Patents by Inventor Martin Joseph
Martin Joseph 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: 20230293792Abstract: A dialysis system (e.g., a hemodialysis (HD) system) can be designed to operate in alternative environments, such as disaster relief settings or underdeveloped regions. The dialysis system can include a solar panel for generating electricity to power the dialysis machine and an atmospheric water generator for extracting water from ambient air. The extracted water can be used to generate dialysate and saline on-site. One or more of the components of the dialysis machine can be discrete components that are configured to facilitate fast shipping and simple on-site assembly (e.g., at a remote location). In some implementations, the discrete components may be configured to be attached to an existing dialysis system (e.g., a dialysis system designed for operation in a traditional environment) to permit the dialysis system to operate in an alternative environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Roger Caluya, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Bert D. Egley, David Charles Griffith, Jr., Roland Levin, Houssein Nasseri, Kulwinder S. Plahey, David Yuds
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Publication number: 20230282344Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
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Patent number: 11738125Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating the post-treatment ultrafiltration rate of a patient are provided. A medical device can be configured to determine an estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate based on one or more values associated with a patient prepared to undergo treatment with the medical device. The medical device can also be configured to compare the estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate with one or more threshold values. The medical device can be configured to have an alert module, which can be activated when the estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate exceeds the one or more threshold values.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Michael Singer, Shawn Sobelman, Robert Kossmann, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Roland Levin
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Publication number: 20230240778Abstract: A method for characterising the performance of a joint in a surgical robotic arm, the joint being driven by a drivetrain which transfers power from a drive source to the joint, the method comprising: sending a first command signal to position the robot arm into an initial configuration; sending a second command signal to apply a force to the joint to displace the joint from a steady state; for a plurality of predefined time intervals: receiving a first measurement indicating the configuration of the drive source at a first end of the drivetrain; receiving a second measurement indicating the configuration of the joint at a second end of the drivetrain; calculating a value of elongation using the first and second measurements; and receiving a third measurement indicating the torque experienced by the joint at the second end of the drivetrain; comparing the values of elongation with corresponding values of torque at each of the predefined time intervals; and generating an output from the comparison indicating thType: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Martin Joseph Blake, Andrew John Hazell, Matthew John Reynolds
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Patent number: 11701456Abstract: A dialysis system (e.g., a hemodialysis (HD) system) can be designed to operate in alternative environments, such as disaster relief settings or underdeveloped regions. The dialysis system can include a solar panel for generating electricity to power the dialysis machine and an atmospheric water generator for extracting water from ambient air. The extracted water can be used to generate dialysate and saline on-site. One or more of the components of the dialysis machine can be discrete components that are configured to facilitate fast shipping and simple on-site assembly (e.g., at a remote location). In some implementations, the discrete components may be configured to be attached to an existing dialysis system (e.g., a dialysis system designed for operation in a traditional environment) to permit the dialysis system to operate in an alternative environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Roger Caluya, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Bert D. Egley, David Charles Griffith, Jr., Roland Levin, Houssein Nasseri, Kulwinder S. Plahey, David Yuds
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Patent number: 11688514Abstract: This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Aiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
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Publication number: 20230173157Abstract: A medical wetness sensing device includes a base adapted to be disposed on a wearer of the medical wetness sensing device. The base includes a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor electrically insulated from the first electrical conductor. The first electrical conductor includes a hinge portion enabling a first portion of the first electrical conductor to deflect, at the hinge portion, relative to a second portion of the first electrical conductor. The medical wetness sensing device includes a controller electrically connected to the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor. The controller is configured to detect a presence or an absence of a medical fluid electrically connecting the first and second electrical conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Colin Weaver, Martin Joseph Cmkovich
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Publication number: 20230166015Abstract: This disclosure relates to dialysis systems and methods. In some implementations, a dialysis system includes a dialysis machine with a fluid line and a drain line, a blood line set configured to be connected to the dialysis machine, and a drain apparatus coupled to the dialysis machine. The drain apparatus includes a chamber configured to receive an end of a patient line of the blood line set, an inlet line, an outlet line, and a valve. The inlet line has a first end configured to be coupled to the chamber and a second end configured to be coupled to the fluid line of the dialysis machine. The outlet line has a first end configured to be coupled to the chamber and a second end configured to be coupled to the drain line of the dialysis machine. The valve is configured to control flow of fluid through the outlet line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Colin Weaver, David Yuds
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Publication number: 20230160775Abstract: A leak detector is provided that is incorporated into the wheels of a moveable medical device and/or cart or cabinet therefor. By incorporating a leak detector into the wheels themselves of the movable medical device, the leak detector, despite movement of the medical device, is suitably located to locate leaks with respect to the medical device at all times and requires no additional setup. The leak detector can further be tested by and interface with the moveable medical device to ensure the leak detector is in working condition and provide a convenient interface for a user. Additionally, by using this technology on each of the multiple wheels of a moveable medical device, the detectable area may be bigger than a leak detector at only one location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: David Yuds, Colin Weaver, Martin Joseph Crnkovich
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Publication number: 20230129219Abstract: A consumer product package with a front panel having an upper portion with a top surface folded over a top surface of a lower portion of the front panel. A rear panel is parallel to the front panel. A top panel extends between the front panel and the rear panel. A bottom panel extends between the front panel and the rear panel. A first side panel extends between the front panel and the rear panel transverse to the top panel and the bottom panel. A second side panel extends between the front panel and the rear panel transverse to the top panel and the bottom panel. The front panel, the rear panel, the top panel, the bottom panel, the first side panel and the second side panel form a cavity configured to receive a consumer product. An edge of the upper portion of the front panel extends into the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Greene, Matthew James Helle, Angel Nafarrete Barrozo, Andrew Martin Joseph Gauvin
