Patents by Inventor Michael Vincent Quinn
Michael Vincent Quinn 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: 20240350735Abstract: A drug delivery system for injecting a medicament includes a container including a closure and a stopper configured to move within the container from a pre-use position to a post-use position. The system includes a drive assembly configured to move the stopper between first and second positions, and a spacer assembly engaged with the stopper configured to be engaged by the drive assembly. The spacer assembly includes a first spacer portion received within the stopper, a second spacer portion spaced from the first spacer portion, an inner plunger, and a spacer shuttle received by the inner plunger. The inner plunger, the spacer shuttle, and the second portion are configured to move relative to the stopper, where movement of the second spacer portion is restricted by the spacer shuttle, movement of the spacer shuttle is restricted by the inner plunger, and movement of the inner plunger is restricted by the stopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Trivikrama Bhanoji Pala, Philip Song, David Aubrey Plumptre, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Peter Quinn
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Patent number: 12053620Abstract: A drug delivery system for injecting a medicament includes a container including a closure and a stopper configured to move within the container from a pre-use position to a post-use position. The system includes a drive assembly configured to move the stopper between first and second positions, and a spacer assembly engaged with the stopper configured to be engaged by the drive assembly. The spacer assembly includes a first spacer portion received within the stopper, a second spacer portion spaced from the first spacer portion, an inner plunger, and a spacer shuttle received by the inner plunger. The inner plunger, the spacer shuttle, and the second portion are configured to move relative to the stopper, where movement of the second spacer portion is restricted by the spacer shuttle, movement of the spacer shuttle is restricted by the inner plunger, and movement of the inner plunger is restricted by the stopper.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Trivikrama Bhanoji Pala, Philip Song, David Aubrey Plumptre, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Peter Quinn
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Publication number: 20230364348Abstract: A biasing member for a medical injection device having a housing, a brake member, a cartridge, and an injection needle, wherein the biasing member includes a body having a first end, a second end positioned opposite the first end, a top surface, and a bottom surface positioned opposite the top surface, and an extension portion extending from the body in a direction extending from the top surface of the body to the bottom surface of the body. The extension portion is resilient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Bradley M. Wilkinson, Craig Schneider, Xin Xie, Richard A. Cronenberg, John Paul Hoffman, Michael Vincent Quinn
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Publication number: 20230248920Abstract: A needle actuator assembly for a drug delivery system includes a needle actuator body having a guide surface, a needle shuttle having a cam surface, with the needle shuttle moveable along a vertical axis between a first position and a second position. The needle shuttle is configured to move between the first and second position through engagement between the guide surface of the needle actuator body and the cam surface of the needle shuttle. The assembly further including a needle received by the needle shuttle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Mohammed Yassir Mahdi, Oliver Charles Gazeley, James Alexander Senior, Malcolm Stanley Boyd
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Patent number: 11654248Abstract: A needle actuator assembly for a drug delivery system includes a needle actuator body having a guide surface, a needle shuttle having a cam surface, with the needle shuttle moveable along a vertical axis between a first position and a second position. The needle shuttle is configured to move between the first and second position through engagement between the guide surface of the needle actuator body and the cam surface of the needle shuttle. The assembly further including a needle received by the needle shuttle.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Mohammed Yassir Mahdi, Oliver Charles Gazeley, James Alexander Senior, Malcolm Stanley Boyd
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Publication number: 20230133017Abstract: A drug delivery system for injecting a medicament may include a housing defining a cavity, a container received within the cavity and configured to receive a medicament with the container including a closure, a valve assembly received within the cavity and including a piercing member configured to pierce the closure of the container, and a connector arrangement provided between the container and the valve assembly, the connector arrangement movable between a first, pre-use position maintaining sterility between the closure of the container and the valve assembly and a second, use position permitting fluid communication between the container and the valve assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: David E. Booth, Gwenn Le Dimet, Peter Quinn, Michael Vincent Quinn
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Publication number: 20230030485Abstract: A stopper includes a main body portion defining an open rearward end configured to receive the plunger rod, an engagement portion provided along an inner circumference of the main body portion configured to engage at least a top portion of the plunger rod, a closed front end forming a flexible roof, and a first perimetrical skirt extending around an outer circumference of the main body portion toward the closed front end of the main body portion. When fluid pressure is increased inside the syringe barrel during an injection, the flexible roof expands in a radial direction toward an inner wall of the syringe barrel, the first perimetrical skirt is forced against the inner wall of the syringe barrel, and an engagement between the plunger rod and the engagement portion forces the main body portion to expand in the radial direction toward the inner wall of the syringe barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Milan Ivosevic, Girum Yemane Tekeste, Andrew Wong, Michael Vincent Quinn, Andrzej Baranski
