Patents by Inventor Ian McLaughlin

Ian McLaughlin 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).

  • Patent number: 12329928
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device comprising a fluid reservoir; a transcutaneous access tool fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir; and a drive mechanism for driving fluid from the reservoir, the drive mechanism comprising a plunger received in the reservoir; a leadscrew extending from the plunger; a nut threadably engaged with the leadscrew; a drive wheel; and a clutch mechanism coupled to the drive wheel, wherein the clutch mechanism is configured to allow the nut to pass through when disengaged and is configured to grip the nut when engaged such that the drive wheel rotates the nut to advance the drive rod and the plunger into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Insulet Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Diianni, Ian McLaughlin, Jason O'Connor, Robert Campbell, Kevin Schmid
  • Patent number: 12320341
    Abstract: A low-force, non-displacement, micro/miniature valve and/or pump assembly is provided. A tube component having a first side port coupled to an inlet portion and a second side port coupled to an outlet portion can be selectively moved to alternatively couple the side ports to a first or second piston pump chamber. First and second pistons can be actuated after positioning the tube component to either draw in fluid or push out fluid from either the first or second piston pump chambers during each actuation of the pistons. The fluid can be drawn in from a reservoir and can be expelled to a patient for providing a dose of the fluid to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Allis, Ian McLaughlin, Kenneth Phillips
  • Patent number: 12300375
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of a device, a system, methods and computer-readable medium products operable to implement functionality to determine and respond to a purpose of a meal. An algorithm or application may receive data that may include data related to a meal purpose from data sources and determine whether any of the data received from the plurality of data sources was received from a direct data source or an indirect data source. The data may be evaluated to determine a purpose of the meal. Based on the results of the evaluation, instructions may be generated to provide an appropriate response based on the determined purpose of the meal. The generated instructions to provide the appropriate response based on the determined purpose of the meal may be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Nazzaro, Steven Cardinali, Nicholas Conte, Daniel Allis, Jason O'Connor, Joon Bok Lee, Ashutosh Zade, Timothy Henning, Thomas Metzmaker, Ian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20250108165
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to approaches for more efficiently measuring glucose levels using a wearable drug delivery device. In some embodiments, the wearable drug delivery device may include a needle deployment component including a cannula and an optical conduit deployable into a user, the cannula operable to deliver a liquid drug to the user. The wearable drug delivery device may further include a glucose monitor including an optical sensor, the optical sensor operable to measure a light output received via the optical conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Steven CARDINALI, David NAZZARO, Ian MCLAUGHLIN
  • Patent number: 12128215
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to approaches for more efficiently measuring glucose levels using a wearable drug delivery device. In some embodiments, the wearable drug delivery device may include a needle deployment component including a cannula and an optical conduit deployable into a user, the cannula operable to deliver a liquid drug to the user. The wearable drug delivery device may further include a glucose monitor including an optical sensor, the optical sensor operable to measure a light output received via the optical conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Cardinali, David Nazzaro, Ian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20240269379
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples for a system for drug delivery and components thereof. The system may include an on-body pump device and a secondary unit. The on-body pump device may include a reservoir and a fluid pathway. The reservoir may be configured to hold a liquid drug. The secondary unit may be removably coupled to the on-body pump device. The secondary unit may be configured to receive a prefilled cartridge containing a liquid drug, expel the liquid drug from the prefilled cartridge, and deliver the liquid drug to the reservoir of the on-body pump device via the fluid pathway. Examples of variations to the secondary unit are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jason O'CONNOR, Ian MCLAUGHLIN, Daniel ALLIS, David NAZZARO
  • Publication number: 20240252753
    Abstract: Disclosed are a device, system, methods and computer-readable medium products that provide an updated insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and an updated total daily insulin. The described processes may be used for periodic updating of the insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and the total daily insulin. The insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and/or the total may be used in the calculation of new doses of insulin that a drug delivery device may be commanded to deliver to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yibin ZHENG, Joon Bok LEE, Steven CARDINALI, Jason O'CONNOR, Eric BENJAMIN, Ian MCLAUGHLIN, David NAZZARO, Ashutosh ZADE
  • Patent number: 11992653
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples for a system for drug delivery and components thereof. The system may include an on-body pump device and a secondary unit. The on-body pump device may include a reservoir and a fluid pathway. The reservoir may be configured to hold a liquid drug. The secondary unit may be removably coupled to the on-body pump device. The secondary unit may be configured to receive a prefilled cartridge containing a liquid drug, expel the liquid drug from the prefilled cartridge, and deliver the liquid drug to the reservoir of the on-body pump device via the fluid pathway. Examples of variations to the secondary unit are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason O'Connor, Ian McLaughlin, Daniel Allis, David Nazzaro
  • Patent number: 11957875
    Abstract: Disclosed are a device, system, methods and computer-readable medium products that provide an updated insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and an updated total daily insulin. The described processes may be used for periodic updating of the insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and the total daily insulin. The insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and/or the total may be used in the calculation of new doses of insulin that a drug delivery device may be commanded to deliver to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yibin Zheng, Joon Bok Lee, Steven Cardinali, Jason O'Connor, Eric Benjamin, Ian McLaughlin, David Nazzaro, Ashutosh Zade
