or pressure change caused by the movement of the drug from the pulmonary delivery device to the patient and generating a feedback signal based on the change. The feedback signal is further processed for generating a signal indicating a successful deliver of the drug to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, UCL BUSINESS PLC
    Inventors: Chris L. O'Callaghan, Xiao Liu
  • Patent number: 11235102
    Abstract: Described is a medicament container carrier adapted to hold a first medicament container having a first predetermined size and capable of containing more than a first volume of a medicament. The container carrier comprises a body, and an adapter coupled to the body. The adapter is adapted to hold a second medicament container having a second predetermined size different from the first predetermined size and capable of containing no more than the first volume of the medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Derek Fenlon, Pascal Launois, Julian McDonnell, Martina Moyne, Conor Mulcahy
  • Patent number: 11229752
    Abstract: A needle hub assembly for coupling to a pen needle delivery device includes an outer cover having a first well receiving the needle hub and inner shield covering a cannula of the needle hub. A second well is spaced from the first well and receives the inner shield. In use, the pen delivery device is coupled to the connecting end of the needle hub to withdraw the needle hub and inner shield from the first well. The inner shield is inserted into the second well where the inner shield is gripped so that the inner shield can be separated from the needle hub without the user handling the outer cover or the inner shield. After use, the needle hub is inserted into the first well and the pen needle delivery device is separated from the needle hub. The needle hub is retained within the first well where the outer cover containing the used needle hub and inner shield can be discarded as a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Xi Zeng, Huasheng Huang, Wei Hu, Fei Wang, Tingting Fan
  • Patent number: 11229778
    Abstract: An intrathecal drug delivery system configured to monitor one or more physiological conditions of the patient to look for opportunities to time medicament delivery to coincide with patient activity inferring heightened cerebrospinal fluid oscillations, thereby improving dispersion of the medicament within the intrathecal space of the patient. The intrathecal drug delivery system includes an implantable medical pump, one or more physiological sensors, and an external programmer configured to program the implantable medical pump with a treatment protocol specifying at least one period of time during which a specified quantity of medicament is to be administered during which the implantable medical pump utilizes data from the one or more physiological sensors to time delivery of the medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Bodner