Patents Examined by Tasnim Mehjabin Ahmed
  • Systems and methods for gastric dialysis
    Patent number: 11383011
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods herein relate to performing dialysis to manage a chronic condition such as end-stage renal disease. These systems and methods may allow a patient to orally ingest a potable dialysate and excrete the dialysate via the urinary tract. In some variations, a method may include delivering a dialysate via the esophagus of a patient and draining the dialysate into a bladder of the patient. Delivering the dialysate may further comprise delivering the dialysate through the nasopharynx or oropharynx. Delivering the dialysate through the oropharynx may comprise the patient drinking the dialysate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GASTROKLENZ INC.
    Inventor: Aly R. A. A. Elbadry
  • Upper extremity access angiographic catheter
    Patent number: 11376400
    Abstract: Catheters with at least two curved portions near their distal ends are provided. The lengths and/or curvatures of the curved portions are selected so that a catheter can be advanced through a brachiocephalic or left subclavian artery (BCA or LSC) to access the ascending or descending aorta (AA or DA), withdrawn therefrom, and simply rotated to access the AA or DA. Hence, the catheters provide access to both the AA and DA through the BCA or LSC without any need to withdraw the catheter from the BCA or LSC, e.g., so a second catheter can be exchanged for it. The catheter can further be advanced through the DA into the abdominal aorta and rotated to access branch arteries including the vessels of the lower extremities. The catheters are usable for flush aortography, arteriography, and intravascular pressure measurements, and can be introduced to the BCA or LSC via radial artery access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas A. Sos
  • Flexible electronic label device
    Patent number: 11369746
    Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing having an exterior surface, drug ex-pelling means comprising an indicator member arranged to move corresponding to an action performed on or by the drug delivery device, and a carrier foil on which is formed or mounted an energy source, electronically controlled communication means, and a processor adapted to (i) receive input from the drug delivery device indicative of indicator member movement and (ii) control the communication means. The flexible carrier foil is mounted on the exterior of the housing, and the flexible carrier foil is covered at least in part by a sealing foil covering directly or indirectly the thereon formed or mounted components, whereby a sealed interior space for the components formed or mounted on the flexible carrier foil is formed between the housing exterior surface and the sealing foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Andre Larsen
  • Accessory device with pairing feature
    Patent number: 11357921
    Abstract: A method of verifying that a first unit and a second unit being mounted to each other are correctly paired, the first unit comprising a first visual identifier and the second unit comprising a second visual identifier, the method comprising the steps of (i) capturing an image of the first and second unit mounted to each, the image comprising both the first and the second visual identifier, and (ii) processing the captured image to (a) identify the first and the second visual identifier, and (b) determine whether the captured identifiers represent a predefined combination of visual identifiers to thereby verify the pairing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Michael Bech Reisenhus
  • Drug delivery device with sound transducer
    Patent number: 11357926
    Abstract: A drug delivery device is provided comprising a drug-filled cartridge or means for receiving a drug-filled cartridge, and drug expelling means comprising expelling means for expelling an amount of drug from the cartridge, and an indicator member arranged to move corresponding to an action performed on or by the drug delivery device. The device further comprises an energy source, wireless communication means, sensor means adapted to detect movement of the indicator member, and a processor adapted to (i) receive input from the drug delivery device indicative of indicator member movement and (ii) control the communication means to transmit a data signal comprising coded information derived from received input from the sensor means, wherein the wireless communication means is in the form of a sound transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Andre Larsen
  • Paddle shaped medicinal dispenser
    Patent number: 11351297
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of a medicinal applicator can comprise a base, a medicinal cream receiving port in the base, and a shaft extending along a conceptual shaft axis from the base and terminating at an applicator tip. There is at least one exit aperture located along a portion of the shaft. An unobstructed pathway is in communication with the receiving port and the exit aperture. A stop plate that extends essentially radially from the base delineating the base from the shaft. The shaft possesses a shaft outer shape defined by a shaped leading and trailing edge defining a narrow diameter proximal zone that extends along the shaft from the stop plate to a gradually increasing diameter transition zone that extends to a large diameter paddle zone, which terminates into a shaft distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan Maaskamp, Armand Maaskamp
  • Apparatus for connecting a tube connector to a fitting and to fasten or unfasten closure caps
    Patent number: 11351350
