Patents by Inventor Marco De Polo
Marco De Polo 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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Publication number: 20220287563Abstract: Embodiments related to a self-administered, behavior modification program facilitated through a structured tailoring method and system thereof which accelerates and enhances the internalization process of the individual, and which provides help when the individual begins to fail in adhering or continuing with the behavior modification are disclosed. Program instructions that when executed by a processor causes a processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of a structured tailoring procedure upon entry criteria being met at some unknown time, provide intervention according to the intervention preferences when the adherence criteria for one of the events has not been met, and end automatically the structured collection procedure upon exit criteria being met at some unknown time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Wong, David Hasker, Glenn Brassington, Stefan Weinert, Abhishek S. Soni, Alan Greenburg, Paul J. Galley, Ulrich Porsch, Robert E. Reinke, Marco De Polo
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Patent number: 11382507Abstract: Embodiments related to a self-administered, behavior modification program facilitated through a structured tailoring method and system thereof which accelerates and enhances the internalization process of the individual, and which provides help when the individual begins to fail in adhering or continuing with the behavior modification are disclosed. Program instructions that when executed by a processor causes a processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of a structured tailoring procedure upon entry criteria being met at some unknown time, provide intervention according to the intervention preferences when the adherence criteria for one of the events has not been met, and end automatically the structured collection procedure upon exit criteria being met at some unknown time.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Wong, David Hasker, Glenn Brassington, Stefan Weinert, Abhishek S. Soni, Alan Greenburg, Paul J. Galley, Ulrich Porsch, Robert E. Reinke, Marco De Polo
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Patent number: 11202856Abstract: A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventor: Marco De Polo
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Publication number: 20200015680Abstract: Embodiments related to a self-administered, behavior modification program facilitated through a structured tailoring method and system thereof which accelerates and enhances the internalization process of the individual, and which provides help when the individual begins to fail in adhering or continuing with the behavior modification are disclosed. Program instructions that when executed by a processor causes a processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of a structured tailoring procedure upon entry criteria being met at some unknown time, provide intervention according to the intervention preferences when the adherence criteria for one of the events has not been met, and end automatically the structured collection procedure upon exit criteria being met at some unknown time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Wong, David Hasker, Glenn Brassington, Stefan Weinert, Abhishek S. Soni, Alan Greenburg, Paul J. Galley, Ulrich Porsch, Robert E. Reinke, Marco De Polo
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Patent number: 10456036Abstract: Embodiments related to a self-administered, behavior modification program facilitated through a structured tailoring method and system thereof which accelerates and enhances the internalization process of the individual, and which provides help when the individual begins to fail in adhering or continuing with the behavior modification are disclosed. Program instructions that when executed by a processor causes a processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of a structured tailoring procedure upon entry criteria being met at some unknown time, provide intervention according to the intervention preferences when the adherence criteria for one of the events has not been met, and end automatically the structured collection procedure upon exit criteria being met at some unknown time.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Wong, David Hasker, Glenn Brassington, Stefan Weinert, Abhishek S. Soni, Alan Greenburg, Paul J. Galley, Ulrich Porsch, Robert E. Reinke, Marco De Polo
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Publication number: 20190022302Abstract: A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventor: Marco De Polo
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Patent number: 10099004Abstract: A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt).Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventor: Marco De Polo
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Publication number: 20150352277Abstract: A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventor: Marco De Polo
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Patent number: 8652387Abstract: Method of producing an administering device for infusing or injecting a product, whereby in order to mold a housing shell serving as a case for components of the administering device in a multi-component injection molding process at least one pre-molded, transparent insert part made from a first plastic material is inserted in an injection mold molded to a shape matching the shape of the housing shell, a dimensionally stable, curable second plastic material is injected into the injection mold around the insert part to render it watertight and an opening left free in the second plastic material is closed to render it watertight by injecting on an elastomeric third plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Philip Etter, Marco De Polo
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Patent number: 8377004Abstract: A drug delivery pump drive which uses a linear piezoelectric motor to advance a syringe piston to deliver a liquid drug and a method thereof are disclosed. The pump drive, provided in a drug delivery pump, provides silent operation and very low energy consumption compared to electric motor-based drives. The small size of the motor helps also to reduce overall size of the pump drive and the resulting drug deliver pump.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Wiegel, Marco De Polo, Steven Roe
