Patents by Inventor Qui Chau

Qui Chau 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: 10300193
    Abstract: A controller for a programmable medical pump is configured to select a drug library file that corresponds to a received medication name and determine a number of times status information is received within a designated time period from a current time during an infusion therapy. The example controller is also configured to determine if the number of times the status information is received comports with an accumulated medication dosage limit using a dose per administration program parameter. Responsive to the number of times the status information is received matching or exceeding the accumulated medication dosage limit, the controller is configured to prevent another administration of the medication until enough time has passed such that the number of times the status information has been received within the designated time period from the current time is less than the accumulated medication dosage limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra K. Bello, Janet Mullan, James D. Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Publication number: 20170274141
    Abstract: A controller for a programmable medical pump is configured to select a drug library file that corresponds to a received medication name and determine a number of times status information is received within a designated time period from a current time during an infusion therapy. The example controller is also configured to determine if the number of times the status information is received comports with an accumulated medication dosage limit using a dose per administration program parameter. Responsive to the number of times the status information is received matching or exceeding the accumulated medication dosage limit, the controller is configured to prevent another administration of the medication until enough time has passed such that the number of times the status information has been received within the designated time period from the current time is less than the accumulated medication dosage limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra K. Bello, Janet Mullan, James D. Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Patent number: 9690909
    Abstract: A controller for a programmable medical pump comprises a memory including a plurality of preloaded infusion therapies, each preloaded infusion therapy including a plurality of program parameters. The controller also includes a device receiving a selection of one of the preloaded infusion therapies, profile data corresponding to a specific patient, and values for the program parameters. The controller further includes a processor configured to determine which of the plurality of program parameters to associate with the selected preloaded infusion therapy, determine limits for the associated program parameters based upon the selected preloaded infusion therapy and the profile data, determine if the received values of program parameters exceed the determined limits, and responsive to determining that the values of the program parameters are within the determined limits, cause the selected preloaded infusion therapy to be administered via the medical pump using the received values for the program parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra K. Bello, Janet Mullan, James D. Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Publication number: 20140058350
    Abstract: A controller for a programmable medical pump comprises a memory including a plurality of preloaded infusion therapies, each preloaded infusion therapy including a plurality of program parameters. The controller also includes a device receiving a selection of one of the preloaded infusion therapies, profile data corresponding to a specific patient, and values for the program parameters. The controller further includes a processor configured to determine which of the plurality of program parameters to associate with the selected preloaded infusion therapy, determine limits for the associated program parameters based upon the selected preloaded infusion therapy and the profile data, determine if the received values of program parameters exceed the determined limits, and responsive to determining that the values of the program parameters are within the determined limits, cause the selected preloaded infusion therapy to be administered via the medical pump using the received values for the program parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra K. Bello, Janet Mullan, James D. Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Patent number: 8518021
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of programming a medical therapy in a medical device are provided. Generally, the medical device 10 has a controller 12, a memory 14, a processor 16 and an input device 18. The memory 14 is preloaded with at least one of a plurality of patient profiles and condition profiles. The memory 14 is further preloaded with an associated medication therapy for a plurality of the profiles. The input device 18 receives profile data 90, 91 comprising at least one of a patient profile data and a condition profile data for a specific patient, and the processor 16 processes the received profile data 100 and provides as output one of the preloaded medication therapies based on the processed profile data 102.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra K. Bello, Janet Mullan, James D. Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Patent number: 7927313
    Abstract: A medical delivery system (10) is provided for delivering a medicament (17) or fluid (17) to a patient. The system comprises a disposable element such as a line set (14) associated with a container (16) containing the fluid (17), an identifier (18) associated with the line set (14) and having identification information associated therewith, and a delivery device (12) configured to engage the line set (14) and deliver the fluid (17) to the patient. The delivery device (12) includes a recognition system (20) that is capable of obtaining the identification information associated with the identifier (18). The identification information may include information regarding the identification of the fluid (17), a type of line set (14), or a type of administration associated with the line set (14). The device (12) can be capable of configuration based on the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra K. Bello, Janet Mullan, Alan Brundle, James D. Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Publication number: 20050277890
    Abstract: A medical delivery system (10) is provided for delivering a medicament (17) or fluid (17) to a patient. The system comprises a disposable element such as a line set (14) associated with a container (16) containing the fluid (17), an identifier (18) associated with the line set (14) and having identification information associated therewith, and a delivery device (12) configured to engage the line set (14) and deliver the fluid (17) to the patient. The delivery device (12) includes a recognition system (20) that is capable of obtaining the identification information associated with the identifier (18). The identification information may include information regarding the identification of the fluid (17), a type of line set (14), or a type of administration associated with the line set (14). The device (12) can be capable of configuration based on the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra Bello, Janet Mullan, Alan Brundle, James Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Publication number: 20050277873
    Abstract: A medical delivery system (10) is provided for delivering a medicament (17) or fluid (17) to a patient. The system comprises a disposable element such as a line set (14) associated with a container (16) containing the fluid (17), an identifier (18) associated with the line set (14) and having identification information associated therewith, and a delivery device (12) configured to engage the line set (14) and deliver the fluid (17) to the patient. The delivery device (12) includes a recognition system (20) that is capable of obtaining the identification information associated with the identifier (18). The identification information may include information regarding the identification of the fluid (17), a type of line set (14), or a type of administration associated with the line set (14). The device (12) can be capable of configuration based on the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra Bello, Janet Mullan, Alan Brundle, James Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Publication number: 20050277911
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of programming a medical therapy in a medical device are provided. Generally, the medical device 10 has a controller 12, a memory 14, a processor 16 and an input device 18. The memory 14 is preloaded with at least one of a plurality of patient profiles and condition profiles. The memory 14 is further preloaded with an associated medication therapy for a plurality of the profiles. The input device 18 receives profile data 90, 91 comprising at least one of a patient profile data and a condition profile data for a specific patient, and the processor 16 processes the received profile data 100 and provides as output one of the preloaded medication therapies based on the processed profile data 102.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Janice Stewart, Randolph Meinzer, Debra Bello, Janet Mullan, James Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau
  • Publication number: 20040073175
    Abstract: An infusion system is disclosed for delivering fluid wherein the system has a flow control element within a spike member (100). The spike member (100) is a fluid extraction spike member having a fluid passageway (110) and a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) element (108) operatively connected to the fluid extraction spike member (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: James D. Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau, Francis C. Kowalik, Alice Jandrisits, Biren Lal, Mark Williamson
  • Publication number: 20030130625
    Abstract: A medical fluid control system (10) is in the form of a medical line-set adapted to deliver a medication from a container (20) to a patient. The line-set has a tubing (12) having a MEMS element (14) attached thereto. In a preferred embodiment, the MEMS element (14) is a MEMS pump (14). The tubing (12) has a first end (16) that is connected to the container (20) and a second end (18) that is connected to the patient. The MEMS pump (14) can be controlled by an external controller (38) that is operably connected to the MEMS pump (14) to deliver medication from the container (20), through the tubing (12), and to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: James D. Jacobson, Tuan Bui, Qui Chau, Francis C. Kowalik