Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Hovind

Thomas W. Hovind 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: 8668666
    Abstract: A method comprises measuring a volume of fluid delivered per pump stroke for each of a plurality of substantially identical medical pumps. The substantially identical medical pumps each have a fixed stroke length. The method further comprises: storing indications of the measured volumes on one or more data storage mediums; and for each of the plurality of substantially identical medical pumps, generating a separate therapy control program based on the indication of the measured volume associated with that one of the plurality of substantially identical medical pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Whitehead, John Michael Gray, James M. Haase, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen, Thomas W. Hovind, Dale A. Young
  • Patent number: 8632496
    Abstract: A medical pump subassembly comprises a magnetic cup forming a recess. The magnetic cup includes a protrusion within the recess. The cup forms a central aperture through the protrusion. The medical pump subassembly further comprises an electromagnetic coil within the recess and circumscribing the protrusion, a weld ring surrounding the recess, a barrier plate covering the recess, and a seal between the weld ring and the barrier plate to fluidically separate an interior of the cup from an external surface of the barrier plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Young, Nicholas R. Whitehead, Ahmed Elmouelhi, John Michael Gray, James M. Haase, Thomas W. Hovind, Brian M. Pattock, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen
  • Publication number: 20120197238
    Abstract: A method comprises measuring a volume of fluid delivered per pump stroke for each of a plurality of substantially identical medical pumps. The substantially identical medical pumps each have a fixed stroke length. The method further comprises: storing indications of the measured volumes on one or more data storage mediums; and for each of the plurality of substantially identical medical pumps, generating a separate therapy control program based on the indication of the measured volume associated with that one of the plurality of substantially identical medical pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Whitehead, John Michael Gray, James M. Haase, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen, Thomas W. Hovind, Dale A. Young
  • Patent number: 8162874
    Abstract: A method comprises measuring a volume of fluid delivered per pump stroke for each of a plurality of substantially identical medical pumps. The substantially identical medical pumps each have a fixed stroke length. The method further comprises: storing indications of the measured volumes on one or more data storage mediums; and for each of the plurality of substantially identical medical pumps, generating a separate therapy control program based on the indication of the measured volume associated with that one of the plurality of substantially identical medical pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Whitehead, John Michael Gray, James M. Haase, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen, Thomas W. Hovind, Dale A. Young
  • Publication number: 20100280447
    Abstract: A method comprises measuring a volume of fluid delivered per pump stroke for each of a plurality of substantially identical medical pumps. The substantially identical medical pumps each have a fixed stroke length. The method further comprises: storing indications of the measured volumes on one or more data storage mediums; and for each of the plurality of substantially identical medical pumps, generating a separate therapy control program based on the indication of the measured volume associated with that one of the plurality of substantially identical medical pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Whitehead, John Michael Gray, James M. Haase, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen, Thomas W. Hovind, Dale A. Young
  • Publication number: 20100280501
    Abstract: A medical pump subassembly comprises a magnetic cup forming a recess. The magnetic cup includes a protrusion within the recess. The cup forms a central aperture through the protrusion. The medical pump subassembly further comprises an electromagnetic coil within the recess and circumscribing the protrusion, a weld ring surrounding the recess, a barrier plate covering the recess, and a seal between the weld ring and the barrier plate to fluidically separate an interior of the cup from an external surface of the barrier plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Young, Nicholas R. Whitehead, Ahmed Elmouelhi, John Michael Gray, James M. Haase, Thomas W. Hovind, Brian M. Pattock, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen
  • Publication number: 20100280502
    Abstract: An implantable medical device comprises a fluid reservoir configured to store a therapeutic agent; a port configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to a patient; a medical pump subassembly configured to actively transfer the therapeutic fluid from the fluid reservoir to the port; and a housing that contains the fluid reservoir, the port and the medical pump subassembly. The medical pump subassembly is configured to facilitate mechanical and electrical testing of the medical pump subassembly as a standalone component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Hovind, Dale A. Young, John Michael Gray, Nicholas R. Whitehead, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen, James M. Haase, Brian M. Pattock
  • Publication number: 20090270795
    Abstract: A method including laser welding a barrier to a sleeve and at least one of a housing or coil cup to enclose a solenoid in a solenoid-driven piston pump. The solenoid driven piston pump may comprise a portion of an implantable drug delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Elmouelhi, Thomas W. Hovind, Chris J. Paidosh