Patents by Inventor Andrew DeHennis

Andrew DeHennis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210052202
    Abstract: A sensor, system, and method for detecting and correcting for changes to an analyte indicator of an analyte sensor. The analyte indicator may be configured to exhibit a first detectable property that varies in accordance with an analyte concentration and an extent to which the analyte indicator has degraded. The analyte sensor may also include a degradation indicator configured to exhibit a second detectable property that varies in accordance with an extent to which the degradation indicator has degraded. The analyte sensor may generate (i) an analyte measurement based on the first detectable property exhibited by the analyte indicator and (ii) a degradation measurement based on the second detectable property exhibited by the degradation indicator. The analyte sensor may be part of a system that also includes a transceiver. The transceiver may use the analyte and degradation measurements to calculate an analyte level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Dehennis, Mark Mortellaro, Abhi Chavan, Venkata Velvadapu, Philip Huffstetler, Tina HyunJung Kim, James Masciotti
  • Patent number: 10905355
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically triggering wireless power and data exchange between an external reader and an implanted sensor. The implanted sensor may measure the strength of an electrodynamic field received wirelessly from the reader and convey field strength data based on the measured strength of the received electrodynamic field to the reader. If the field strength data indicates that the strength of an electrodynamic field received by the sensor is sufficient for the implanted sensor to perform an analyte measurement, the reader may convey an analyte measurement command to the sensor, which may execute the analyte measurement command and convey measurement information back to the reader. The systems and methods may trigger the analyte measurement as the reader transiently passes within sufficient range/proximity to the implant (or vice versa).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Arthur E. Colvin, Jr., Andrew DeHennis
  • Patent number: 10869624
    Abstract: An analyte monitoring system and method. The analyte monitoring system may include an analyte sensor and a transmitter. The analyte sensor may include an indicator element that exhibits one or more detectable properties based on an amount or concentration of an analyte in proximity to the indicator element. The transmitter may be configured to receive measurement information from the analyte sensor. The transmitter may be configured to assess in real time a performance of the analyte sensor based on at least the measurement information. The transmitter may be configured to determine whether the performance of the analyte sensor is deficient based at least on the assessed performance of the analyte sensor. The transmitter may be configured to predict an amount of time remaining before the performance of the analyte sensor becomes deficient based on at least the assessed performance of the analyte sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Masciotti, Andrew Dehennis, Xiaoxiao Chen, Barkha Raisoni, Barbara Montgomery
  • Patent number: 10872048
    Abstract: A sensing system including analyte sensing devices, an interface device, and shared communication device. The interface device may be configured to receive a power signal and generate power for powering the sensing devices and to convey data signals generated by the sensing devices. The sensing system may be configured to receive addressed and unaddressed commands. The sensing devices may be configured to perform activities (e.g., measurement sequences) in parallel in response to the unaddressed commands (e.g., unaddressed measurement commands). The sensing devices may be configured to only perform activities (e.g., conveying measurement data) in response to addressed commands (e.g., addressed read measurement data commands) if the sensing devices determine that the addressed commands are addressed to them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew DeHennis, Abhi Chavan, James Masciotti
  • Publication number: 20200359944
    Abstract: A system may include a first device and a second device. The second device may be configured to execute an application and validate that the application is able to cause the second device to (i) communicate with the first device and (ii) communicate with a user of the second device. The second device may be configured to (a) check one or more settings of the second device and/or (b) convey a request for data to the first device and determine whether the second device receives the requested data. The second device may be configured to cause the second device to display a message requesting confirmation that the second device displayed the message and determine whether the second device receives the requested confirmation that the second device displayed the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Barkha Raisoni, Barbara Montgomery, Suresh Addaguduru, Andrew DeHennis
  • Patent number: 10827962
    Abstract: A sensor, system, and method for detecting and correcting for changes to an analyte indicator of an analyte sensor. The analyte indicator may be configured to exhibit a first detectable property that varies in accordance with an analyte concentration and an extent to which the analyte indicator has degraded. The analyte sensor may also include a degradation indicator configured to exhibit a second detectable property that varies in accordance with an extent to which the degradation indicator has degraded. The analyte sensor may generate (i) an analyte measurement based on the first detectable property exhibited by the analyte indicator and (ii) a degradation measurement based on the second detectable property exhibited by the degradation indicator. The analyte sensor may be part of a system that also includes a transceiver. The transceiver may use the analyte and degradation measurements to calculate an analyte level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Dehennis, Mark Mortellaro, Abhi Chavan, Venkata Velvadapu, Philip Huffstetler, Tina HyunJung Kim, James Masciotti
  • Patent number: 10772503
