Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120083730 | Variable Volume, Shape Memory Actuated Insulin Dispensing Pump A portable pumping system provides insulin or other drugs to a user. A shape memory element is used to actuate the pump and an intelligent system controls the actuator in order to minimize stresses within the system and provide accurate and reliable dosage delivery. The... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120035448 | Analyte Monitoring and Management Device and Method to Analyze the Frequency of User Interaction with the Device Methods and Devices to monitor the level of at least one analyte are provided.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20100241076 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100198314 | Computerized Determination of Insulin Pump Therapy Parameters Using Real Time and Retrospective Data Processing Methods and devices for providing computerized adjustment to therapy parameters using real time and retrospective data processing is provided. Embodiments include receiving a respective data set from an infusion device and an analyte monitoring device for a predetermine... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100198196 | Therapy Delivery Device Programming Tool Methods and devices for providing programming tool for programming the initial and on-going operation of a therapy delivery device is provided. Embodiments include generating empirical rules for determining initial operating settings, applying the final empirical rules ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100191472 | Method and Device for Early Signal Attenuation Using Blood Glucose Measurements Methods and devices to detect analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include receiving one or more analyte sensor data, receiving a reference measurement value associated with an analyte level, determining a sensitivity parameter based on the received one or mo... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100191085 | Method and Device for Providing Offset Model Based Calibration for Analyte Sensor Methods and devices to detect analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include processing sampled data from analyte sensor, determining a single, fixed, normal sensitivity value associated with the analyte sensor, estimating a windowed offset value associated wit... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100114073 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100114029 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100114028 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100100042 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100100041 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100095229 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for a medical device such as a blood glucose meter, systems and methods are provided. Embodiments include GUIs in which a user may navigate between icons and select certain display outputs which summarize all or certain glucose data over... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100082364 | Medical Information Management Method and system for detecting a device connection, receiving device identification information, receiving a code based on a subject information and the location information, receiving glucose data over the detected device connection, and storing the received glucose d... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100081909 | Optimizing Analyte Sensor Calibration Method and apparatus for optimizing analyte sensor calibration including receiving a current blood glucose measurement, retrieving a time information for an upcoming scheduled calibration event for calibrating an analyte sensor, determining temporal proximity between th... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100081906 | Analyte Sensor Sensitivity Attenuation Mitigation Method and apparatus for receiving a first signal from a first working electrode of a glucose sensor positioned at a first predetermined position under the skin layer, receiving a second signal from a second working electrode of the glucose sensor positioned at a second... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100076371 | DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100068072 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100063449 | DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100063446 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100057057 | Closed Loop Control And Signal Attenuation Detection Methods, system and devices for monitoring a plurality of parameters associated with a closed loop control operation including continuously monitoring a physiological condition and automatic administration of a medication, detecting a signal level associated with the mo... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100057042 | Closed Loop Control With Improved Alarm Functions Methods, system and devices for monitoring control parameters in a closed loop control operation including continuously monitoring glucose level and automatic administration of a medication, detecting a condition associated with hypoglycemia, determining whether a proba... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100057041 | Closed Loop Control With Reference Measurement And Methods Thereof Methods, system and devices for monitoring a plurality of parameters associated with a closed loop control operation including continuously monitoring a physiological condition and automatic administration of a medication, detecting an impending administration of the me... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100057040 | Robust Closed Loop Control And Methods Methods, system and devices for monitoring a closed loop control operation including signal levels received from an analyte sensor and automatic delivery of medication at least in part in response to the received analyte sensor signals, determining whether the signal le... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100057038 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100057007 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100056992 | Variable Rate Closed Loop Control And Methods Methods, system and devices for monitoring a closed loop control operation including signal levels received from an analyte sensor at a predetermined frequency, determining a variation in the monitored analyte level, determining a medication delivery rate adjustment fre... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100053851 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING ELECTRICAL SHOCK IN DEVICES A device for preventing electrical shock from a device with electrical interfaces. A shutter or other barrier associated with the device that physically prevents access or contact to one of the electrical interfaces while another electrical interface is in use.... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100049133 | DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100049132 | DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100049131 | DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100049130 | DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100015860 | STRIP CONNECTORS FOR MEASUREMENT DEVICES Devices including strip connectors in measurement devices are provided. Also provided are systems, kits and methods.... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100008794 | Device and Method Employing Shape Memory Alloy A system for the metering and delivery of small discrete volumes of liquid is comprised of a small or minimal number of inexpensive components. One such component is a movable member, such as a miniature precision reciprocating displacement pump head, which is driven by... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100000905 | STRIP VIAL AND CAP Containers and methods for dispensing test strips. Embodiments of the invention include a container and a cap or an insert. The container holds or stores the test strips and the test strips may be dispensed through the cap or the insert.... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090312619 | Analyte Monitoring Device And Methods Of Use An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor contro... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090300616 | AUTOMATED TASK EXECUTION FOR AN ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM In one aspect, method and apparatus including providing one or more scheduled tasks associated with an analyte monitoring device and executing the scheduled one or more tasks in accordance with a predetermined execution sequence are provided.... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090296742 | CLOSE PROXIMITY COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS Methods and apparatus for providing close proximity detection in medical systems are disclosed.... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090294277 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING THIN FILM BIOSENSORS Method and system for providing a substrate, forming a plurality of electrodes on the substrate, the electrodes including a thin gold layer on the substrate, the gold layer having a thickness of less than approximately 120 nm, and further, each of the formed plurality o... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090247857 | Analyte Sensor Calibration Management Methods and devices to detect analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include positioning an analyte sensor in fluid contact with an analyte, detecting an attenuation in a signal from an analyte sensor after positioning during a predetermined time period, catego... | 10/01/2009 |
