Patents by Inventor Jens Aage Munk

Jens Aage Munk 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).

  • Publication number: 20240001038
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising electronic circuitry comprising sensor means adapted to capture a property value related to the dose amount of drug expelled from the reservoir by the expelling means a during an expelling event, storage means adapted to store a plurality of property values to create a data log, and transmission means for wireless transfer of the data log to an external device at a low speed. The transmission means is adapted to listen for and receive a scan request packet whereby the transmission means is operated to wireless transfer of the data log to an external device at a higher speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Per Einar Pontus Holm, Jens Aage Munk
  • Publication number: 20170290981
    Abstract: Drug delivery device adapted to receive a cartridge, comprising drug expelling means with a piston driver comprising a distal end adapted to abut and axially move the piston of a loaded cartridge to thereby expel an amount of drug from the cartridge, and a motor assembly for moving the piston driver. The piston driver distal end comprises flexible centring means adapted to frictionally engage a cartridge inner surface proximally of the piston, thereby centring the cartridge and the piston driver distal end relative to the each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Jesper HOEHOLT, Jens Aage MUNK
  • Publication number: 20170290988
    Abstract: A drug delivery device (100) for estimating the amount of free air in a cartridge (1) comprising a cartridge receiving portion (not shown) adapted to receive a cartridge (1), the cartridge (1) comprising a body portion (6), an axially displaceable piston (5), and a distal outlet portion (4), an expelling assembly comprising an axially displaceable piston drive member (10) adapted to interface with the proximal piston (5) portion of a received cartridge (1), the piston drive member (10) is adapted to be moveable in a distal direction, and to thereby pressurize the drug in a received cartridge. The drug delivery device further comprises means for measuring and acquiring a property relating to a fluid pres-sure of the drug in a received cartridge (1), and where the property depends on the amount of free air (7) contained in the cartridge (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Monrad, Jens Aage Munk, Per Einar Pontus Holm, Dan Noertoft Soerensen
  • Publication number: 20170151388
    Abstract: A drug delivery device comprising a piston rod adapted to engage and axially move a cartridge piston to thereby expel an amount of drug from a loaded cartridge corresponding to a set dose amount, the device comprising a motor for moving the drive member from an initial position, through a start-of-dose position, to an end-of-dose position, as well as position detection means adapted to generate output data indicative of the drive member's position relative to the piston of a loaded cartridge. An electronic controller adapted is adapted operate the motor to continuously move the drive member from the initial position, based on output data from the position detection means determine that the drive member is in engagement with the cartridge piston corresponding to the start-of-dose position, and operate the motor to move the drive member from the start-of-dose position to the an end-of-dose position corresponding to the set dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicants: Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Michael Monrad, Per Einar Pontus Holm, Jens Aage Munk
  • Patent number: 9173992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to secure paring of electronically controlled devices configured to communicate with each other. A medical system is provided comprising a first unit and a second unit, the system comprising a first communication link allowing a first group of data types to be transmitted between the first unit and the second unit, and a second communication link allowing a second group of data types to be transmitted between the first unit and the second unit. Different properties of the communication links may be used to ensure that certain data, e.g. during pairing of the two devices, can be transmitted in a more controlled way whereas other data can be transmitted in a less controlled way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Jens Aage Munk, Nils Göran Marnfeldt, Per Hvid Hansen, Per Einar Pontus Holm, Terkel Valentin Thomsen
  • Publication number: 20100133099
    Abstract: The application provides an assembly comprising a housing (20) having an electrical housing connector (50) and a strip port (40) for a BGM sensor arranged in the vicinity of the electrical connector. The assembly further comprises an external electrical connector (60) adapted for releasable connection to the housing connector, wherein the external electrical connector comprises a portion (62) adapted to block the port opening when the external electrical connector is connected to the housing connector, thereby preventing insertion of a strip in the port when the two connectors are connected to each other. In this way it is prevented in a simple and cost-effective manner that a patient via an inserted strip is subjected to a too high voltage or current supplied to the circuitry of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Bach Nørgaard, Lars Aagaard, Jens Aage Munk
  • Patent number: 7597679
    Abstract: This invention relates to a safety system for an electrically driven medical delivery device for delivering a dose of medication, wherein the safety system is configured for preventing delivery of an erroneous dose of the medicament and comprising detector means for registering mechanical movement, the system comprising at least two detector means (10, 11) for detecting a mechanical parameter and for emitting signals to control circuits (14, 15) configured for controlling the rower supply to driving means (12) for the delivery device. Further, this invention relates to a computer-readable medium comprising a program for controlling a delivery device etc. This allows providing a system that works very quickly, accurately and reliable as to preventing an erroneous dose of medication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Soren Kragh Jespersen, Jens Aage Munk, Jim Radmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen, Lars Hofmann Christensen, Lars Peter Klitmose
  • Publication number: 20090069868
    Abstract: The present invention relates to secure paring of electronically controlled devices adapted to communicate with each other. Thus, a medical system is provided comprising a first unit and a second unit, the system comprising first means of communication allowing a first group of data types to be transmitted between the first unit and the second unit, and second means of communication allowing a second group of data types to be transmitted between the first unit and the second unit. In this way different properties of the two means of communication can be used to secure that certain data, e.g. during pairing of the two devices, can be transmitted in a more controlled way whereas other data can be transmitted in a less controlled way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Jens Aage Munk, Nils Goran Marnfeldt, Per Hvid Hansen, Per Einar Pontus Holm, Terkel Valentin Thomsen
  • Patent number: 7500959
