Patents by Inventor Inthirai Somasuntharam

Inthirai Somasuntharam 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).

  • ACRYLATE HYDROGEL MEMBRANE FOR DUAL FUNCTION OF DIFFUSION LIMITING MEMBRANE AS WELL AS ATTENUATION TO THE FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20240023849
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide compositions useful in implantable devices such as analyte sensors as well as methods for making and using such compositions and devices. In typical embodiments of the invention, the device is a glucose sensor comprising an analyte modulating layer formed from acrylate hydrogel composition that modulates the diffusion of glucose through the analyte modulating layer and which further comprises a bioactive agent selected to enhance the biocompatibility of analyte sensors when implanted in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Pesantez, Ashwin K. Rao, Inthirai Somasuntharam
  • REDUCING SENSOR FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE VIA HIGH SURFACE AREA METAL STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20230240569
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide optimized sputtered metallic surfaces adapted for use with implantable medical devices as well as methods for making and using such polymeric surfaces. These sputtered metallic surfaces have features that function to inhibit or avoid an inflammatory immune response generated by implantable medical devices. Typical embodiments of the invention include an implantable glucose sensor used in the management of diabetes having a sputtered metallic surface adapted to contact an in vivo environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Srinivasan, Tyler R. Wong, Inthirai Somasuntharam
  • Reducing sensor foreign body response via high surface area metal structures
    Patent number: 11638545
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide optimized sputtered metallic surfaces adapted for use with implantable medical devices as well as methods for making and using such polymeric surfaces. These sputtered metallic surfaces have features that function to inhibit or avoid an inflammatory immune response generated by implantable medical devices. Typical embodiments of the invention include an implantable glucose sensor used in the management of diabetes having a sputtered metallic surface adapted to contact an in vivo environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Akhil Srinivasan, Tyler Wong, Inthirai Somasuntharam
  • SENSORS FOR 3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20230123613
    Abstract: The invention provides amperometric analyte sensor systems comprising one or more electrodes designed to monitor in vivo levels of 3-hydroxybutyrate (and optionally glucose as well) in order to facilitate the management of diabetic ketoacidosis. The invention further includes compositions, elements and methods useful with such amperometric analyte sensor systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwin K. Rao, Quyen B. Ong, Michael E. Miller, Sarnath Chattaraj, Guangping Zhang, Poonam Gulati, Ariel Reider, Mohsen Askarinya, Michael N. Missaghi, Chi-En Lin, Xin Heng, Inthirai Somasuntharam, Melissa Tsang, Carlos E. Maldonado, Akhil Srinivasan
  • REDUCING SENSOR FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE VIA HIGH SURFACE AREA METAL STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20210113117
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide optimized sputtered metallic surfaces adapted for use with implantable medical devices as well as methods for making and using such polymeric surfaces. These sputtered metallic surfaces have features that function to inhibit or avoid an inflammatory immune response generated by implantable medical devices. Typical embodiments of the invention include an implantable glucose sensor used in the management of diabetes having a sputtered metallic surface adapted to contact an in vivo environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Akhil Srinivasan, Tyler Wong, Inthirai Somasuntharam
  • IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT RELEASING COATINGS
    Publication number: 20210076993
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide compositions useful in implantable devices such as analyte sensors as well as methods for making and using such compositions and devices. In typical embodiments of the invention, the device is a glucose sensor comprising a polymeric composition that includes amounts of one or more immunosuppressant agents so as to provide such membranes with improved material properties such as enhanced biocompatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Inthirai Somasuntharam, Jake Matteson, Matthew Jolly, Quyen Ong, Akhil Srinivasan, Poonam Gulati, Andrea Varsavsky, Sana Suhail