Patents by Inventor Cary D. Talbot
Cary D. Talbot 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).
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Publication number: 20140135694Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump are provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump may be measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, such as force, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Publication number: 20140128807Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Publication number: 20140128835Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIM ED, INC.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Patent number: 8681010Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on a series of measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Patent number: 8668672Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump are provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump may be measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, such as force, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Patent number: 8647074Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on a series of measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Patent number: 8647296Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Patent number: 8622954Abstract: A relay device transfers information between a sensor system, which measures a physiological characteristic level of a user, and a fluid delivery system, which infuses a fluid into a user. The relay device includes a sensor system receiver for receiving communications from the sensor system in a sensor system format. The relay device also includes a processor for processing the communications from the sensor system and converting the communications for transmission in a delivery system format. The relay device further includes a delivery system transmitter for transmitting the converted communications in the delivery system format to the fluid delivery system. The sensor system and delivery system formats may utilize different frequencies and/or different communication protocols for communications transmitted between the sensor system and the fluid delivery system through the relay device.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.Inventors: Varaz Shahmirian, Wayne A. Morgan, Sheldon B. Moberg, Cary D. Talbot, Arthur A. Campbell, Jay A. Yonemoto
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Patent number: 8622955Abstract: An ambulatory medical device for detecting acceleration, temperature, and/or humidity conditions in or around the medical device is provided. The medical device includes one or more acceleration, thermal, and/or humidity sensors which detect acceleration, temperature, and/or humidity conditions in or around the medical device. In response to detected conditions, the medical device may, among other things, alter the operation of the device, provide an alarm or warning to the user, or transmit data about the detected conditions to another device.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot, Jeffrey Ireland
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Patent number: 8617110Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump are provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump may be measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, such as force, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Publication number: 20130303980Abstract: An infusion system includes an infusion device and a sensing device. The infusion system may further include a characteristic determining device. The infusion device also includes a communication system for transmitting to and receiving communications from the sensing device or a computer. The sensing device may sense an analyte of a bodily fluid of the user. The analyte may be calibrated using data from the infusion device and from a characteristic determining device. The system may be set up to automatically call for assistance when analytes reach a certain level.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Cary D. Talbot, Mark C. Estes, John J. Mastrototaro, Sheldon B. Moberg, John C. Mueller, JR., "Mike" Charles Vallet Tolle, Gary L. Williams
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Patent number: 8568357Abstract: An infusion system includes a characteristic determining device and an infusion device. The characteristic determining device includes a receptacle for receiving and testing an analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the analyte in the user. The characteristic determining device also includes a communication system for transmitting a communication including data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user, and the infusion device includes a communication system for receiving the communication from the characteristic determining device. The infusion device further includes a bolus estimator for calculating an estimated amount of fluid to be infused into the body of the user based upon the received data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user and a target concentration of the analyte in the user, and an indicator to indicate when the estimated amount of fluid to be infused has been calculated.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Michael Ortega, Mark C. Estes, Cary D. Talbot, “Mike” Charles Vallet Tolle, Jay A. Yonemoto
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Patent number: 8512276Abstract: An infusion system includes an infusion device and a sensing device. The infusion system may further include a characteristic determining device. The infusion device also includes a communication system for transmitting to and receiving communications from the sensing device or a computer. The sensing device may sense an analyte of a bodily fluid of the user. The analyte may be calibrated using data from the infusion device and from a characteristic determining device. The system may be set up to automatically call for assistance when analytes reach a certain level.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2004Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Cary D. Talbot, Mark C. Estes, John J. Mastrototaro, Sheldon B. Moberg, John C. Mueller, Jr., “Mike” Charles Vallet Tolle, Gary L. Williams
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Patent number: 8483980Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on a series of measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Publication number: 20120310153Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on a series of measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Patent number: 8267893Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on a series of measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Inventors: Sheldon B. Moberg, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Publication number: 20120227737Abstract: An analyte sensor and systems for determining analyte levels in a user's body. The analyte sensor and systems are adapted to be used with single dose medication devices and include a communication system to transmit the communications from the analyte sensor to the user to notify the user of an estimated amount of fluid to deliver to the user's body. More particularly, these apparatuses and methods for use are for providing convenient monitoring of blood glucose levels in determining the appropriate amount of insulin to deliver.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.Inventors: JOHN J. MASTROTOTARO, Rajiv Shah, Partha Ray, Kenny J. Long, Andrew C. Hayes, Nandita Patel, Cary D. Talbot, Bahar Reghabi
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Publication number: 20120220928Abstract: An infusion system includes a characteristic determining device and an infusion device. The characteristic determining device includes a receptacle for receiving and testing an analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the analyte in the user. The characteristic determining device also includes a communication system for transmitting a communication including data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user, and the infusion device includes a communication system for receiving the communication from the characteristic determining device. The infusion device further includes a bolus estimator for calculating an estimated amount of fluid to be infused into the body of the user based upon the received data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user and a target concentration of the analyte in the user, and an indicator to indicate when the estimated amount of fluid to be infused has been calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.Inventors: Mark C. Estes, Cary D. Talbot, "Mike" Charles Vallet Tolle, Jay A. Yonemoto
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Publication number: 20120215169Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump are provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump may be measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, such as force, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.Inventors: SHELDON B. MOBERG, Ian B. Hanson, Cary D. Talbot
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Publication number: 20120215199Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump are provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump may be measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, such as force, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.Inventors: SHELDON B. MOBERG, IAN B. HANSON, CARY D. TALBOT