    Abstract: A computing device receives analyte data produced by an analyte monitoring sensor over a communications link from at least one first device. Health data, comprising at least part of the analyte data, may be communicated over a communications link to at least one second device in response to a request. The first device may be positioned over the analyte monitoring sensor using signal strength and location information. External analyte data may be employed to calibrate the analyte monitoring sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Barkha Raisoni, David Lerner, Christina Long, Xiaoxiao Chen, Todd Whitehurst, Ravi Rastogi, Andrew Dehennis
  • Patent number: 10765373
    Abstract: An analyte monitoring system may include an analyte sensor and a transmitter. The analyte sensor may include an indicator element that exhibits one or more detectable properties based on an amount or concentration of an analyte in proximity to the indicator element. The analyte sensor may be configured to generate one or more raw signals indicative of one or more analyte amounts or concentrations. The transmitter may be configured to receive from the analyte sensor one or more raw signals indicative of analyte concentration. The transmitter may be configured to denoise the raw signal using a real-time filtering technique with one or more time-varying parameters. The transmitter may be configured to predict ahead of time an analyte concentration based on one or more of the received one or more raw signals using one or more prediction models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Simone Faccioli, Xiaoxiao Chen, Andrew DeHennis
  • Patent number: 10713208
    Abstract: A multisite sensing system including two or more analyte sensors, an interface device, and a shared bus. The interface device may be configured to receive a power signal and generate power for powering the analyte sensors and to convey data signals generated by the analyte sensors. The shared bus connected to the interface device and each of the analyte sensors and configured to provide the power generated by the interface device to the analyte sensors and to provide the data signals generated by the analyte sensors to the interface device. The interface device may be an inductive element. The shared bus may be a two wire, multiplexed bus. The analyte sensors may be spatially separated for analyte sensing at least two different locations. The analyte sensors may generate data signals indicative of the presence and/or amount of the same analyte or of one or more different analytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventor: Andrew DeHennis
  • Patent number: 10709361
    Abstract: A system, transceiver, and method for calculating and correcting levels (e.g., analyte levels) in a first medium (e.g., blood) using measurements from a second medium (e.g., interstitial fluid). In some embodiments, a transceiver may calculate an initial second medium level. The transceiver may calculate an initial second medium level rate of change (“ROC”) using at least the initial second medium level and past second medium level(s). The transceiver may calculate a first medium level using at least the initial second medium level and the initial second medium level ROC. The transceiver may calculate a subsequent second medium level. The transceiver may calculate an updated second medium level ROC using at least the initial second medium level, the subsequent second medium level, and past second medium level(s). The transceiver may calculate a corrected first medium level using at least the initial second medium level and the updated second medium level ROC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiaoxiao Chen, Andrew Dehennis
  • Publication number: 20200178908
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses that provide alerts based on analyte data and acceleration data. An analyte sensor may generate the analyte data. An accelerometer may generate the acceleration data. A transceiver may convert the analyte data into analyte concentration values. The transceiver may convert the acceleration data into activity information. The transceiver may generate an alert based on the analyte concentration values and activity information. The alert may be communicated to a user by a mobile medical application executed on the transceiver and/or a display device (e.g., smartphone) in communication with the transceiver. The mobile medical application may display (e.g., on a display of the display device) a plot or graph of the analyte concentration values and activity information with respect to time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Rastogi, Andrew DeHennis
  • Patent number: 10674945
    Abstract: An analyte monitoring system and method. The analyte monitoring system may include an analyte sensor and a transceiver. The analyte sensor may include an indicator element that exhibits one or more detectable properties based on a concentration of an analyte in proximity to the indicator element. The transceiver may be configured to (i) receive measurement information from the analyte sensor, (ii) calculate the concentration of the analyte in proximity to the indicator element based on at least the received measurement information, and (iii) calculate a blood analyte concentration based on the calculated concentration of the analyte in proximity to the indicator element by (1) incorporating the calculated concentration of the analyte in proximity to the indicator element into a governing equation that models analyte transport over an interval, and (2) solving the governing equation. In some embodiments, the governing equation includes no more than two discrete boundary conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiaoxiao Chen, Andrew Dehennis
  • Publication number: 20200138345
    Abstract: An analyte monitoring system may include an analyte sensor and a transceiver. The analyte sensor may include one or more sensors and a transceiver interface. The one or more sensors may be configured to generate sensor measurements indicative of an analyte level in a first medium. The sensors may include a temperature transducer configured to generate a sensor temperature measurement, and the sensor measurements may include the sensor temperature measurement. The transceiver interface may be configured to convey the sensor measurements. The transceiver may include a sensor interface and a processor. The sensor interface may be configured to receive the sensor measurements conveyed by the analyte sensor. The processor may be configured to adjust the sensor temperature measurement and calculate an analyte level in a second medium using at least the adjusted sensor temperature measurement and one or more of the sensor measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew DeHennis, Ravi Rastogi, Kamuran Turksoy
  • Publication number: 20200138350
