Patents by Inventor Terry J. Amis

Terry J. Amis 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).

  • Fiber optic device for sensing analytes and method of making same
    Patent number: 7787923
    Abstract: A device for sensing analyte concentration, and in particular glucose concentration, in vivo or in vitro is disclosed. A sensing element is attached to the distal end of an optical conduit, and comprises at least one binding protein adapted to bind with at least one target analyte. The sensing element further comprises at least one reporter group that undergoes a luminescence change with changing analyte concentrations. Optionally, the optical conduit and sensing element may be housed within a cannulated bevel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Javier Alarcon, Kristin Weidemaier, Terry J. Amis, John D. DeNuzzio, Christopher C. Herdman, Ross W. Jacobson, J. Bruce Pitner, Douglas B. Sherman, Steven Keith