Patents by Inventor Michael Welsch
Michael Welsch 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: 20240066208Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid, a wireless communication port, a controller, and a housing to enclose the apparatus. The controller is configured to communicate with a second device via the communication port using an open standard wireless communication protocol. The housing includes a mechanical coupling to slidably engage the second device which includes a second wireless communication port. Slidably engaging the second device positions the first and second communication ports opposite each other to allow communication via the first and second communication ports when slidably engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, William Van Dyke, Gail Beth Bynum, Michael Welsch
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Patent number: 11850394Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid, a wireless communication port, a controller, and a housing to enclose the apparatus. The controller is configured to communicate with a second device via the communication port using an open standard wireless communication protocol. The housing includes a mechanical coupling to slidably engage the second device which includes a second wireless communication port. Slidably engaging the second device positions the first and second communication ports opposite each other to allow communication via the first and second communication ports when slidably engaged.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, William Van Dyke, Gail Beth Bynum, Michael Welsch
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Publication number: 20200405947Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid, a wireless communication port, a controller, and a housing to enclose the apparatus. The controller is configured to communicate with a second device via the communication port using an open standard wireless communication protocol. The housing includes a mechanical coupling to slidably engage the second device which includes a second wireless communication port. Slidably engaging the second device positions the first and second communication ports opposite each other to allow communication via the first and second communication ports when slidably engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, William Van Dyke, Gail Beth Bynum, Michael Welsch
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Patent number: 10835431Abstract: An operating table control apparatus is disclosed. The operating table control apparatus has a control device, a plurality of operating table components, and an operating table drive. The plurality of operating table components are actuatable from a first position to a second position via the operating table drive. The second position is a preset position that is stored by the operating table control apparatus. The second position is assigned to a control element of the control device.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: MAQUET GMBHInventors: Juergen Ruch, Matthias Joerger, Michael Welsch
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Patent number: 10773015Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid, a wireless communication port and a controller. The controller is configured to communicate with a separate device via the communication port to receive information relating to a calendar event stored on an interactive calendar of the separate device. The controller can alter operation of the apparatus based on the calendar event.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, William Van Dyke, Gail Beth Bynum, Michael Welsch
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Patent number: 10016556Abstract: A rotatable electrical connector can include a base housing having a bottom surface, a top housing that is rotatably engaged with the base housing, and a plurality of contact pads that are arranged radially within the base housing. The contact pads each have a top surface and a bottom surface. A plurality of signal pins are individually associated with the plurality of contact pads; and each of the signal pins correspondingly project outwardly from the bottom surface of an associated contact pad and outwardly from the bottom surface of the base housing. A center ground pad, having a top surface and a bottom surface, is provided within the base housing. A ground pin projects outwardly from the bottom surface of the center ground pad and outwardly from the bottom surface of the base housing. A plurality of conductors is arranged radially within the top housing. The conductors individually correspond to the plurality of contact pads within the base housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Inventors: Michael Welsch, Grant Adams
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Publication number: 20180126067Abstract: A real-time embedded server system for controlling, in real-time, at least one infusion pump. The embedded server system includes an embedded server including a memory and a processor electrically coupled to the memory and configured to implement a control engine configured to issue control commands to at least one infusion pump, a messaging engine configured to issue messages to and receive messages from at least one infusion pump, an aggregation engine configured to aggregate data related to the operation of the at least one infusion pump, and a networking engine configured to control network access of the embedded server and the at least one infusion pump. A patient care system including at least one embedded server controlling device configured to make patient-specific care decisions and an associated network of devices operably coupled to a patient and configured to be controlled by the at least one controlling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Inventors: Rick LEDFORD, Michael WELSCH, Larry ZALESKY, Eric WILKOWSKE, Grant ADAMS
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Publication number: 20180116610Abstract: A medical device includes a placeable control panel and a medical device control module configured to provide at least one of a therapeutic or a patient monitoring function. The placeable control panel can include a surface that includes button markings and a responder wirelessly interrogateable to report at least application information of the placeable control panel. The medical device control module can include an outer surface configured to receive the placeable control panel such that the button markings of placeable control panel are accessible to a user. The medical device control module also can include an interrogator configured to wirelessly interrogate the responder of the placeable control panel for the application information of the placeable control panel and a controller operatively coupled to the interrogator. The controller can be programmed and configured to control the medical device control module in accordance with the application information of the placeable control panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Inventors: Grant ADAMS, Larry ZALESKY, Michael WELSCH
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Patent number: 9907905Abstract: A rotatable electrical connector can include a base housing having a bottom surface, a top housing that is rotatably engaged with the base housing, and a plurality of contact pads that are arranged radially within the base housing. The contact pads each have a top surface and a bottom surface. A plurality of signal pins are individually associated with the plurality of contact pads; and each of the signal pins correspondingly project outwardly from the bottom surface of an associated contact pad and outwardly from the bottom surface of the base housing. A center ground pad, having a top surface and a bottom surface, is provided within the base housing. A ground pin projects outwardly from the bottom surface of the center ground pad and outwardly from the bottom surface of the base housing. A plurality of conductors is arranged radially within the top housing. The conductors individually correspond to the plurality of contact pads within the base housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Inventors: Michael Welsch, Grant Adams