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Publication number: 20230127062Abstract: An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Mylan Specialty L.P.Inventors: C. Michael Mesa, Dalita Rosemarie Tomellini, Mark Bumb Bremley, Sophie Rebecca Raven, Martin Joseph Murphy, Craig Malcolm Rochford, Stephen Philip Kirkwood
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Publication number: 20230107969Abstract: In some embodiments, a medical system includes a dialysis machine having at least one outer surface to be disinfected at a given location, at least one disinfection sensor connected to the dialysis machine at the given location, the disinfection sensor including two or more electrode in fluid contact with the outside surface of the dialysis machine, and a conductivity sensor component in electrical contact with the two or more electrodes, the conductivity sensor component configured to send an electrical signal indicating a conductivity of a liquid on an outside surface of the dialysis machine and in contact with the two or more electrodes, a processor configured to receive the electrical signal and thereby determine a disinfection status of the given location, and a user interface configured to indicate the disinfection status of the given location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Colin Weaver, Christian Schlaeper
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Patent number: 11596721Abstract: This disclosure relates to dialysis systems and methods. In some implementations, a dialysis system includes a dialysis machine with a fluid line and a drain line, a blood line set configured to be connected to the dialysis machine, and a drain apparatus coupled to the dialysis machine. The drain apparatus includes a chamber configured to receive an end of a patient line of the blood line set, an inlet line, an outlet line, and a valve. The inlet line has a first end configured to be coupled to the chamber and a second end configured to be coupled to the fluid line of the dialysis machine. The outlet line has a first end configured to be coupled to the chamber and a second end configured to be coupled to the drain line of the dialysis machine. The valve is configured to control flow of fluid through the outlet line.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Colin Weaver, David Yuds
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Patent number: 11596392Abstract: An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: OMNIlife science, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Plaskos, Christian Joly, Frederic Leger, Martin Joseph Nichols
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Publication number: 20230052782Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an injection device, in particular a micro dose injection device such as, for example, an ophthalmic injection device. An example device comprises a rotatable plunger; a solution receptacle having a first end configured to slidably receive the rotatable plunger and a second end configured to dispense solution contained in the solution receptacle; a first stop member configured to prevent the rotatable plunger from being slidably displaced to a second position while the rotatable plunger is at a first position and in a first orientation; and a second stop member configured to prevent the rotatable plunger from rotating in a first direction about the first axis while the rotatable plunger is at the first position and in the first orientation, wherein slidably displacing the rotatable plunger from the first position to the second position dispenses a quantity of the solution contained in the solution receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Frederick William HAMLIN, Anthony Jonathan BEDFORD, Duncan Aleck BISHOP, Andrew Murray GOW, David Stuart HARRIS, Nicholas Lee HAWSON, Jean-Paul KLEEVEN, Dominic LLOYD-LUCAS, David MUCIENTES, Martin Joseph MURPHY, Stephen PABOOJIAN
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Patent number: 11565031Abstract: A medical wetness sensing device includes a base adapted to be disposed on a wearer of the medical wetness sensing device. The base includes a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor electrically insulated from the first electrical conductor. The first electrical conductor includes a hinge portion enabling a first portion of the first electrical conductor to deflect, at the hinge portion, relative to a second portion of the first electrical conductor. The medical wetness sensing device includes a controller electrically connected to the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor. The controller is configured to detect a presence or an absence of a medical fluid electrically connecting the first and second electrical conductors.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Colin Weaver, Martin Joseph Crnkovich
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Publication number: 20230022942Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for a non-invasive technique to analyze the fate of probiotics and commensal microbiota from the human upper gastrointestinal tract, namely the ileum. The invention further relates to methods for the enumeration and determination of mechanism of action of probiotics in a non-invasive manner from the end of the small intestine. A composition comprising a probiotic delivered in vivo to healthy individuals with an ileostomy bag is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Martin Joseph Mary Buckley, Daniela Alexandra da Silva Freitas, Andre Brodkorb, John Deaton
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Patent number: 11524104Abstract: In some embodiments, a medical system includes a dialysis machine having at least one outer surface to be disinfected at a given location, at least one disinfection sensor connected to the dialysis machine at the given location, the disinfection sensor including two or more electrode in fluid contact with the outside surface of the dialysis machine, and a conductivity sensor component in electrical contact with the two or more electrodes, the conductivity sensor component configured to send an electrical signal indicating a conductivity of a liquid on an outside surface of the dialysis machine and in contact with the two or more electrodes, a processor configured to receive the electrical signal and thereby determine a disinfection status of the given location, and a user interface configured to indicate the disinfection status of the given location.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignees: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Colin Weaver, Christian Schlaeper
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Patent number: 11504458Abstract: A system for blood treatment can include a dialysis machine and an ultrasonic authentication device connected to the blood treatment machine, the ultrasonic authentication device configured to scan a label and send signals containing label information to the dialysis machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Martin Joseph Crnkovich
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Publication number: 20220349742Abstract: An ultrasonic level sensor (1) for monitoring the level of a liquid in a vessel comprises a main housing (3) having a lower part (5) and an upper part (6). An ultrasonic transducer (19) having an output face (25), through which ultrasonic signals are transmitted and received is housed in a sub-housing (39) located in an engagement recess (17) in the lower part (5). A communicating aperture (24) accommodates ultrasonic signals transmitted by the ultrasonic transducer (19) to and from the liquid surface, the level of which is to be monitored. The sub-housing (39) comprises a cylindrical side wall (40) extending upwardly from a protective element (35) for protecting the ultrasonic transducer (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: TEKELEK GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Martin Robert LINTZGY, Martin Joseph CALLANAN, Peter Anthony McCARTHY