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Publication number: 20120153534Abstract: Method of producing an administering device for infusing or injecting a product, whereby in order to mold a housing shell serving as a case for components of the administering device in a multi-component injection molding process at least one pre-molded, transparent insert part made from a first plastic material is inserted in an injection mold molded to a shape matching the shape of the housing shell, a dimensionally stable, curable second plastic material is injected into the injection mold around the insert part to render it watertight and an opening left free in the second plastic material is closed to render it watertight by injecting on an elastomeric third plastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Philip Etter, Marco De Polo
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Patent number: 8147460Abstract: Method of producing an administering device for infusing or injecting a product, whereby in order to mold a housing shell (1) serving as a case for components of the administering device in a multi-component injection molding process at least one pre-molded, transparent insert part (22, 23) made from a first plastic material is inserted in an injection mold molded to a shape matching the shape of the housing shell (1), a dimensionally stable, curable second plastic material is injected into the injection mold around the insert part (22, 23) to render it watertight and an opening left free in the second plastic material is closed to render it watertight by injecting on an elastomeric third plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Philip Etter, Marco De Polo
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Publication number: 20120022450Abstract: A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventor: Marco De Polo
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Publication number: 20110152827Abstract: A drug delivery pump drive which uses a linear piezoelectric motor to advance a syringe piston to deliver a liquid drug and a method thereof are disclosed. The pump drive, provided in a drug delivery pump, provides silent operation and very low energy consumption compared to electric motor-based drives. The small size of the motor helps also to reduce overall size of the pump drive and the resulting drug deliver pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Christopher Wiegel, Marco De Polo, Steven Roe
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Patent number: 7931620Abstract: Administering device for infusing or injecting a product, comprising a housing (1, 2) with a first housing shell (1) and a second housing shell (2), a receiver (3) for the product formed in the housing (1, 2), a conveying mechanism (4) for conveying the product and a seal (10), which connects the housing shells (1, 2) to one another in a pressing contact rendering them watertight, which seal (10) is or has a sealing lip (13) which establishes the pressing contact with the first housing shell (1).Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AGInventors: Marco De Polo, Philip Etter, Remo Steiner
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Patent number: 7922695Abstract: A drug delivery pump drive which uses a linear piezoelectric motor to advance a syringe piston to deliver a liquid drug and a method thereof are disclosed. The pump drive, provided in a drug delivery pump, provides silent operation and very low energy consumption compared to electric motor-based drives. The small size of the motor helps also to reduce overall size of the pump drive and the resulting drug deliver pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Wiegel, Marco De Polo, Steven Roe
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Patent number: 7655351Abstract: Administering device for infusing or injecting a product, comprising a housing (1, 2) with a receiver (3) for the product, a compartment (7) for a power source in order to supply the conveying mechanism (4) with electrical energy, a first contact spring (15) which is disposed in the compartment and places a terminal of the power source in an electrically conducting contact by means of a spring force when the power source is disposed in the compartment (7), and a second contact spring (16) for establishing an electrically conducting contact for an opposite terminal of the power source, likewise by means of spring force.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2006Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Disetronic Licensing AGInventors: Philip Etter, Marco De Polo, Remo Steiner
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Publication number: 20100004596Abstract: A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventor: Marco De Polo
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Publication number: 20090105650Abstract: A drug delivery pump drive which uses a linear piezoelectric motor to advance a syringe piston to deliver a liquid drug and a method thereof are disclosed. The pump drive, provided in a drug delivery pump, provides silent operation and very low energy consumption compared to electric motor-based drives. The small size of the motor helps also to reduce overall size of the pump drive and the resulting drug deliver pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Wiegel, Marco De Polo, Steven Roe
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Publication number: 20070185450Abstract: Administering device for infusing or injecting a product, comprising a housing (1, 2) with a first housing shell (1) and a second housing shell (2), a receiver (3) for the product formed in the housing (1, 2), a conveying mechanism (4) for conveying the product and a seal (10), which connects the housing shells (1, 2) to one another in a pressing contact rendering them watertight, which seal (10) is or has a sealing lip (13) which establishes the pressing contact with the first housing shell (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Marco De Polo, Philip Etter, Remo Steiner