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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185322 | User interface improvements for medical devices A method and system is disclosed for operating a medical device with or without a cassette in place. A method is disclosed for adding additional VTBI to an ongoing infusion without stopping the infusion and with maintaining the infusion parameters. A method and syst... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8152486 | Fluid delivery device identification and loading system A medical pump includes a chassis having a fixed seat, and a main carriage having a carriage footing for receiving a fluid delivery device and restricting its movement. An actuator automatically moves the main carriage between open and closed positions to engage the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8136330 | Medical fluid container A flexible non-PVC, non-DEHP container or bag for medical fluids has a container body formed of a multiple layer polyolefin film. The container has one or more ports equipped with a polyolefin fill tube and port closure assembly. The container has a low moisture vap... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8091727 | Snap-over clamshell protective port cap A single-use, clamshell protective cap for use primarily in healthcare settings in order to maintain the integrity of a medication solution. The cap has two halves, a cylindrical skirt, a puncture resistant lid portion, an interior flange, and an interlocking snap. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078983 | User interface improvements for medical devices A method and system is disclosed for operating a medical device with or without a cassette in place. A method is disclosed for adding additional VTBI to an ongoing infusion without stopping the infusion and with maintaining the infusion parameters. A method and syst... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065924 | Cassette for differential pressure based medication delivery flow sensor assembly for medication delivery monitoring and method of making the same A disposable assembly for use with a sensor assembly, and method for making the same, the disposable comprises a body, a flow restricting element, and a fluid pressure membrane. The body has a lid portion and a base portion. The body defines a fluid flow passage tha... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065161 | System for maintaining drug information and communicating with medication delivery devices A system for maintaining drug information and communicating with medication delivery devices includes software designed for use in a hospital, pharmacy or biomedical technical service environments. The software may be provided on a computer readable medium. The soft... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057437 | Radially sealing vavle for an infusion set A radially sealing valve for preventing free flow from an IV set has an elastomeric cup portion that covers an outlet opening and is normally closed by its resiliency. The valve can be incorporated into a cassette for an IV pump that automatically opens the valve wh... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048022 | Cassette for differential pressure based medication delivery flow sensor assembly for medication delivery monitoring and method of making the same A disposable assembly for use with a sensor assembly, the disposable comprising a body, a flow restricting element, and a fluid pressure membrane. The body has a lid portion and a base portion. The body defines a fluid flow passage that forms an inlet and an outlet.... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034042 | Port closure system for intravenous fluid container A port closure system for use with a fluid container having fluid ports includes administrative and additive port closure assemblies. The administrative assembly receives a piercing pin and includes an administrative housing which seals closed one fluid port. A slee... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034041 | Port closure system for intravenous fluid container A port closure system for use with a fluid container having fluid ports includes administrative and additive port closure assemblies. The administrative assembly receives a piercing pin and includes an administrative housing which seals closed one fluid port. A slee... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7981082 | System and method for reducing air bubbles in a fluid delivery line A method and pump that accurately senses air in a fluid delivery line pulses or activates and deactivates the air sensor(s) multiple times during the pumping phase of the fluid delivery cycle and can generate alarms based upon a single indication or a cumulative ind... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7945452 | User interface improvements for medical devices A method and apparatus is disclosed for operating a medical device with a screen having an improved graphical user interface, which selectively reallocates screen display for both single and multi-channel pumps. Channel indicators associate operation information wit... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7905710 | System and method for improved low flow medical pump delivery A medical pump with an improved continuity low flow delivery system and method for use with a pumping chamber, for example in a cassette, is disclosed. The pump includes a pump drive for exerting a force on the pumping chamber and a sensor for sensing the force/pres... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896842 | System for guiding a user during programming of a medical device A medical pump that provides advance guidance to a user regarding existence and limits of a valid input range for a pump programming parameter includes an input device for entering a value of a pump programming parameter, a memory for storing constraints related to ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896572 | Medical device system A first portable medical device is adapted for use in an interlocking system for interlocking the first medical device to a second medical device. The first device includes a housing having opposite sides, a selective element, a blocking element, and a clamp mechani... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895053 | Medication management system A medication management system (MMS) includes a medication management unit (MMU) associated with a medical device. The MMU downloads medication delivery code based on a medication delivery order to the medical device only if information from a first input matches in... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7819838 | Cassette for use in a medication delivery flow sensor assembly and method of making the same A disposable assembly for use with a sensor assembly comprises a body, a flow restricting element, and a fluid pressure membrane. The body has a lid portion and a base portion. The body defines a fluid flow passage that forms an inlet and an outlet. The flow restric... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7766630 | Fluid delivery device identification and loading system A medical pump includes a chassis having a fixed seat, and a main carriage having a carriage footing for receiving a fluid delivery device and restricting its movement. An actuator automatically moves the main carriage between open and closed positions to engage the... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758560 | Hazardous material handling system and method A method and system for handling hazardous materials contained in a vial includes an isolation enclosure having an opening selectively sealable about the vial, a bag body portion, and a cap portion. A latching extraction element is attached to the cap portion and ha... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7717897 | Medical fluid container with concave side weld A flexible non-PVC, non-DEHP polyolefin container or bag for medical fluids has an elongated container body formed of polyolefin film. The container has one or more ports equipped with a polyolefin fill tube and port closure assembly. The container includes a concav... | 05/18/2010 |