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Patent number: 11554211Abstract: A drug delivery system for injecting a medicament may include a housing defining a cavity, a container received within the cavity and configured to receive a medicament with the container including a closure, a valve assembly received within the cavity and including a piercing member configured to pierce the closure of the container, and a connector arrangement provided between the container and the valve assembly, the connector arrangement movable between a first, pre-use position maintaining sterility between the closure of the container and the valve assembly and a second, use position permitting fluid communication between the container and the valve assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: David E. Booth, Gwenn Le Dimet, Peter Quinn, Michael Vincent Quinn
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Publication number: 20220395647Abstract: A safety pen needle assembly includes a hub with a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end, a shield and a biasing member disposed between the hub and the shield configured to urge the shield distally. The shield is movable from a first position, when the needle is exposed, to a second position, when the needle is covered. The distal end of the needle may be initially exposed to permit visual confirmation of priming, while allowing the shield to cover a majority of the needle to minimize any needle-related anxiety.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: Embecta Corp.Inventors: Tieming Ruan, Robert Banik, Eliot Zaiken, Michael Vincent Quinn, Gary Searle
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Patent number: 11491280Abstract: A stopper includes a main body portion defining an open rearward end configured to receive the plunger rod, an engagement portion provided along an inner circumference of the main body portion configured to engage at least a top portion of the plunger rod, a closed front end forming a flexible roof, and a first perimetrical skirt extending around an outer circumference of the main body portion toward the closed front end of the main body portion. When fluid pressure is increased inside the syringe barrel during an injection, the flexible roof expands in a radial direction toward an inner wall of the syringe barrel, the first perimetrical skirt is forced against the inner wall of the syringe barrel, and an engagement between the plunger rod and the engagement portion forces the main body portion to expand in the radial direction toward the inner wall of the syringe barrel.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Milan Ivosevic, Girum Yemane Tekeste, Andrew Wong, Michael Vincent Quinn, Andrzej Baranski
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Publication number: 20220323682Abstract: A drug delivery system having an end-of-dose detection arrangement for injecting a medicament. The system including a container configured to receive a medicament, a drive assembly which, upon actuation, is configured to expel the medicament from the container, a needle for injecting the medicament to a patient, a needle actuator assembly comprising a movable portion biased by a biasing member and configured to move the needle between a pre-use position, a use positon for delivery of the medicament to the patient, and a post-use position after delivery of the medicament is completed, and a tube in fluid communication with the container and the needle, the tube comprising an expandable portion having an expanded state and a non-expanded state, wherein the expandable portion is configured to be in the expanded state upon actuation of the drive assembly and a non-expanded state when the needle is in the post-use positon.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: David E. Booth, Michael Vincent Quinn
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Patent number: 11446449Abstract: In one aspect, a safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub with a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end. The assembly further includes a shield and a biasing member disposed between the hub and the shield configured to urge the shield distally. A protrusion extends from at least one of the hub and the shield with a channel being formed in at least the other of the hub and the shield. The channel is formed to accommodate the protrusion. The shield is movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the shield is spaced from the distal end of the needle such that the distal end of the needle is exposed. In the second position, the shield covers the distal end of the needle. The channel guides the protrusion as the shield moves from the first position to the second position. With this arrangement, a shield may be directed to move in a desired path with stability.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Embecta Corp.Inventors: Tieming Ruan, Robert Banik, Eliot Zaiken, Michael Vincent Quinn, Gary Searle
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Patent number: 11439767Abstract: A drug delivery system having an end-of-dose detection arrangement for injecting a medicament. The system including a container configured to receive a medicament, a drive assembly which, upon actuation, is configured to expel the medicament from the container, a needle for injecting the medicament to a patient, a needle actuator assembly comprising a movable portion biased by a biasing member and configured to move the needle between a pre-use position, a use positon for delivery of the medicament to the patient, and a post-use position after delivery of the medicament is completed, and a tube in fluid communication with the container and the needle, the tube comprising an expandable portion having an expanded state and a non-expanded state, wherein the expandable portion is configured to be in the expanded state upon actuation of the drive assembly and a non-expanded state when the needle is in the post-use positon.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: David E. Booth, Michael Vincent Quinn
