Patents by Inventor Hans Kintzig
Hans Kintzig 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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Patent number: 11067588Abstract: A method for operating a medical analyte testing system having a handheld meter, particularly, a glucose meter, and a test magazine is disclosed. In the disclosed method a replaceable test magazine including a plurality of test elements is provided in the handheld meter for conducting successive analyte tests. An auxiliary measuring unit of the handheld meter measures at various points of time at least one ambient parameter, including temperature or humidity. The method checks for a threshold violation by comparing the measured ambient parameter with a preset threshold. The preset threshold is lowered after an initial period of use of the test magazine, and a use-up period is adjusted based on the check for a threshold violation.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Max Berg, Hans Kintzig, Beate Koschorreck
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Publication number: 20190072574Abstract: A method for operating a medical analyte testing system having a handheld meter, particularly, a glucose meter, and a test magazine is disclosed. In the disclosed method a replaceable test magazine including a plurality of test elements is provided in the handheld meter for conducting successive analyte tests. An auxiliary measuring unit of the handheld meter measures at various points of time at least one ambient parameter, including temperature or humidity. The method checks for a threshold violation by comparing the measured ambient parameter with a preset threshold. The preset threshold is lowered after an initial period of use of the test magazine, and a use-up period is adjusted based on the check for a threshold violation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Max Berg, Hans Kintzig, Beate Koschorreck
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Patent number: 8974384Abstract: A data processing device is provided for processing measurement values provided from a medical measurement device. The device generally comprises an input unit, a data input interface configured for communication with the medical measurement device, a memory unit for storage of data sets, a calculation unit, and an audible data output interface configured for communication with a data output unit. The input unit is configured for making a first selection of the data sets stored in the memory unit. Second selections based on or within the first selection may also be made. The audible data output interface is provided for generating an audible output of the selected data sets. The audible data output interface may also be configured to generate distinct audible signals before the audible output of each different selection of data sets.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Hans Kintzig, Ulrich Porsch, Christian Blatt
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Patent number: 8152740Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a blood withdrawal system for withdrawing blood for diagnostic purposes. The blood withdrawal system comprises housing with a lancet, which can be moved within the housing. The housing also includes a lancet drive with a drive spring and a cocking mechanism that includes an actuation element. The blood withdrawal system of the present invention also includes a lancet ejection mechanism that can be moved from an active position to remove the lancet to a passive position where such removal of the lancet is not possible.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Bruno Robert Thoes, Michael Schabbach, Hans Kintzig, Peter Ruschke, Hans Kuhr
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Publication number: 20100144042Abstract: The invention concerns a method for automatically differentiating between a sample liquid and a control liquid especially within the context of analytical measuring systems, wherein the presence of a special property of the control liquid and/or at least two criteria are used for the differentiation. In addition the invention concerns appropriate control liquids that are suitable for the new method.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Guenter Frey, Carina Horn, Otto Gaa, Hans Kintzig, Hans-Ruediger Murawski
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Patent number: 7670846Abstract: The invention concerns a method for automatically differentiating between a sample liquid and a control liquid especially within the context of analytical measuring systems, wherein the presence of a special property of the control liquid and/or at least two criteria are used for the differentiation. In addition the invention concerns appropriate control liquids that are suitable for the new method.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Guenter Frey, Carina Horn, Otto Gaa, Hans Kintzig, Hans-Ruediger Murawski
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Patent number: 7643997Abstract: The present invention relates to a handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample. The instrument comprises a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample, an output device for outputting measurement results. The output device has both an acoustic signal output device for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and also a wireless interface for communicating with an external speech output unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2006Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Hans Kintzig, Jean Thilges
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Publication number: 20080243758Abstract: A data processing device is provided for processing measurement values provided from a medical measurement device. The device generally comprises an input unit, a data input interface configured for communication with the medical measurement device, a memory unit for storage of data sets, a calculation unit, and an audible data output interface configured for communication with a data output unit. The input unit is configured for making a first selection of the data sets stored in the memory unit. Second selections based on or within the first selection may also be made. The audible data output interface is provided for generating an audible output of the selected data sets. The audible data output interface may also be configured to generate distinct audible signals before the audible output of each different selection of data sets.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Hans Kintzig, Ulrich Porsch, Christian Blatt
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Publication number: 20080172235Abstract: Embodiments are described for a voice output device having a first memory unit configured to store a plurality of audio files, a computation unit configured to associate one or more of the audio files stored in the first memory unit with one or more outputtable data records in the correct order, and an output unit having an audio data output interface for reproducing the audio files in the order prescribed by the computation unit, where the audio files comprise fixed audio files, which contain predetermined sentence components, and variable audio files, which are used to selectively supplement the fixed audio files in order to produce modularly complete sentences.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Hans Kintzig, Ulrich Porsch, Christian Blatt
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Publication number: 20070288047Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a blood withdrawal system for withdrawing blood for diagnostic purposes. The blood withdrawal system comprises housing with a lancet, which can be moved within the housing. The housing also includes a lancet drive with a drive spring and a cocking mechanism that includes an actuation element. The blood withdrawal system of the present invention also includes a lancet ejection mechanism that can be moved from an active position to remove the lancet to a passive position where such removal of the lancet is not possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Bruno Thoes, Michael Schabbach, Hans Kintzig, Peter Ruschke, Hans Kuhr