    Abstract: An analyte monitoring system may include an analyte sensor and a transceiver. The analyte sensor may include: a sensor housing, an analyte indicator on at least a portion of the sensor housing, a protective material on at least a portion of the analyte indicator, and a light source in the sensor housing and configured to emit excitation light to analyte indicator. The transceiver may be configured to receive the sensor measurements conveyed by the analyte sensor, infer information about a condition of the environment surrounding the analyte sensor, and calculate an analyte level using at least one or more of the sensor measurements and the inferred information about the condition of the environment surrounding the sensor. The protective material may have a thickness that is thin enough to allow at least some of the excitation light to pass through the protective material and into the environment surrounding the analyte sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew DeHennis, Xiaoxiao Chen
  • Publication number: 20200107757
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for improving the accuracy of an analyte sensor are disclosed. The sensor may include a photodetector and a low angle sensitive (LAS) optical filter. The photodetector may be configured to convert received light into current indicative of the intensity of the received light. The LAS optical filter may be configured to prevent light having a wavelength outside a band pass region from reaching the photodetector and to pass light having a wavelength within the band pass region to the photodetector. The percentage of light passing through the LAS optical filter may decrease as the angle of incidence of the light increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Joshua C. Schaefer, Andrew DeHennis, Szymon Tankiewicz
  • Patent number: 10575793
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses that provide alerts based on analyte data and acceleration data. An analyte sensor may generate the analyte data. An accelerometer may generate the acceleration data. A transceiver may convert the analyte data into analyte concentration values. The transceiver may convert the acceleration data into activity information. The transceiver may generate an alert based on the analyte concentration values and activity information. The alert may be communicated to a user by a mobile medical application executed on the transceiver and/or a display device (e.g., smartphone) in communication with the transceiver. The mobile medical application may display (e.g., on a display of the display device) a plot or graph of the analyte concentration values and activity information with respect to time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Rastogi, Andrew DeHennis
  • Patent number: 10537269
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for improving the accuracy of an analyte sensor are disclosed. The sensor may include a photodetector and a low angle sensitive (LAS) optical filter. The photodetector may be configured to convert received light into current indicative of the intensity of the received light. The LAS optical filter may be configured to prevent light having a wavelength outside a band pass region from reaching the photodetector and to pass light having a wavelength within the band pass region to the photodetector. The percentage of light passing through the LAS optical filter may decrease as the angle of incidence of the light increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Joshua C. Schaefer, Andrew DeHennis, Szymon Tankiewicz
  • Publication number: 20200015705
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically triggering wireless power and data exchange between an external reader and an implanted sensor. The implanted sensor may measure the strength of an electrodynamic field received wirelessly from the reader and convey field strength data based on the measured strength of the received electrodynamic field to the reader. If the field strength data indicates that the strength of an electrodynamic field received by the sensor is sufficient for the implanted sensor to perform an analyte measurement, the reader may convey an analyte measurement command to the sensor, which may execute the analyte measurement command and convey measurement information back to the reader. The systems and methods may trigger the analyte measurement as the reader transiently passes within sufficient range/proximity to the implant (or vice versa).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Arthur E. Colvin, JR., Andrew DeHennis
  • Patent number: 10524660
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting the amount or concentration of an analyte in a medium in living organism. The system may include an analyte sensor module and a transmitter module, which may be separate and distinct components. The analyte sensor module and transmitter module may be at different locations but connected by one or more transmission elements. The analyte sensor may include indicator elements configured to exhibit a detectable property based on the amount or concentration of the analyte in proximity to the indicator elements. The analyte sensor may include sensor elements configured to generate a data signal based on the detectable property exhibited by the indicator elements. The transmission elements may be configured to convey data signals generated by the sensor elements from the analyte sensor module to the transmitter module. The transmitter module may include an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew DeHennis, Todd Whitehurst
  • Publication number: 20190294580
    Abstract: A multisite sensing system including two or more analyte sensors, an interface device, and a shared bus. The interface device may be configured to receive a power signal and generate power for powering the analyte sensors and to convey data signals generated by the analyte sensors. The shared bus connected to the interface device and each of the analyte sensors and configured to provide the power generated by the interface device to the analyte sensors and to provide the data signals generated by the analyte sensors to the interface device. The interface device may be an inductive element. The shared bus may be a two wire, multiplexed bus. The analyte sensors may be spatially separated for analyte sensing at least two different locations. The analyte sensors may generate data signals indicative of the presence and/or amount of the same analyte or of one or more different analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventor: Andrew DeHennis