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for connecting and disconnecting a tubular fitting connector to a fluid conduit. A cradle assembly accommodates the fluid conduit, and includes a body having a first port and a second port. The first and second ports are disposed at opposite ends of the body, and each port is configured for receiving an end cap of the tubular fitting to fasten or unfasten the end cap for replacement. A connector holder is disposed between the first and second ports, and is configured for accommodating insertion of the connector. A holder assembly is provided for accommodating insertion of the tubular fitting. The cradle assembly is reciprocable relative to the holder assembly for transitioning the cradle assembly between a first position, a second position, and a third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: PERIPAL AG
    Inventors: Stephan Fox, Mirko Meboldt, Sandra Neumann
  • HME device for use in a breathing circuit of a ventilation system
    Patent number: 11351327
    Abstract: An HME device, used in a closed breathing circuit of a ventilation system, has a housing with an inlet opening and with an outlet opening, an HME chamber (50a; 50b; 50c; 50d; 50e; 50f; 50g; 50h; 50i) arranged between the inlet opening and the outlet opening for receiving an HME medium and a switching mechanism (70a; 70b; 70c; 70d; 70e; 70f; 70g; 70h; 70i). The HME device can be switched over between an HME mode (M1), in which an HME fluid passage is provided from the inlet opening through the HME chamber to the outlet opening, and a bypass mode (M2), in which a fluid bypass passage is provided from the inlet opening past the HME chamber through a bypass channel (80a; 80b; 80d; 80e; 80f; 80h) in the housing to the outlet opening. The bypass channel is blocked with respect to the HME chamber in the bypass mode (M2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Pierre Mühlbauer, Stefan Kolk, Manuel Altherr, Xenia Subenko
  • Cap assembly for a drug delivery device, kit for assembling a cap, method for assembling a cap and drug delivery device comprising a cap assembly
    Patent number: 11344680
    Abstract: A multi-part cap assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the cap assembly comprising: a first cap component, and a second cap component, wherein the first cap component is assembled to the second cap component, wherein one of the first cap component and the second cap component is provided with a guide track and the other one of the first cap component and the second cap component is provided with a guide feature, wherein the guide track and the guide feature are arranged to cooperate to form an axial guiding interface between the first cap component and the second cap component, and wherein the axial guiding interface is configured such that relative rotational movement between the first cap component and the second cap component is restricted or prevented. Furthermore, a kit for assembling a cap and a method for assembling a cap are provided as well as a drug delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventor: David Aubrey Plumptre
  • Enema device, and a delivery container for use in said enema device
    Patent number: 11338080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an enema device comprising a delivery container arranged for accommodating an enema and an applicator nozzle for dispersing the enema, and wherein the delivery container is arranged as a hand held pump and wherein a cross-section of said delivery container has the shape of an oval. Thereby is provided a simple, inexpensive and essentially maintenance free enema device which can be used for self-administrating of an enema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: MBH-INTERNATIONAL A/S
    Inventors: Thit Rose Hagen, Birthe Vestbo Andersen, Ana Latorre Duque
  • Injection device
    Patent number: 11338094
    Abstract: An injection device for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongated housing having a dispensing end and being configured to accommodate a cartridge filled with the liquid medicament, a drive mechanism configured to operably engage with the cartridge for expelling of a dose of the medicament from the cartridge via the dispensing end, a protective cap releasably attachable to the housing to cover the dispensing end, a first electronic circuit attached to the protective cap and electrically connected to at least a first cap electrode arranged on the protective cap, and a second electronic circuit arranged inside the housing, coupled to the drive mechanism and electrically connected to at least a first housing electrode that is located on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Klemm, Stephan Mueller-Pathle
  • Medicament container holder for a medicament delivery device and method of assembling a medicament delivery device
    Patent number: 11331436
    Abstract: A medicament container holder for a medicament delivery device is presented having a C-shaped tubular body having a longitudinal gap extending along the entire axial extension of the C-shaped tubular body, which C-shaped tubular body is configured to be placed around a medicament container, wherein the C-shaped tubular body has a first axial end provided with an end flange extending radially inwards and configured to bear against a neck of a medicament container, and wherein the first axial end is provided with a lip extending proximally from the end flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventor: Anders Holmqvist
  • Cartridge for dosage sensing
    Patent number: 11331429
    Abstract: An injection device is provided, comprising a cartridge configured to hold a volume of fluid, the cartridge having a proximal end and a distal end through which the fluid is dispensed; a first stopper disposed in the cartridge and configured to move from the proximal end toward the distal end to cause the fluid to be dispensed through the distal end of the cartridge; a second stopper disposed at the distal end of the cartridge, the second stopper including an aperture through which the fluid is dispensed; a reflector disposed at the distal end of the cartridge; and a transmitter and a receiver disposed in the first stopper, the transmitter configured to transmit one or more waves toward the reflector and the receiver configured to receive reflections of the one or more waves from at least the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Alexander Allerdings, Christoph Dette, Martin Otten, Christian Pommereau, Dietmar Hammen, Paul Edward Jansen, Ulrich Brueggemann