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Patent number: 7273484Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a blood withdrawal system for withdrawing blood for diagnostic purposes. The blood withdrawal system includes housing with a lancet, which can be moved within the housing. The housing also includes a lancet drive with a drive spring and a cocking mechanism that includes an actuation element. The blood withdrawal system of the present invention also includes a lancet ejection mechanism that can be moved from an active position to remove the lancet to a passive position where such removal of the lancet is not possible.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Bruno Robert Thoes, Michael Schabbach, Hans Kintzig, Peter Ruschke, Hans Kuhr
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Patent number: 7223276Abstract: Blood removal system for removing blood for diagnostic purposes including a housing, a lancet guide, and a lancet drive with a drive spring. The lancet drive comprises a cocking device, in order to tension the drive spring, a drive rotor that is driven by the drive spring, and an output-side coupling mechanism, by means of which the rotational movement of the drive rotor is converted into the puncturing movement.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2003Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Hans List, Peter Ruschke, Bruno Robert Thoes, Hans Kintzig, Michael Schabbach
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Patent number: 7211096Abstract: A system suitable for collecting a body fluid, in particular blood from a body region of a person to be examined which comprises a lancing device which is suitable for holding a lancet, a lancet magazine for storing two or several lancets which has a transport device for the lancets and has an opening into which the lancing device can be inserted to remove a lancet from the lancet magazine, and two or several lancets, and which comprises a method for removing a lancet from a lancet magazine in which a lancet located in the lancet magazine is manually or automatically transported into a removal position in the interior of the lancet magazine, a lancing device is partially inserted into the opening provided in the lancet magazine in the process of which the lancing device automatically grips the lancet located in the removal position when it is partially inserted and the lancing device with the gripped lancet is removed from the lancet magazine.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Roche Diagnostics GmbHInventors: Hans-Juergen Kuhr, Hans Kintzig
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Publication number: 20060277048Abstract: The present invention relates to a handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample. The instrument comprises a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample, an output device for outputting measurement results. The output device has both an acoustic signal output device for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and also a wireless interface for communicating with an external speech output unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Hans Kintzig, Jean Thilges
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Publication number: 20050244981Abstract: The invention concerns a method for automatically differentiating between a sample liquid and a control liquid especially within the context of analytical measuring systems, wherein the presence of a special property of the control liquid and/or at least two criteria are used for the differentiation. In addition the invention concerns appropriate control liquids that are suitable for the new method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Guenter Frey, Carina Horn, Otto Gaa, Hans Kintzig, Hans-Ruediger Murawski
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Publication number: 20050090850Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a blood withdrawal system for withdrawing blood for diagnostic purposes. The blood withdrawal system comprises housing with a lancet, which can be moved within the housing. The housing also includes a lancet drive with a drive spring and a cocking mechanism that includes an actuation element. The blood withdrawal system of the present invention also includes a lancet ejection mechanism that can be moved from an active position to remove the lancet to a passive position where such removal of the lancet is not possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2004Publication date: April 28, 2005Inventors: Bruno Thoes, Michael Schabbach, Hans Kintzig, Peter Ruschke, Hans Kuhr
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Publication number: 20050027211Abstract: The present invention concerns a system suitable for collecting a body fluid, in particular blood from a body region of a person to be examined comprising a lancing device which is suitable for holding a lancet, a lancet magazine for storing two or several lancets which has a transport device for the lancets and has an opening into which the lancing device can be inserted to remove a lancet from the lancet magazine, and two or several lancets. The invention in addition concerns a method for removing a lancet from a lancet magazine in which a lancet located in the lancet magazine is manually or automatically transported into a removal position in the interior of the lancet magazine, a lancing device is partially inserted into the opening provided in the lancet magazine in the process of which the lancing device automatically grips the lancet located in the removal position when it is partially inserted and the lancing device with the gripped lancet is removed from the lancet magazine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Hans-Juergen Kuhr, Hans Kintzig
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Patent number: 6783537Abstract: A system suitable for collecting a body fluid, in particular blood from a body region of a person to be examined which comprises a lancing device which is suitable for holding a lancet, a lancet magazine for storing two or several lancets which has a transport device for the lancets and has an opening into which the lancing device can be inserted to remove a lancet from the lancet magazine, and two or several lancets, and which comprises a method for removing a lancet from a lancet magazine in which a lancet located in the lancet magazine is manually or automatically transported into a removal position in the interior of the lancet magazine, a lancing device is partially inserted into the opening provided in the lancet magazine in the process of which the lancing device automatically grips the lancet located in the removal position when it is partially inserted and the lancing device with the gripped lancet is removed from the lancet magazine.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1999Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Roche Diagnostics GmbHInventors: Hans-Juergen Kuhr, Hans Kintzig
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Publication number: 20040092996Abstract: Blood removal system for removing blood for diagnostic purposes including a housing, a lancet guide, and a lancet drive with a drive spring. The lancet drive comprises a cocking device, in order to tension the drive spring, a drive rotor that is driven by the drive spring, and an output-side coupling mechanism, by means of which the rotational movement of the drive rotor is converted into the puncturing movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Hans List, Peter Ruschke, Bruno Robert Thoes, Hans Kintzig, Michael Schabbach
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Patent number: D530424Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Maria Manser, Hans Kintzig, Michael Schabbach