Patents by Inventor Sheldon Moberg

Sheldon Moberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20080009824
    Abstract: A delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion contains a reservoir and secures to the patient and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. A disposable pump assembly selectively connects to the reservoir. The disposable pump assembly includes a pump rotor, a septum and a needle for conveying infusion media from the reservoir to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson, Paul Cheney
  • Publication number: 20070255126
    Abstract: A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Kenny Long, Kaezad Mehta, Ian Hanson, Kris Holtzclaw
  • Publication number: 20070255250
    Abstract: A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Kenny Long, Kaezad Mehta, Ian Hanson
  • Publication number: 20070255125
    Abstract: A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Kenny Long, Kaezad Mehta, Ian Hanson
  • Publication number: 20070191770
    Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on a series of measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson, Cary Talbot
  • Publication number: 20070159755
    Abstract: A selectively protected electrical system includes or operates with a power source, a load, a power driver circuit for controllably transferring power from the power source to the load, the power driver circuit being encapsulated in a potting material, and a controller for enabling and disabling the power driver circuit, the controller being un-encapsulated by the potting material. If a contaminant induced electrical fault occurs in the selectively protected electrical system, the electrical fault is more likely to occur in the un-encapsulated controller, such that the selectively protected electrical system is disabled. The contaminant is inhibited from contacting and inducing an electrical fault in the power driver circuit, thus providing for a controlled failure of the selectively protected electrical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Cary Talbot, Sheldon Moberg, James Causey, Jay Yonemoto
  • Publication number: 20070149926
    Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting a force sensor failure in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on the current measurements, the infusion pump detects when the plunger slide is seated in the reservoir, and detects a problem with the force sensor when the force sensor independently fails to register a value indicating that the plunger slide is seated in the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson
  • Publication number: 20070100283
    Abstract: An external infusion device that infuses a fluid into an individual's body includes a housing, a reservoir, a drive system, a power supply, electrical elements, and a tab. The reservoir contains the fluid, and the drive system forces the fluid from the reservoir. The electrical elements control the power to the drive system to regulate the rate that fluid is forced from the reservoir. The tab mates with the housing, and contains at least one electrical element. The tab is removable, and may be replaced with a different tab. The different tab may change the rate fluid is forced from the reservoir. A tab may be removed from one external infusion device and installed in a different external infusion device. The tab may be limited to use in a predetermined number of external infusion devices and may include a power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: James Causey, William Stutz, Clyde Nason, Sheldon Moberg, Jay Yonemoto, Richard Purvis, Cary Talbot
  • Publication number: 20070060869
    Abstract: An infusion system that includes a controller device and a communication system to transmit the communications from the controller device to an infusion device pump that controls delivery of fluids to the user's body. More particularly, these apparatuses and methods are for providing convenient monitoring and control of the infusion pump device in determining the appropriate amount of insulin to deliver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Mike Tolle, Gary Williams, Kaezad Mehta, Linda Torres, Thu Nguyen, Jon Spurlin, Sheldon Moberg
  • Publication number: 20070060870
    Abstract: An infusion system that includes a controller device and a communication system to transmit the communications from the controller device to an infusion device pump that controls delivery of fluids to the user's body. More particularly, these apparatuses and methods are for providing convenient monitoring and control of the infusion pump device in determining the appropriate amount of insulin to deliver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Mike Charles Tolle, Gary Williams, Kaezad Mehta, Linda Torres, Thu Nguyen, Jon Spurlin, Sheldon Moberg
  • Publication number: 20060264889
    Abstract: A delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. Components that normally come into contact with a patient or with infusion media are supported by the disposable housing portion for disposal after the prescribed use, while the durable housing portion supports electronics for controlling delivery of infusion media from the reservoir and a drive device and drive linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson, Paul Cheney
  • Publication number: 20060264890
