Patents by Inventor Wenkang Qi
Wenkang Qi 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).
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Publication number: 20150105726Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to detect when at least one component of the pump system is exposed to an impact above a threshold level. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can be equipped with an impact detection system that can sense when an impact above the threshold level has occurred to the pump device, which thereby enables the infusion pump system to initiate appropriate patient safety countermeasures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Wenkang Qi, Tracy Brewer, Hans T. Crommenacker
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Patent number: 8945044Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to detect when at least one component of the pump system is exposed to an impact above a threshold level. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can be equipped with an impact detection system that can sense when an impact above the threshold level has occurred to the pump device, which thereby enables the infusion pump system to initiate appropriate patient safety countermeasures.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Asante Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Wenkang Qi, Tracy Brewer, Hans Crommenacker
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Publication number: 20140358112Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to provide a desired level of resistance to liquid ingress to the pump casing while contemporaneously providing air transmissibility for equalization of air pressure differentials between the interior and exterior of the pump casing. Further, some embodiments can detect when moisture inside a casing of the infusion pump system is greater than or equal to a threshold level and can initiate one or more patient safety countermeasures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Ian F. Smith, Wenkang Qi, Ashok A. Parmar, Tracy Brewer, Hans Crommenacker
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Publication number: 20140358111Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to detect when at least one component of the pump system is exposed to a moisture level above a threshold level. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can be equipped with a moisture level detection system that can sense when a moisture level above the threshold level has occurred to the pump device, which thereby enables the infusion pump system to initiate one or more patient safety countermeasures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Tracy Brewer, Wenkang Qi, Hans Crommenacker
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Publication number: 20140163462Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to detect when at least one component of the pump system is exposed to an impact above a threshold level. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can be equipped with a drive system detection system configured to detect when one or more components of the drive system are damaged or inoperable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: ASANTE SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Wenkang Qi, David Thrower, Tracy Brewer
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Publication number: 20140025002Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to detect when at least one component of the pump system is exposed to an impact above a threshold level. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can be equipped with an impact detection system that can sense when an impact above the threshold level has occurred to the pump device, which thereby enables the infusion pump system to initiate appropriate patient safety countermeasures.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: ASANTE SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Wenkang Qi, Tracy Brewer, Hans Crommenacker
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Patent number: 8454557Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to detect when at least one component of the pump system is exposed to an impact above a threshold level. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can be equipped with an impact detection system that can sense when an impact above the threshold level has occurred to the pump device, which thereby enables the infusion pump system to initiate appropriate patient safety countermeasures.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Asante Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Wenkang Qi, Tracy Brewer, Hans Crommenacker
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Patent number: 8454581Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system can include a controller in which one or more features sets to be provided by the controller are enabled or disabled based upon the particular pump device that is connected to the controller. For example, in some embodiments, one or more advanced features of the controller are available to the user only when a first type of pump device (e.g., having predefined settings stored therein) is connected to the controller, and those advanced features of the controller are disabled when a second type of pump device is connected to the controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Asante Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Mark C. Estes, Wenkang Qi, Phillip Hopper
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Patent number: 8357094Abstract: An ultrasound scanner is equipped with one or more fuzzy control units that can perform adaptive system parameter optimization anywhere in the system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises a plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems configured to generate an ultrasound image, the plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems including a transmitter subsystem, a receiver subsystem, and an image processing subsystem; and a fuzzy logic controller communicatively coupled with at least one of the plurality of ultrasound imaging generating subsystems.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Zonare Medical Systems Inc.Inventors: Larry Y. L. Mo, Glen W. McLaughlin, Brian Derek DeBusschere, Ting-Lan Ji, Ching-Hua Chou, David J. Napolitano, Kathy S. Jedrzejewicz, Thomas Jedrzejewicz, Kurt Sandstrom, Feng Yin, Scott Franklin Smith, Wenkang Qi, Robert Stanson