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Patent number: 11369751Abstract: In one aspect, a safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub with a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end. The assembly further includes a shield and a biasing member disposed between the hub and the shield configured to urge the shield distally. A protrusion extends from at least one of the hub and the shield with a channel being formed in at least the other of the hub and the shield. The channel is formed to accommodate the protrusion. The shield is movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the shield is spaced from the distal end of the needle such that the distal end of the needle is exposed. In the second position, the shield covers the distal end of the needle. The channel guides the protrusion as the shield moves from the first position to the second position. With this arrangement, a shield may be directed to move in a desired path with stability.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Embecta Corp.Inventors: Tieming Ruan, Robert Banik, Eliot Zaiken, Michael Vincent Quinn, Gary Searle
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Patent number: 11266573Abstract: A system for medication delivery comprises a package containing a medication and a dosing device for delivering a dose of the medication, formulated as a multiparticulate, microspheres, a powder or a liquid. The package comprises a bottle, a bottle insert that covers a bottle opening and includes a dispense nozzle. The dispense nozzle is sealed using a valve that opens when the dosing device is engaged with the bottle. A closure covers the bottle insert and closes the bottle. The dosing device, similar to an oral syringe, comprises a barrel with a valve at a distal end of the barrel, a plunger and a dose control clip for attachment to the plunger. After the dosing device is connected to, the valve of the dispense nozzle, withdrawal of the plunger causes the dosing device to receive the dose of the medication, a user pushes the plunger which pushes the medication through the valve of the barrel and into a patient's mouth.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: SYMPFINY LLCInventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Alexander Gorshkov, Richard Cronenberg, Tor Alden, Robert Boyer
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Publication number: 20210315498Abstract: An arterial blood module (16) that is removably connectable to an arterial blood collection element (14) is disclosed. The arterial blood module includes a housing (30), a needle (32), a cap (34) removably securable over the needle, a mixing chamber (36), and a safety shield (38) engaged with a portion of the housing and transitionable from a first shield position in which a portion of the needle is exposed to a second shield position in which the needle is shielded by a portion of the safety shield. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes an arterial blood collection system (10) that includes an arterial blood collection element (14) defining a collection chamber (20) and an arterial blood module (16) removably connectable to a portion of the arterial blood collection element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Milan Ivosevic, Alexander James Blake, Anthony V. Torris, Michael Vincent Quinn, Richard A. Cronenberg
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Publication number: 20200197621Abstract: A needle actuator assembly for a drug delivery system includes a needle actuator body having a guide surface, a needle shuttle having a cam surface, with the needle shuttle moveable along a vertical axis between a first position and a second position. The needle shuttle is configured to move between the first and second position through engagement between the guide surface of the needle actuator body and the cam surface of the needle shuttle. The assembly further including a needle received by the needle shuttle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Mohammed Yassir Mahdi, Oliver Charles Gazeley, James Alexander Senior, Malcolm Stanley Boyd
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Publication number: 20200147309Abstract: A drug delivery system for injecting a medicament includes a container including a closure and a stopper configured to move within the container from a pre-use position to a post-use position. The system includes a drive assembly configured to move the stopper between first and second positions, and a spacer assembly engaged with the stopper configured to be engaged by the drive assembly. The spacer assembly includes a first spacer portion received within the stopper, a second spacer portion spaced from the first spacer portion, an inner plunger, and a spacer shuttle received by the inner plunger. The inner plunger, the spacer shuttle, and the second portion are configured to move relative to the stopper, where movement of the second spacer portion is restricted by the spacer shuttle, movement of the spacer shuttle is restricted by the inner plunger, and movement of the inner plunger is restricted by the stopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Trivikrama Bhanoji Pala, Philip Song, David Aubrey Plumptre, Malcolm Stanley Boyd, Peter Quinn
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Publication number: 20200114085Abstract: A stopper includes a main body portion defining an open rearward end configured to receive the plunger rod, an engagement portion provided along an inner circumference of the main body portion configured to engage at least a top portion of the plunger rod, a closed front end forming a flexible roof, and a first perimetrical skirt extending around an outer circumference of the main body portion toward the closed front end of the main body portion. When fluid pressure is increased inside the syringe barrel during an injection, the flexible roof expands in a radial direction toward an inner wall of the syringe barrel, the first perimetrical skirt is forced against the inner wall of the syringe barrel, and an engagement between the plunger rod and the engagement portion forces the main body portion to expand in the radial direction toward the inner wall of the syringe barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Milan Ivosevic, Girum Yemane Tekeste, Andrew Wong, Michael Vincent Quinn, Andrzej Baranski
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Patent number: 10603445Abstract: A needle actuator assembly for a drug delivery system includes a needle actuator body having a guide surface, a needle shuttle having a cam surface, with the needle shuttle moveable along a vertical axis between a first position and a second position. The needle shuttle is configured to move between the first and second position through engagement between the guide surface of the needle actuator body and the cam surface of the needle shuttle. The assembly further including a needle received by the needle shuttle.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Michael Vincent Quinn, Mohammed Yassir Mahdi, Oliver Charles Gazeley, James Alexander Senior, Malcolm Stanley Boyd