Patents by Inventor Samuel Finney

Samuel Finney 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: 11955210
    Abstract: A method for automatically configuring a medical device with user-specific configuration data includes obtaining, by a charger device from one or more server computing devices, user-specific configuration data stored on a first medical device that is configured to provide therapy to a patient in accordance with the user-specific configuration data, and causing, by the charger device, configuration of a second medical device based on communicating the user-specific configuration data to the second medical device while the second medical device is being charged by the charger device, wherein the second medical device is a replacement device for the first medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Afshin Bazargan, Patrick E. Weydt, Hans K. Wenstad, Adam S. Trock, Seung C. Shin, Samuel Finney
  • Patent number: 11833327
    Abstract: A method of automatically initializing an analyte sensor for a user is disclosed here. A first analyte sensor is operated in a first measurement mode to generate first sensor signals indicative of an analyte level of the user. A second analyte sensor is deployed to measure the analyte level of the user, and is operated in an initialization mode, concurrently with operation of the first analyte sensor in the first measurement mode, to receive sensor configuration data generated by the first analyte sensor. During operation of the second analyte sensor in the initialization mode, the second analyte sensor is calibrated with at least some of the received sensor configuration data. After the calibrating, operation of the second analyte sensor is transitioned from the initialization mode to a second measurement mode during which the second analyte sensor generates second sensor signals indicative of the analyte level of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Erik Montero, David C. Antonio, Eric Allan Larson, Meng Dai Yu, Samuel Finney, Hans K. Wenstad, David M. Aguirre, Andrew P. Lynch, Andrea Varsavsky, Ali Dianaty
  • Patent number: 11735305
    Abstract: A method for automatically configuring a medical device with user-specific configuration data includes determining, by a first medical device, that the first medical device is being placed into service to provide medical therapy to a patient, wherein the first medical device is a replacement medical device for a second medical device that was previously placed into service to provide medical therapy to the patient in accordance with user-specific configuration data stored on the second medical device, communicating, by the first medical device, data indicative of the first medical device being placed into service, after communicating the data indicative of the first medical device being placed into service, obtaining, by the first medical device, the user-specific configuration data stored on the second medical device, and configuring, by the first medical device, the first medical device to provide therapy in accordance with the obtained user-specific configuration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Afshin Bazargan, Patrick E. Weydt, Hans K. Wenstad, Adam S. Trock, Seung C. Shin, Samuel Finney
  • Publication number: 20220408267
    Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to automatic association of a non-medical device with a medical device. In some embodiments, the techniques involve accessing a user account provided by a cloud-based service, retrieving first identification information that is stored to the user account and identifies a medical device via the cloud-based service, receiving second identification information from the medical device, and establishing a secure communication link with the medical device based on determining that the second identification information corresponds to or matches the first identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Samuel Finney
  • Publication number: 20220036992
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for automatically configuring a first medical device. In accordance with the methods and the systems, a computing system can obtain prescription information for a patient. The prescription information comprises a device prescription. The computing system can transform the prescription information into first configuration data comprising therapy settings for a first medical device referenced by the device prescription. The computing system can cause automatic configuration of the first medical device based on communicating the first configuration data to the first medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Finney, Ben Wu, Afshin Bazargan, Mehmet Tumer
  • Publication number: 20210407645
    Abstract: A method for automatically configuring a medical device with user-specific configuration data includes determining, by a first medical device, that the first medical device is being removed from service, wherein the first medical device was previously placed into service to provide therapy to a patient in accordance with user-specific configuration data stored on the first medical device, and wherein the first medical device is to be replaced with a second medical device that is a replacement medical device for the first medical device, and causing, by the first medical device in response to determining that the first medical device is being removed from service, configuration of the second medical device to provide therapy to the patient in accordance with the user-specific configuration data, wherein causing configuration of the second medical device comprises communicating the user-specific configuration data toward the second medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Afshin Bazargan, Patrick E. Weydt, Hans K. Wenstad, Adam S. Trock, Seung C. Shin, Samuel Finney
  • Publication number: 20210407644
    Abstract: A method for automatically configuring a medical device with user-specific configuration data includes determining, by a first medical device, that the first medical device is being placed into service to provide medical therapy to a patient, wherein the first medical device is a replacement medical device for a second medical device that was previously placed into service to provide medical therapy to the patient in accordance with user-specific configuration data stored on the second medical device, communicating, by the first medical device, data indicative of the first medical device being placed into service, after communicating the data indicative of the first medical device being placed into service, obtaining, by the first medical device, the user-specific configuration data stored on the second medical device, and configuring, by the first medical device, the first medical device to provide therapy in accordance with the obtained user-specific configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Afshin Bazargan, Patrick E. Weydt, Hans K. Wenstad, Adam S. Trock, Seung C. Shin, Samuel Finney
  • Publication number: 20210409943
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and techniques for automatic network configuration based on biometric authentication are described herein. In one example, one or more processors may obtain first biometric data derived from one or more sensor signals generated by one or more sensors of a first device coupled to a user. The one or more processors may obtain second biometric data derived from one or more sensor signals generated by one or more sensors of a second device. The one or more processors may compare the first biometric data and the second biometric data, determine that the second device is coupled to the user based on the comparison, and establish a communication link with the second device based on the determination that the second device is coupled to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Afshin Bazargan, Patrick E. Weydt, Hans K. Wenstad, Adam S. Trock, Seung C. Shin, Samuel Finney
  • Publication number: 20210402089
    Abstract: A method for automatically configuring a medical device with user-specific configuration data includes obtaining, by a charger device from one or more server computing devices, user-specific configuration data stored on a first medical device that is configured to provide therapy to a patient in accordance with the user-specific configuration data, and causing, by the charger device, configuration of a second medical device based on communicating the user-specific configuration data to the second medical device while the second medical device is being charged by the charger device, wherein the second medical device is a replacement device for the first medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Afshin Bazargan, Patrick E. Weydt, Hans K. Wenstad, Adam S. Trock, Seung C. Shin, Samuel Finney
  • Publication number: 20210377726
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for authorizing a first device to communicate with a second device. One of the first device and the second device is a particular medical device for a patient, and the other one of the first device and the second device is a particular non-medical device associated with the patient. Prior to the second device being authorized to communicate with the first device, first identification information that identifies the second device can be provided to the first device via a cloud-based computing system. When the second device is prepared for use, it can broadcast second identification information. When the first device determines that the second identification information corresponds to the first identification information stored at the first device, the first device can automatically establish a secure communication link with the second device and the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Samuel Finney
  • Publication number: 20210275742
    Abstract: A method of automatically initializing an analyte sensor for a user is disclosed here. A first analyte sensor is operated in a first measurement mode to generate first sensor signals indicative of an analyte level of the user. A second analyte sensor is deployed to measure the analyte level of the user, and is operated in an initialization mode, concurrently with operation of the first analyte sensor in the first measurement mode, to receive sensor configuration data generated by the first analyte sensor. During operation of the second analyte sensor in the initialization mode, the second analyte sensor is calibrated with at least some of the received sensor configuration data. After the calibrating, operation of the second analyte sensor is transitioned from the initialization mode to a second measurement mode during which the second analyte sensor generates second sensor signals indicative of the analyte level of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Erik Montero, David C. Antonio, Eric Allan Larson, Meng Dai Yu, Samuel Finney, Hans K. Wenstad, David M. Aguirre, Andrew P. Lynch, Andrea Varsavsky, Ali Dianaty