Patents Examined by Navin Natnithithadha
  • Patent number: 12290385
    Abstract: A device and method for delivering a device such as a sensor or fluid transport structure or a fluid transport structure sensor combination into, for example, mammalian skin. Such a device allows a sensor to penetrate mammalian skin without the use of an introducer device such as a needle. A device in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure includes a housing for attachment to mammalian skin including an exit port for receiving the distal end of a biosensor and an injection activation device including a mechanism for forcing the sensing device from a first position within the housing, through the exit port to a second position, with sufficiently high velocity to partially penetrate the mammalian skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Konamite Limited
    Inventors: Mark Neinast, Robert Bruce, W. Kenneth Ward, Richard G. Sass, Jon Fortuna
  • Patent number: 12285275
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for receiving a first signal from a first working electrode of a glucose sensor positioned at a first predetermined position under the skin layer, receiving a second signal from a second working electrode of the glucose sensor positioned at a second predetermined position under the skin layer, the second signal received substantially contemporaneous to receiving the first signal, detecting a dropout in the signal level associated with one of the first or second signals, comparing the first signal and the second signal to determine a variation between the first and second signals, and confirming one of the first or second signals as a valid glucose sensor signal output when the determined variation between the first and the second signals is less than a predetermined threshold level are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventors: Gary Alan Hayter, John Charles Mazza, Kenneth J. Doniger
  • Patent number: 12279879
    Abstract: A method for assessing nerve health during a spinal decompression procedure includes: accessing a database containing historical patient data; receiving patient data of a target patient; identifying a subset of historical patients with similar pre-operative characteristics; generating an individualized target range for at least one nerve function parameter based on the subset; measuring an actual nerve function parameter of the target patient during the procedure; and displaying a graphical representation of the measured parameter relative to the individualized target range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: NEURALYTIX, LLC
    Inventors: David S. Nay, Christopher Wybo
  • Patent number: 12279865
    Abstract: Systems for applying a transcutaneous monitor to a person can include a telescoping assembly, a sensor, and a base with adhesive to couple the sensor to skin. The sensor can be located within the telescoping assembly while the base protrudes from a distal end of the system. The system can be configured to couple the sensor to the base by compressing the telescoping assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Halac, John Michael Gray, Neal Davis Johnston, Justen Deering England, Peter C. Simpson
  • Patent number: 12274548
    Abstract: An automatic sensor inserter is disclosed for placing a transcutaneous sensor into the skin of a living body. According to aspects of the invention, characteristics of the insertion such as sensor insertion speed may be varied by a user. In some embodiments, insertion speed may be varied by changing an amount of drive spring compression. The amount of spring compression may be selected from a continuous range of settings and/or it may be selected from a finite number of discrete settings. Methods associated with the use of the automatic inserter are also covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventor: Gary Ashley Stafford
  • Patent number: 12268492
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein relate to devices, systems and methods for in-vivo diagnosis of disease-state tissue within a body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell P. Dresher
  • Patent number: 12213775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device, and more particularly to an integrated apnea diagnosis and treatment device. The present invention additionally relates to method of sleep diagnosis and treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Cleveland Medical Devices Inc.
    Inventors: Hani Kayyali, Robert N. Schmidt, Mohammad Modarres-Zadeh, Brian Kolkoski
  • Patent number: 12213782
    Abstract: A physiological characteristic sensor system includes a physiological characteristic sensor. The physiological characteristic sensor includes a housing having a first housing portion coupled to a second housing portion, and an antenna coupled to the first housing portion. The physiological characteristic sensor system includes a sensor inserter configured to be coupled to the physiological characteristic sensor. The sensor inserter includes a sensor retainer, and the sensor retainer is configured to couple to the second housing portion in a second state to couple the physiological characteristic sensor to the sensor inserter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Antonio, Juan M. Alderete, Jr., Matthew William Yavorsky, Manolo Colon Diaz, Eric Allan Larson, Shixin Chen
  • Patent number: 12201407
    Abstract: A grip-type pulse wave measuring device includes a main body that has a substantially spheroid shape, and a stopper that projects along an axial direction of the main body and abuts against a side surface of a thumb to restrict a position of the thumb when a user grips the main body portion. Moreover, a light shielding cover is provided that is formed into a substantially semi-cylindrical shape and is mounted so as to be swingable about, as a swing shaft, a shaft that is provided in parallel to the axial direction of the main body. A photoplethysmographic sensor is disposed at a position offset from the swing shaft of the light shielding cover along a peripheral direction of the main body and is configured to acquire a photoplethysmographic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru Shimuta
  • Patent number: 12193780
    Abstract: Methods, sensors, and systems that prevent or reduce data loss when more than one external sensor transceiver is used with a sensor. A sensor may receive a transceiver identification (ID) of an external transceiver conveyed from the external transceiver and determine whether the received transceiver ID is a new transceiver ID. If sensor determines the received transceiver ID to be a new transceiver ID, the sensor may store the received transceiver ID in a nonvolatile storage medium of the sensor and convey, using the sensor, measurement information stored in the nonvolatile storage medium to the external transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeremy Emken, Philip Huffstetler, Todd Whitehurst
  • Patent number: 12178597
