Patents by Inventor Lance Shetler

Lance Shetler 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: 9849027
    Abstract: An ocular implantation device comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, a needle configured to receive an implant, and a plunger and a rod operatively coupled together. The plunger and the rod are disposed in the housing and are collectively, translationally moveable along the longitudinal axis of the housing. The rod is configured to be receivable within at least a portion of the needle to enable the rod to move the implant therethrough. An actuator is operatively engaged with the plunger such that movement of the actuator in a direction aligned with the longitudinal axis of the housing results in the translational movement of the plunger and the rod along the longitudinal axis of the housing in order to deliver the implant through the needle to a target site. An alternative embodiment of an ocular implantation device uses a retractable needle to deliver an implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Alimera Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Highley, Morgan Beeson, Randy Jackson, Christopher Edward Wayman, Lance Shetler, Antonio Cutino, Michael Thomas Wright
  • Publication number: 20090281520
    Abstract: An ocular implantation device comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, a needle configured to receive an implant, and a plunger and a rod operatively coupled together. The plunger and the rod are disposed in the housing and are collectively, translationally moveable along the longitudinal axis of housing. The rod is configured to be receivable within at least a portion of the needle to enable the rod to move an implant therethrough. An actuator is operatively engaged with the plunger such that movement of the actuator in a direction aligned with the longitudinal axis of the housing results in translational movement of the plunger and the rod along the longitudinal axis of the housing in order to deliver the implant through the needle to a target site. An alternative embodiment of the device uses a retractable needle to deliver the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Brian HIGHLEY, Morgan BEESON, Randy JACKSON, Christopher Edward WAYMAN, Lance SHETLER, Antonio CUTINO, Michael Thomas WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20060129090
    Abstract: An infusion set for subcutaneous delivery of an infusant. The infusion set may include a base removably attachable to an infusion site and a connector temporarily lockable to the base. The connector can engage the base in a plurality of orientations. The connector locks into the base after at least partial rotation of the connector about the base. The connector may include flexible arms which unlock the connector from the base. The base includes a cannula for insertion through the infusion site. The connector includes a tubing for passing the infusant. The infusant is subcutaneously passable from the tubing through the cannula when the connector is attached to the base. The infusion set may also include a hub removably attachable to the base that includes a needle that extends through the base and the cannula and a guard removably attachable to the base opposite the hub for surrounding the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Mark Holt, Albert Candioty, Milad Girgis, Julian Kavazov, Philip Hudak, Frederick Houghton, Sean Collins, Lance Shetler, Jason Adams, Clint Taylor, Brian Highley, Kraig Kooiman, Tommy Cushing
  • Publication number: 20040155079
    Abstract: A holster is provided with a clip portion for clipping to a user's belt or other suitable location and a harness portion for holding an electronic device, such as, but not limited to, a medical infusion pump. The holster may include a rotation mechanism that allows the holster to be rotated in a manner, to position and maintain the electronic device in any one of a plurality of selectable rotational orientations, while the holster is clipped to the user's belt. Alternatively or in addition, the clip portion is pivotally connected by a hinge to the harness portion, to allow the harness portion to pivot upward relative to the clip portion. The pivotal connection of the clip portion to the harness portion allows the user pivot the harness portion (and, thus, a medical device received in the harness portion) upward, for example, to better accommodate the user's view or access to displays, indicators, compartments, buttons or other manual operators on the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Shetler, Sheldon B. Moberg, David S. Kimball
  • Patent number: 6752299
    Abstract: A holster is provided with a clip portion for clipping to a user's belt or other suitable location and a harness portion for holding an electronic device, such as, but not limited to, a medical infusion pump. The holster may include a rotation mechanism that allows the holster to be rotated in a manner, to position and maintain the electronic device in any one of a plurality of selectable rotational orientations, while the holster is clipped to the user's belt. Alternatively or in addition, the clip portion is pivotally connected by a hinge to the harness portion, to allow the harness portion to pivot upward relative to the clip portion. The pivotal connection of the clip portion to the harness portion allows the user pivot the harness portion (and, thus, a medical device received in the harness portion) upward, for example, to better accommodate the user's view or access to displays, indicators, compartments, buttons or other manual operators on the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Medtronic Minimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Shetler, Sheldon B. Moberg, Dave Kimball
  • Publication number: 20030106917
    Abstract: A holster is provided with a clip portion for clipping to a user's belt or other suitable location and a harness portion for holding an electronic device, such as, but not limited to, a medical infusion pump. The holster may include a rotation mechanism that allows the holster to be rotated in a manner, to position and maintain the electronic device in any one of a plurality of selectable rotational orientations, while the holster is clipped to the user's belt. Alternatively or in addition, the clip portion is pivotally connected by a hinge to the harness portion, to allow the harness portion to pivot upward relative to the clip portion. The pivotal connection of the clip portion to the harness portion allows the user pivot the harness portion (and, thus, a medical device received in the harness portion) upward, for example, to better accommodate the user's view or access to displays, indicators, compartments, buttons or other manual operators on the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Lance Shetler, Sheldon B. Moberg, David S. Kimball
  • Patent number: D471352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Shetler, Sheldon B. Moberg, Dave Kimball