  • Publication number: 20230414865
    Abstract: A drug delivery device including a reservoir operable to contain a liquid drug, a fluid outlet including an outlet reservoir opening and an outlet fluid channel, wherein the outlet reservoir opening has a volume and is fluidly coupled to the outlet fluid channel, and an outlet filter plug operable to fill the volume of the outlet reservoir opening and collect particulate material as the liquid drug is expelled from the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jianhong ZHAO, Soroush KAMRAVA, James CAUSEY, Daniel BARRETT, Craig BRODEUR, Eric DUHAMEL, Ann LIU, Ian MCLAUGHLIN
  • Patent number: 11819675
    Abstract: A needle mechanism module for automatically inserting a fluid path into a patient for drug delivery is provided. The needle mechanism module can be a component of a wearable drug delivery device. The needle mechanism module can insert a needle and cannula into the patient responsive to activation of the drug delivery device by a user. After insertion, the needle can be automatically retracted, leaving only the cannula in the patient. As a result, discomfort of the user is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maureen McCaffrey, Ian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20230358219
    Abstract: A low-force, non-displacement, micro/miniature valve and/or pump assembly is provided. A tube component having a first side port coupled to an inlet portion and a second side port coupled to an outlet portion can be selectively moved to alternatively couple the side ports to a first or second piston pump chamber. First and second pistons can be actuated after positioning the tube component to either draw in fluid or push out fluid from either the first or second piston pump chambers during each actuation of the pistons. The fluid can be drawn in from a reservoir and can be expelled to a patient for providing a dose of the fluid to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel ALLIS, Ian MCLAUGHLIN, Kenneth Phillips
  • Publication number: 20230332694
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of valve systems and methods of operating the respective valve systems. An example valve system may include a valve body, an inlet component, an outlet component and a valve tube. The valve body may include a first void and a second void. The inlet component may be coupled to the first void and the outlet component may be coupled to the second void. The valve tube may include a side port and may be positioned through the valve body and coupled to the first void, the inlet component, the second void, and the outlet component. Other valve system examples may include including a valve body, a first septum, a second septum, a first piston, a second piston and a tube. The disclosed methods describe the interaction of the respective components of the respective valve system example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ian MCLAUGHLIN, Daniel ALLIS
  • Patent number: 11786668
    Abstract: A wearable drug delivery device that can deliver a liquid drug stored in a container to a patient is provided. The container can be a prefilled cartridge that can be loaded into the drug delivery device by the patient or that can be preloaded within the drug delivery device when provided to the patient. A sealed end of the container is pierced to couple the stored liquid drug to a needle conduit that is coupled to a needle insertion component that provides access to the patient. A drive system of the drug delivery device can expel the liquid drug from the cartridge to the patient through the needle conduit. The drive system can include a spring coupled to a plurality of force transfer elements. The force transfer elements can have a variety of shapes and configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Nazzaro, Ian McLaughlin, Jeff Barnes, Daniel Allis
  • Publication number: 20230293813
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid delivery device including a fluid reservoir and a transcutaneous access tool fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir, wherein the transcutaneous access tool includes a needle or a trocar. The fluid delivery device may further include a transcutaneous access tool insertion mechanism for deploying the transcutaneous access tool, wherein the insertion mechanism is configured to insert and retract the needle/trocar in a single, uninterrupted motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Steven DIIANNI, Ian MCLAUGHLIN, Jason O'CONNOR, Robert CAMPBELL, Kevin SCHMID
  • Patent number: 11746765
    Abstract: A low-force, non-displacement, micro/miniature valve and/or pump assembly is provided. A tube component having a first side port coupled to an inlet portion and a second side port coupled to an outlet portion can be selectively moved to alternatively couple the side ports to a first or second piston pump chamber. First and second pistons can be actuated after positioning the tube component to either draw in fluid or push out fluid from either the first or second piston pump chambers during each actuation of the pistons. The fluid can be drawn in from a reservoir and can be expelled to a patient for providing a dose of the fluid to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Allis, Ian McLaughlin, Kenneth Phillips
  • Patent number: 11725741
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of valve systems and methods of operating the respective valve systems. An example valve system may include a valve body, an inlet component, an outlet component and a valve tube. The valve body may include a first void and a second void. The inlet component may be coupled to the first void and the outlet component may be coupled to the second void. The valve tube may include a side port and may be positioned through the valve body and coupled to the first void, the inlet component, the second void, and the outlet component. Other valve system examples may include including a valve body, a first septum, a second septum, a first piston, a second piston and a tube. The disclosed methods describe the interaction of the respective components of the respective valve system example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ian McLaughlin, Daniel Allis
  • Patent number: 11684713
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid delivery device including a fluid reservoir and a transcutaneous access tool fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir, wherein the transcutaneous access tool includes a needle or a trocar. The fluid delivery device may further include a transcutaneous access tool insertion mechanism for deploying the transcutaneous access tool, wherein the insertion mechanism is configured to insert and retract the needle/trocar in a single, uninterrupted motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Diianni, Ian McLaughlin, Jason O'Connor, Robert Campbell, Kevin Schmid
  • Patent number: D997807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yahong Zhang, Erich J. Nowka, Eric Hupfel, Elisangela Po Previte, Ian McLaughlin
  • Patent number: D1053179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Urben Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Ian McLaughlin