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods for a skin perfusion pressure determination device. In some embodiments, a skin perfusion pressure determination device can include a sensor module having a first sensor for sensing a first parameter associated with a pressure exerted on a target area by the sensor module and a second sensor for sensing a second parameter associated with an amount of blood perfusion at the target area. In some embodiments, the first sensor and the second sensor can be arranged such that, when the sensor module is pressed against the target area the first sensor produces an output corresponding to the sensed first parameter and the second sensor produces an output corresponding to the sensed second parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Varuni Rachindra Brownhill, Scott Grubb, Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt, Reece Knight, Peter Laitenberger, Lee Partington, Marcus Damian Phillips
  • Patent number: 12154687
    Abstract: Systems and methods that continuously adapt aspects of a continuous monitoring device based on collected information to provide an individually tailored configuration are described. The adaptations may include adapting the user interface, the alerting, the motivational messages, the training, and the like. Such adaptation can allow a patient to more readily identify and understand the information provided by/via the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Dexcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Phil Mayou, Naresh C. Bhavaraju, Leif N. Bowman, Alexandra Lynn Carlton, Laura J. Dunn, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Aarthi Mahalingam, Eli Reihman, Peter C. Simpson
  • Patent number: 12150250
    Abstract: Pre-connected analyte sensors are provided. A pre-connected analyte sensor includes a sensor carrier attached to an analyte sensor. The sensor carrier includes a substrate configured for mechanical coupling of the sensor to testing, calibration, or wearable equipment. The sensor carrier also includes conductive contacts for electrically coupling sensor electrodes to the testing, calibration, or wearable equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Halac, John Charles Barry, Becky L. Clark, Chris W. Dring, John Michael Gray, Kris Elliot Higley, Jeff Jackson, David A. Keller, Ted Tang Lee, Jason Mitchell, Kenneth Pirondini, David Rego, Ryan Everett Schoonmaker, Peter C. Simpson, Craig Thomas Gadd, Kyle Thomas Stewart, John Stanley Hayes
  • Patent number: 12138048
    Abstract: An electronic device, a method to be executed by an electronic device, and a non-transitory memory storing a program for causing an electronic device to execute processes include acquiring a pulse wave of a subject, and estimating a blood glucose level and/or a lipid level of the subject based on a displacement ratio in the pulse wave. The displacement ratio comprises a ratio between a displacement of the pulse wave at a peak of the pulse wave and a displacement of the pulse wave at a predetermined time after the peak of the pulse wave, and the predetermined time is a fixed value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Ajima
  • Patent number: 12127830
    Abstract: Various analyte sensing apparatuses and associated housings are provided. Some apparatuses comprise one or more caps. Some apparatuses comprise a two-part adhesive patch. Some apparatuses comprise one or more sensor bends configured to locate and/or hold a sensor in place during mounting. Some apparatuses utilize one or more dams and/or wells to retain epoxy for securing a sensor. Some apparatuses utilize a pocket and one or more adjacent areas and various transitions for preventing epoxy from wicking to undesired areas of the apparatus. Some apparatuses include heat-sealable thermoplastic elastomers for welding a cap to the apparatus. Related methods of fabricating such apparatuses and/or housings are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Alexander Fall, Patrick John Castagna, David A. Keller
  • Patent number: 12121336
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present technology may include a method for monitoring a physiological parameter in a person, the method including transmitting radio waves below the skin surface of a person and across a range of radio frequencies. Embodiments may also include receiving radio waves on a two-dimensional array of receive antennas, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves across the range of radio frequencies. Embodiments may also include generating data that corresponds to the received radio waves. Embodiments may also include coherently combining the generated data across the two-dimensional array of receive antennas and across the range of radio frequencies to produce a pulse wave signal of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Movano Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Leabman
  • Patent number: 12114987
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting a state of true perception loss of a human, the device including processing means operable to detect from information on electrical signals sensed adjacent to the scalp of the human the activity of oscillations present in the electrical signals as a marker for the state of true perception loss of the human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Roisin Judith Ni Mhuircheartaigh, Irene Tracey, Katie Warnaby, Saad Jbabdi, Richard Rogers
  • Patent number: 12102472
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus (100) for detecting subjects with disordered breathing. The apparatus (100) comprises one or more processors (102) configured to acquire an acoustic signal from an acoustic sensor (108) in an environment, determine a plurality of acoustic signal components from the acquired acoustic signal and determine a plurality of signal envelopes or energy signals based on the acoustic signal components. One or more processors (102) are also configured to analyze the determined plurality of signal envelopes or energy signals to detect whether there are one or more subjects in the environment with disordered breathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Albertus Cornelis Den Brinker, Okke Ouweltjes, Koray Karakaya
  • Patent number: 12097046
    Abstract: A continuous analyte monitor wearable device. The wearable device includes a primary portion comprising at least a sensor assembly comprising a biosensor, and a secondary portion comprising a pocket configured to receive a transmitter unit and a sealable opening to the pocket, the sealable opening containing an adhesive on edges thereof; and a backing member provided over the adhesive wherein removing the backing member exposes the adhesive to seal the sealable opening and encapsulate the transmitter unit. Biosensor inserters and method of using the biosensor inserter are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
    Inventors: Dragan Avirovikj, Jon Taylor
  • Patent number: 12076167
    Abstract: A system having a processor obtain a digital hemodynamic data from a hemodynamic sensor, obtain one or more vital sign parameters characterizing vital sign data from the digital hemodynamic data, derive differential parameters based on the one or more vital sign parameters, generate combinatorial parameters using the one or more vital sign parameters and the differential parameters, determine a risk score corresponding to a probability of a future hypotension event for the living subject based on a weighted combination of a plurality of hypotension profiling parameters including the one or more vital sign parameters characterizing vital sign data, the differential parameters and the combinatorial parameters, and invoke a sensory alarm if the risk score satisfies a predetermined risk criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Feras Al Hatib, Zhongping Jian, Sai Prasad Buddi