    Abstract: An infusion media delivery device includes a housing having a base adapted to be secured to a user's skin. An infusion media reservoir is supported by the housing. A moveable hollow needle is selectively engageable with the reservoir to communicate infusion media from the reservoir. The needle is supported for movement relative to the housing base between a first position and a second position. The needle is spaced apart from a user's skin when in the first position and the base is secured to the user's skin, and the needle is arranged to pierce the user's skin when in the second position and the base is secured to the user's skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson, Paul Cheney
  • Publication number: 20060264894
    Abstract: A delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. Components that normally come into contact with a patient or with infusion media are supported by the disposable housing portion for disposal after the prescribed use, while the durable housing portion supports other components such as electronics for controlling delivery of infusion media from the reservoir and a drive device and drive linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson, Paul Cheney
  • Publication number: 20060264888
    Abstract: An infusion media delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. The disposable housing portion supports an infusion media reservoir and a needle on a moveable platform. The platform is moveable between a first position in which a needle is disengaged with a patient and a second position in which the needle is engaged with the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson, Paul Cheney
  • Publication number: 20060253086
    Abstract: A needle structure for communicating media to or from a patient includes a hollow shaft having two ends and a longitudinal dimension between the two ends. A passage is provided along at least a portion of its longitudinal dimension for conveying a flowable media. The shaft has at least one bend along its longitudinal dimension to dampen motion of one end of the needle relative to the other end of the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson, Paul Cheney
  • Publication number: 20060247574
    Abstract: An introducer is provided for introducing a cannula for subcutaneous administration of fluid into a patient. The fluid is generally a medication, for example, insulin. The cannula is in fluid communication with a fluid passageway surrounded by a projection on the cannula housing that includes one or more rail-like extensions acting as connection guides. The introducer includes an introducer needle and one or more guide arms that slide over the rail-like extensions to guide the needle into the self-sealing septum. The introducer includes one or more locking arms, with barbs at the end, to connect with one or more recesses that are provided in the cannula housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Susie Maule, Sheldon Moberg, Arin Holecek, Christopher Griffin, Julian Kavazov, Paul Kovelman
  • Publication number: 20060184104
    Abstract: A needle guard for an insertion device generally used with an infusion set. The needle of the insertion device is commonly adapted for puncturing at one end and including at the opposite end a hub. The needle guard includes an opening adapted to receive the insertion device and a locking mechanism adapted to secure the insertion device in the needle guard. By pushing the needle hub into the needle guard for disposal, barbs on the needle hub will mate with undercuts on the inside of the needle guard and secure the needle hub in a position where the needle is covered, preventing unintended contact with the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Cheney, Sheldon Moberg, Julian Kavazov, Susie Maule, Arin Holecek, Christopher Griffin, Mark Holt
  • Publication number: 20060184154
    Abstract: An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Ian Hanson, Cary Talbot
  • Publication number: 20060173406
    Abstract: An infusion system is for infusing a fluid into the body of a patient. The infusion system includes at least one sensor for monitoring blood glucose concentration of the patient and an infusion device for delivering fluid to the patient. The sensor produces at least one sensor signal input. The infusion device uses the at least one sensor signal input and a derivative predicted algorithm to determine future blood glucose levels. The infusion device delivers fluid to the patient when future blood glucose levels are in a patient's target range. The infusion device is capable of suspending and resuming fluid delivery based on future blood glucose levels and a patient's low shutoff threshold. The infusion device suspends fluid delivery when future blood glucose levels falls below the low shutoff threshold. The infusion device resumes fluid delivery when a future blood glucose level is above the low shutoff threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Hayes, John Mastrototaro, Sheldon Moberg, John Mueller, H. Clark, Mike Charles Tolle, Gary Williams, Bihong Wu, Garry Steil
  • Publication number: 20060173410
    Abstract: An insertion device, generally used with an infusion set, including a needle being adapted for puncturing at one end and including at the opposite end a hub. The hub includes a handle part and a guard part that are capable of securing the needle through the use of locks. Locking structures are used to secure the insertion device in a position where the needle is covered in a locked position, avoiding unintended contact with the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Sheldon Moberg, Susie Maule, Mark Holt, Paul Cheney, Arin Holecek, Christopher Griffin, Julian Kavazov