Patents by Inventor Emem Akpan

Emem Akpan 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).

  • Evaluating dosing from an implantable infusion device
    Patent number: 8924023
    Abstract: A method for evaluating dosing from an implanted infusion system that includes receiving input regarding the identity of a therapeutic agent into an external device. The method further includes displaying on the external device a predetermined set of symptoms associated with the therapeutic agent; receiving input into the external device regarding with which of the symptoms the patient presents; and determining whether the therapeutic agent is being delivered, or has been delivered, at an appropriate dose based on the input identity of the therapeutic agent and the input symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Emem Akpan
  • EVALUATING DOSING FROM AN IMPLANTABLE INFUSION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120265033
    Abstract: A method for evaluating dosing from an implanted infusion system that includes receiving input regarding the identity of a therapeutic agent into an external device. The method further includes displaying on the external device a predetermined set of symptoms associated with the therapeutic agent; receiving input into the external device regarding with which of the symptoms the patient presents; and determining whether the therapeutic agent is being delivered, or has been delivered, at an appropriate dose based on the input identity of the therapeutic agent and the input symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventor: Emem Akpan