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Publication number: 20120238999Abstract: Some embodiments of an infusion pump system can include a controller in which one or more features sets to be provided by the controller are enabled or disabled based upon the particular pump device that is connected to the controller. For example, in some embodiments, one or more advanced features of the controller are available to the user only when a first type of pump device (e.g., having predefined settings stored therein) is connected to the controller, and those advanced features of the controller are disabled when a second type of pump device is connected to the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Asante Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Mark C. Estes, Wenkang Qi, Phillip Hopper
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Publication number: 20120136242Abstract: An endovascular navigation and positioning system including a transducer on a distal end of an endovascular instrument, a control system connected to the transducer, the control system being configured to generate and receive at least one acoustic signal using the transducer, a pre-processor containing computer-readable instructions for manipulating the acoustic signal input to extract information related to desired parameters, a processor configured to evaluate the parameters to generate an output related to guidance of the instrument, and an output device for displaying an indication of the output generated by the processor. The processor may evaluate the information using artificial intelligence including inference rules related to navigation state, comparisons to information in a database, and probabilities, among others. The system may use an electrical signal as a confirmation input. Further disclosed is a method of navigating and positioning an endovascular device in a vasculature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: VASONOVA, INC.Inventors: Wenkang QI, Bradley HILL
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Publication number: 20120095338Abstract: An ultrasound scanner is equipped with one or more fuzzy control units that can perform adaptive system parameter optimization anywhere in the system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises a plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems configured to generate an ultrasound image, the plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems including a transmitter subsystem, a receiver subsystem, and an image processing subsystem; and a fuzzy logic controller communicatively coupled with at least one of the plurality of ultrasound imaging generating subsystems.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Zonare Medical Systems Inc.Inventors: Larry Y. L. Mo, Glen W. McLaughlin, Brian Derek DeBusschere, Ting-Lan Ji, Ching-Hua Chou, David J. Napolitano, Kathy S. Jedrzejewicz, Thomas Jedrzejewicz, Kurt Sandstrom, Feng Yin, Scott Franklin Smith, Wenkang Qi, Robert Stanson
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Publication number: 20100256483Abstract: A device for use in a process that involves accessing an epidural space includes an elongated member having a distal end and a proximal end, a sensor located at the distal end of the elongated member, a handle coupled to the proximal end of the elongated member, and an indicator coupled to the sensor, wherein the indicator is configured to provide a sensory indication for assisting a user to identify a desired entry path to access an epidural space, wherein the indicator is configured to provide the sensory indication based at least in part on a signal received from the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: InSite Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James Wall, Kenneth Wu, Eric Willis, Zachary J. Malchano, Wenkang Qi, Wilfred Samson, Michael H. Rosenthal
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Publication number: 20100189329Abstract: An ultrasound scanner is equipped with one or more fuzzy control units that can perform adaptive system parameter optimization anywhere in the system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises a plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems configured to generate an ultrasound image, the plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems including a transmitter subsystem, a receiver subsystem, and an image processing subsystem; and a fuzzy logic controller communicatively coupled with at least one of the plurality of ultrasound imaging generating subsystems.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Zonare Medical Systems Inc.Inventors: Larry Y.L. Mo, Glen W. McLaughlin, Brian Derek DeBusschere, Ting-Lan Ji, Ching-Hua Chou, David J. Napolitano, Kathy S. Jedrzejewicz, Thomas Jedrzejewicz, Kurt Sandstrom, Feng Yin, Scott Franklin Smith, Wenkang Qi, Robert Stanson
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Patent number: 7627386Abstract: An ultrasound scanner is equipped with one or more fuzzy control units that can perform adaptive system parameter optimization anywhere in the system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises a plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems configured to generate an ultrasound image, the plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems including a transmitter subsystem, a receiver subsystem, and an image processing subsystem; and a fuzzy logic controller communicatively coupled with at least one of the plurality of ultrasound imaging generating subsystems.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Zonaire Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Larry Y. L. Mo, Glen W. McLaughlin, Brian Derek DeBusschere, Ting-Lan Ji, Ching-Hua Chou, David J. Napolitano, Kathy S. Jedrzejewicz, Thomas Jedrzejewicz, Kurt Sandstrom, Feng Yin, Scott Franklin Smith, Wenkang Qi, Robert Stanson
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Publication number: 20060079778Abstract: An ultrasound scanner is equipped with one or more fuzzy control units that can perform adaptive system parameter optimization anywhere in the system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises a plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems configured to generate an ultrasound image, the plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems including a transmitter subsystem, a receiver subsystem, and an image processing subsystem; and a fuzzy logic controller communicatively coupled with at least one of the plurality of ultrasound imaging generating subsystems.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2004Publication date: April 13, 2006Applicant: Zonare Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Larry Mo, Glen McLaughlin, Brian DeBusschere, Ting-Lan Ji, Ching-Hua Chou, David Napolitano, Kathy Jedrzejewicz, Thomas Jedrzejewicz, Kurt Sandstrom, Feng Yin, Scott Smith, Wenkang Qi, Robert Stanson