    Abstract: The invention relates to: A medication delivery device (1) for delivering a specific dose comprising a medication cartridge (11) having an outlet (111) and a piston (112), and means (12) for holding said cartridge, and a piston rod (13) being operable to engage and displace said piston, and electrically driven actuating means (15), and driving means (161, 162) for transferring movement from said actuating means to said piston rod, and memory means (17) for storing data, and processing means (18) for evaluating said data and for controlling said actuating means. The object of the present invention is to provide a medication delivery system that combines a relatively high dose accuracy with the use of relatively low quality mechanical components and which enables compensation for built-in non-linearities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Jens Aage Munk
  • Publication number: 20090062778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to secure paring of electronically controlled devices adapted to communicate with each other. Thus, a medical system is provided comprising a first unit and a second unit, the system comprising first means of communication allowing a first group of data types to be transmitted between the first unit and the second unit, the first unit comprising an acoustic transducer having a transducer coil with a plurality of windings, the transducer coil serving as an antenna for wireless signals transmitted between the first and second units. In this way a “par-=asite” property of the acoustic transducer can be used, i.e. using the coil as a receiving means, thereby replacing a receiving structure, e.g. a separate receiver coil or an antenna, which would otherwise have to be provided, this reducing manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: NOVO NORDISK A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Jens Aage Munk, Nils Goran Marnfeldt, Per Hvid Hansen, Per Einar Pontus Holm, Terkel Valentin Thomsen
  • Publication number: 20040153257
    Abstract: A graphical display for a medical monitor includes a graphical means for displaying past, present and future predicted values. The display may also show trend data and indicate whether a patient's condition or a monitored parameter is improving. The display may be pictorial, or be a combination of graphics and text. Colors, blinking, shading, and moving arrows may illustrate and communicate various information to a patient using the display. The display is well suited for use with various devices, including continuous blood glucose monitors. In some cases the display will be integral with the monitoring means, in other cases, typically bifurcated devices, the display will be used on a monitor that is interfaced or otherwise communicates with the sensor and measuring the patient's condition. In some cases the sensor might be remotely located on the patient and it might communicate with a processor that is interfaced with a monitor having the above described display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventor: Jens Aage Munk
  • Publication number: 20030231116
    Abstract: This invention relates to a safety system for an electrically driven medical delivery device for delivering a dose of medication, wherein the safety system is configured for preventing delivery of an erroneous dose of the medicament and comprising detector means for registering mechanical movement, the system comprising at least two detector means (10, 11) for detecting a mechanical parameter and for emitting signals to control circuits (14, 15) configured for controlling the power supply to driving means (12) for the delivery device. Further, this invention relates to a computer-readable medium comprising a program for controlling a delivery device etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Soren Kragh Jespersen, Jens Aage Munk, Jim Radmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen, Lars Hofmann Christensen, Lars Peter Klitmose
  • Patent number: 6613019
    Abstract: A liquid medication delivery device for, and a method of, delivering medication from a cartridge having a moveable piston at one end is disclosed. The piston has a first wall face that contacts the liquid in the cartridge and a second wall for engaging a piston rod that drives the piston. The first and second walls are moveable but the second wall tends to move more quickly then the first during administration of a dose of medication from the cartridge. To compensate for this difference in movement between the first and second wall faces, the rod first moves a distance corresponding to the amount that the first wall face must move to deliver the desired dose and then it continues to move past this position by an amount known as an overshoot distance. It is then retracted by a distance equal to the overshoot distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventor: Jens Aage Munk
  • Publication number: 20020107486
    Abstract: The invention relates to: A medication delivery device (1) for delivering a specific dose comprising a medication cartridge (11) having an outlet (111) and a piston (112), and means (12) for holding said cartridge, and a piston rod (13) being operable to engage and displace said piston, and electrically driven actuating means (15), and driving means (161, 162) for transferring movement from said actuating means to said piston rod, and memory means (17) for storing data, and processing means (18) for evaluating said data and for controlling said actuating means. The object of the present invention is to provide a medication delivery system that combines a relatively high dose accuracy with the use of relatively low quality mechanical components and which enables compensation for built-in non-linearities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Jens Aage Munk
  • Publication number: 20020016573
    Abstract: The invention relates to: A liquid medication delivery device (1) for delivering an intended dose, said delivery device including means (11) for holding a cartridge (12), a cartridge (12) for holding a liquid (16) to be fully or partially injected into a body, said cartridge (12) having an outlet (121) connected to a needle at one end (123) and a movable wall (122) at another end (124), said movable wall (122) having an inner (1221) face and an outer (1222) face, and a piston rod (18) being operable to engage and displace said movable wall (122). The object of the present invention is to reduce the overall injection time, while improving the dose accuracy for a liquid medication delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Jens Aage Munk
  • Patent number: 6302855
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for self-treatment of diabetes. The apparatus is particularly advantageous by comprising a plurality of devices each of which has its own dedicated function corresponding to a number of acts which a diabetic must perform on himself. The individual devices are mutually interconnectible, and the combination comprises at least a body fluid analyzer and a dosing apparatus for administering a predetermined dose of insulin to the patient. Each of the devices may be provided in several sizes so that the user himself may combine the relevant devices of the relevant size with respect to the current need. This reduces the risk of forgetting parts of the equipment, and the confidence of using the equipment is enhanced because it is evident to the user that it is a complete apparatus consisting of unified parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Steffen Lav, Jens Aage Munk, Brian Ritsing