  • Injector needle cap remover
    Patent number: 11318254
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cover for an injector having a needle, a needle cap, and a needle cap remover, the cap remover being a coupler for a needle cap and a user handle, the user handle having a protruding element opposite the coupler, the protruding element having a short dimension and a long dimension, the cover comprising: at least one adhesive layer covering a surface of an outside of the injector; at least one liner layer, covering the adhesive layer, an extension extending beyond the surface; a first aperture through the adhesive layer and the liner layer aligned to an opening in the surface, the first aperture sized and shaped for passage of the coupler therethrough; and a second elongated aperture, through the extension, having a length being shorter than the short dimension and shorter than the long dimension of the protruding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: West Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
    Inventors: Oz Cabiri, Ran Hezkiahu
  • Syringe
    Patent number: 11318258
    Abstract: The present invention suppresses the amount of fluid pushed out from an injection needle when confirming whether air has been pushed out of the injection needle. Provided is a syringe that comprises: a cylinder 20; an injection needle 22; a needle base 24; an injection needle cover 26; and a plunger rod 28. The needle base 24 communicates between the inside of the cylinder 20 and the inside of the injection needle 22. The injection needle cover 26, when extended from a folded state, surrounds the injection needle 22. The injection needle cover 26 comprises an injection needle surrounding part. The injection needle surrounding part has at least one cutout 130 in a section facing the needle base 24 and covering the needle base, such that the needle base 24 can be identified from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED, YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD., ARTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Okajima, Yuki Imanishi, Jiichi Arai, Yusuke Chuma
  • Catheter assembly
    Patent number: 11318285
    Abstract: A catheter assembly comprises: a catheter; a catheter hub fixed to a proximal end portion of the catheter; an inner needle disposed inside the catheter; and a housing; wherein a distal end of the housing comprises a portion configured to support the inner needle via the catheter; wherein, when the catheter assembly is in an initial state in which a distal end of the inner needle protrudes from a distal end of the catheter, the housing accommodates the catheter hub; and wherein the catheter hub is configured to rotate with respect to the inner needle and the housing when accommodated inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Ishida
  • Microneedle array assembly and fluid delivery apparatus having such an assembly
    Patent number: 11311708
    Abstract: A microneedle array assembly includes a microneedle array that has a plurality of microneedles. A distribution manifold includes a fluid supply channel that is coupled in flow communication to a plurality of resistance channels. Each of the resistance channels are coupled in flow communication to a respective one of the microneedles of the microneedle array. The resistance channels have a resistance value to a fluid flow through each resistance channel that is in the range between about 5 times greater to about 100 times greater than a resistance to the fluid flow through the supply channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Baker, Russell F. Ross
  • Medicament delivery device comprising a visual indicator
    Patent number: 11311674
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical delivery device comprising a cartridge containing a fluid, the cartridge including a light pipe section which acts as a light pipe having an input location; and a light diffusing section optically coupled to the light pipe; and a light source optically coupled to the cartridge at the input location to the light pipe, such that at least some light from the light source entering at the input location is diffused at the light diffusing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: West Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
    Inventors: Oz Cabiri, Ran Hezkiahu
  • Support devices for bodily fluid transfer systems and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11305097
    Abstract: A method includes disposing a lumen-defining device within a portion of a vein of a patient. A support member is inserted into a lumen of the lumen-defining device and advanced through at least a portion of the lumen of the lumen-defining device. At least a portion of the lumen-defining device is supported via the support member such that the support member limits complete occlusion of the lumen in response to a force exerted on the lumen-defining device. A volume of bodily fluid is withdrawn from the patient via the lumen-defining device when the support member is disposed in the lumen-defining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Velano Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Funk, Pitamber Devgon
  • Syringe with multifunctional needle holder and retainer ring assembly
    Patent number: 11298467
    Abstract: A syringe for medical use, the syringe having a selectively retractable needle and a multifunctional needle holder and retainer ring assembly including a needle holder with a head section having an inwardly tapering frustoconical section of the fluid pathway and a rearwardly facing annular surface surrounding the rear opening, and an elastomeric retainer ring with a substantially unexpanded collar extending rearwardly beyond the rearwardly facing annular surface to increase needle pushout force, reduce activation force and improve fluid flow through the syringe. Annular projections inside the retainer ring and on the outer surface of the head section of the needle holder are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Retractable Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Shaw, Ni Zhu, Jordan Duesman