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Patent number: 9889250Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid from a cartridge, a display a temperature sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to compare a temperature within the cartridge as measured by the temperature sensor to a threshold temperature and cause the display to display a message relating to temperature when the measured temperature goes beyond the threshold temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, William Van Dyke, Gail Beth Bynum, Michael Welsch
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Publication number: 20180015218Abstract: A method for pairing a portable device with a medical device can include displaying an association code on a dynamic display of the medical device and determining whether the portable device is positioned relative to the medical device within a predetermined range of positioning parameters. If the portable device is positioned relative to the medical device within the predetermined range of positioning parameters, the method can include optically reading the association code from the dynamic display of the medical device with the portable device. Only if the portable device is positioned relative to the medical device within the predetermined range of positioning parameters, and the association code is optically read from the dynamic display of the medical device with the portable device, then the method can include pairing the portable and medical devices such that the medical device responds to commands sent from the portable device to the medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Inventor: Michael WELSCH
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Patent number: 9378333Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver insulin, a processor, and a user interface including a bistable display. A display element of the bistable display is placed in one of two stable orientations upon application of a biasing voltage and stays in the stable orientation when the biasing voltage is removed. The processor includes a display module configured to display a non-blank reversion display screen on the bistable display when no input is received at the user interface after a specified time duration, and to recurrently change the reversion display screen until input is received at the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, Gail Bynum, Michael Welsch
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Patent number: 9356547Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for operating an operating table (30) comprising a plurality of components (32 to 46) which are adjustable by means of control elements. By actuating at least a first control element (14 to 24), a first action of at least a first drive unit for adjusting at least a first component (32 to 46) is performed. By actuating a second control element (26), the first action performed by actuating the first control element (14 to 24) is automatically completely reversed.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Maquet GMBHInventors: Jurgen Ruch, Michael Welsch
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Publication number: 20160095773Abstract: An operating table control apparatus is disclosed. The operating table control apparatus has a control device, a plurality of operating table components, and an operating table drive. The plurality of operating table components are actuatable from a first position to a second position via the operating table drive. The second position is a preset position that is stored by the operating table control apparatus. The second position is assigned to a control element of the control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: MAQUET GMBHInventors: Juergen Ruch, Matthias Joerger, Michael Welsch
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Publication number: 20160074574Abstract: A rotatable electrical connector can include a base housing having a bottom surface, a top housing that is rotatably engaged with the base housing, and a plurality of contact pads that are arranged radially within the base housing. The contact pads each have a top surface and a bottom surface. A plurality of signal pins are individually associated with the plurality of contact pads; and each of the signal pins correspondingly project outwardly from the bottom surface of an associated contact pad and outwardly from the bottom surface of the base housing. A center ground pad, having a top surface and a bottom surface, is provided within the base housing. A ground pin projects outwardly from the bottom surface of the center ground pad and outwardly from the bottom surface of the base housing. A plurality of conductors is arranged radially within the top housing. The conductors individually correspond to the plurality of contact pads within the base housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Michael Welsch, Grant Adams
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Publication number: 20140371668Abstract: A medical syringe pump has a first processor (21) responsible for controlling infusion and a second processor (22) that functions as a watchdog to monitor operation of the first processor. A data communication connector (27) is located in the pump battery compartment (25) so that the batteries (24) have to be removed before external access can be made using an external connector (4). Removing the batteries (24) disables the infusion function of the first processor and ensures that the pump is prevented from infusing medication. When the external connector (4) is connected the first processor (21) can reprogram the second processor (22) or information about historical operation of the pump can be downloaded.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: SMITHS MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Michael Welsch, Larry R. Zalesky
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Publication number: 20140323961Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid, a wireless communication port and a controller. The controller is configured to communicate with a separate device via the communication port to receive information relating to a calendar event stored on an interactive calendar of the separate device. The controller can alter operation of the apparatus based on the calendar event.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, William Van Dyke, Gail Beth Bynum, Michael Welsch
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Publication number: 20140309622Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid from a cartridge, a display a temperature sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to compare a temperature within the cartridge as measured by the temperature sensor to a threshold temperature and cause the display to display a message relating to temperature when the measured temperature goes beyond the threshold temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, William Van Dyke, Gail Beth Bynum, Michael Welsch
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Publication number: 20140304917Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for operating an operating table (30) comprising a plurality of components (32 to 46) which are adjustable by means of control elements. By actuating at least a first control element (14 to 24), a first action of at least a first drive unit for adjusting at least a first component (32 to 46) is performed. By actuating a second control element (26), the first action performed by actuating the first control element (14 to 24) is automatically completely reversed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Jurgen Ruch, Michael Welsch
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Patent number: 8840582Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid, an input and a controller. The controller is configured to receive via the input information related to physical activity of a user and to automatically calculate a change in insulin therapy based on an amount of carbohydrates metabolized by the physical activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.Inventors: Michael Blomquist, Timothy Bresina, William VanDyke, Gail Beth Bynum, Michael Welsch