| D616092 | Snap-over port cap | 05/18/2010 |
| 7556616 | Medical device system A first portable medical device is adapted for use in an interlocking system for interlocking the first medical device to a second medical device. The first device includes a housing having opposite sides, a selective element, a blocking element, and an optional cla... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7530974 | Port closure system for intravenous fluid container A port closure system for use with a fluid container having fluid ports includes administrative and additive port closure assemblies. The administrative assembly receives a piercing pin and includes an administrative housing which seals closed one fluid port. A slee... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527619 | Medical fluid container A flexible non-PVC, non-DEHP container or bag for medical fluids has a container body formed of a multiple layer polyolefin film. The container has one or more ports equipped with a polyolefin fill tube and port closure assembly. The container has a low moisture vap... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7490021 | Method for adjusting pump screen brightness A method for dynamically adjusting the screen brightness of a pump screen display. The method includes providing a medical pump including a screen display having a first screen brightness and a second screen brightness. The method further includes providing a medica... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488311 | Port closure system for intravenous fluid container A port closure system for use with a fluid container having fluid ports includes administrative and additive port closure assemblies. The administrative assembly receives a piercing pin and includes an administrative housing which seals closed one fluid port. A slee... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7454314 | Medication management system A medication management system (MMS) includes a medication management unit (MMU) associated with a medical device. The MMU downloads a medication order to the medical device only if information from a first input matches information from a second input. The medical ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7407489 | Methods for compensating for pressure differences across valves in IV pumps A pump used to infuse a fluid into a patient is controlled in accordance with an algorithm that enables a microprocessor to monitor and adjust each pump cycle to compensate for a differential pressure between the pump's inlet and outlet. The algorithm defines a flui... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402154 | Method for compensating for pressure differences across valves in cassette type IV pump A pump used to infuse a fluid into a patient is controlled in accordance with an algorithm that enables a microprocessor to monitor and adjust each pump cycle to compensate for a differential pressure between the pump's inlet and outlet. The algorithm defines a flui... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398183 | Medication management system A medication management system (MMS) includes a medication management unit (MMU) associated with a medical device. The MMU downloads a medication order to the medical device only if information from a first input matches information from a second input. The medical ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7258534 | Fluid delivery device identification and loading system A medical pump includes a chassis having a fixed seat, and a main carriage having a carriage footing for receiving a fluid delivery device and restricting its movement. An actuator automatically moves the main carriage between open and closed positions to engage the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7201846 | Micro-fluidic anti-microbial filter An anti-microbial filter (105) for a micro-fluidic system (100) includes a silicon-based filter membrane (213) having holes (218) formed therein. The membrane (213) is formed on a substrate (211). One side of the filter memb... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191670 | Automatic microbial air sampling system and method A method and system for automated remote microbial air sampling includes a sampling enclosure positioned outside an isolator. An infeed sample receiver passes sample containers into the enclosure. An atrium is located within the enclosure and exposes containers to a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188750 | Blow fill sealed container with twist off top operated by overcap and method of forming the same A container assembly includes a container body having a port or aperture adapted for use with a luer end of a needleless syringe. The aperture is sealed to a closure top by a first frangible seal. An overcap has a cap base sealed to the container body and an upper c... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160087 | Pump tube set handling system A medical pump for use with a tube set having a slack portion includes a pump housing and a pumping mechanism to meter fluid into the outlet line from the inlet line. A tube snap or a tube snap set is located on the pump housing remote from the pumping mechanism to ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7082843 | Fluid flow measurement device The invention is directed to a device for obtaining flow rate measurements including a sensor assembly and a housing. The sensor assembly includes a body defining a first fluid flow passage having an inlet, an outlet, a flow restricting element in the first fluid fl... | 08/01/2006 |
| D515205 | Pump | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981960 | Closed-loop IV fluid flow control In a cosed-loop process, a controller uses a flow sensor to monitor the flow of a medicinal fluid being infused into a patient, to achieve a desired rate of flow. A relatively inexpensive peristaltic pump or electronically controlled valve can be used to vary the fl... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980855 | Microneedles for minimally invasive drug delivery The present invention provides a microneedle incorporating a base that is broad relative to a height of the microneedle, to minimize breakage. The microneedle further includes a fluid channel and a beveled non-coring tip. Preferably arrays of such microneedles are f... | 12/27/2005 |
