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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 |
| 20120071819 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICES A medicament delivery device comprises a housing, a holder within the housing for receiving a medicament cartridge, a piston rod for driving a bung of the medicament cartridge, a drive mechanism including a motor for providing an output drive to the piston rod for deliv... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120041413 | PORTABLE INFUSION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD A portable infusion apparatus and method are provided for controlling the delivery of medicinal fluid to a patient.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041355 | MULTIPLE SECTION PARENTERAL DRUG DELIVERY APPARATUS The invention relates to a parenteral therapeutic agent delivery device. The therapeutic agent delivery device has a disposable section and an implant section suitable for long term implantation within the tissue of a subject. When necessary, the disposable section can ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035535 | METHOD OF VARYING THE FLOW RATE OF FLUID FROM A MEDICAL PUMP AND HYBRID SENSOR SYSTEM PERFORMING THE SAME A system and method of varying the flow rate of fluid from a medical pump through tubing includes determining an inner diameter of the tubing and fluid flow velocity of fluid in the tubing with a controller based on acoustic signals received by a capacitive micromachine... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120022444 | Method and Apparatus to Remove Substances from Vessels of the Heart and Other Parts of the Body to Minimize or Avoid Renal or Other Harm or Dysfunction To accomplish isolation and removal of a substance from a vasculature, a catheter is employed to occlude a vessel of the vasculature. The substance is thus isolated in the vasculature and can be removed. In this way, the substance is removed before entering other parts ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120004602 | CONNECTION AND ALIGNMENT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS A medical device includes a first housing portion (FHP) and a second housing portion (SHP) configured to be to be movable relative to each other from a first position to operatively engage at a second position to couple at least one of a drive device and a needle-insert... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110313351 | INFUSION PUMP APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM An infusion pump system is disclosed. The system includes a syringe having a plunger within the syringe barrel, the syringe having an exit end, at least one temperature determination device adjacent to the syringe, at least one device to determine the distance the plung... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306927 | DRUG INJECTION DEVICE A drug injection device (100) comprises a main body case (1) having an injection needle let-in/let-out opening (5), a drug syringe mounting component (6) that is provided inside the main body case (1) and in which a drug syringe (7<... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110275987 | PISTON-DRIVEN DRUG PUMP DEVICES In piston-pump drug-delivery devices, changes in friction between the piston and vial in which it moves may be reduced and/or compensated for by suitable surface coatings and/or feedback control.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110270160 | Medicine Dispensing Device Some embodiments of a wearable, disposable medicine dispensing device may include a piston rod that is advanced to dispense medicine from the device. A rotational motor may be coupled to a drive mechanism so as to carry out a certain number of revolutions and thereby di... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110257625 | INFUSION SYSTEM PROGRAMMABLE IN FLEX MODE A drug infusion system capable of delivering a fluid medication to a patient under direction of a medical professional continually at a basal rate and at an interval rate in each of a plurality of time slots over a specified period of time. The total dose of the fluid m... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257591 | VOLUME MONITORING FOR IMPLANTABLE FLUID DELIVERY DEVICES Unexpected changes in the volume of therapeutic fluid in the reservoir of a fluid delivery device are detected based on changes in the pressure of the reservoir measured over a period of time by a pressure sensor. Additionally, an ambulatory reservoir fluid volume gauge... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110245760 | SYSTEM FOR USE DURING DISCOGRAPHY TO WIRELESSLY TRANSMIT DATA FROM HAND-HELD FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE INSIDE STERILE FIELD TO DEVICE OUTSIDE STERILE FIELD A fluid delivery device is provided for delivering fluid to a target site such as an intervertebral disc during discography. The fluid delivery device includes pressure and volume sensors to determine the pressure and the volume of the fluid delivered to the interverteb... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110230825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRUG PREPARATION AND DELIVERY A disposable cassette for mixing a drug in a vial includes a liquid inlet for connection to a liquid supply, a first vial spike, a second vial spike, a chamber and a valve mechanism. The chamber, the first and second vial spikes, and the liquid inlet are in fluid commun... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224603 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE FLOW PARAMETER A device for detecting at least one flow parameter includes a fluidic series connection of a first flow restriction, a first measurement area, a second flow restriction, and a second measurement area. A first sensor is provided for detecting a quantitative first measure... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110201998 | Hand-Held Electronically Controlled Injection Device For Injecting Liquid Medications A medication delivery device includes a housing, a door coupled to the housing and moveable between a closed position and an open position. The door permits insertion of a medication container, containing liquid medication, into the housing in the open position. A door ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110202032 | DRUG-DELIVERY PUMPS WITH DYNAMIC, ADAPTIVE CONTROL In various embodiments, actuation of a drug-delivery pump is controlled based on a change in a condition of the pump.... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110190694 | INFUSION PUMP ASSEMBLY A wearable infusion pump assembly. The wearable infusion pump assembly includes a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid and a fluid delivery system configured to deliver the infusible fluid from the reservoir to an external infusion set. The fluid delivery system i... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110190693 | COMPUTER CONTROLLED ELECTRIC SYRINGE A computer controlled electric syringe includes: a piston unit including a piston being configured to press and move a rubber plug of a cartridge by a second end to discharge a medicinal solution from a cartridge through an injection needle; a ball screw having a screw ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110172594 | Method and System for Detecting an Occlusion in a Tube Systems and methods for detecting an occlusion in a fluid delivery device are disclosed. The system includes a fluid delivery tube, an occlusion detection sensor configured to be coupled to the fluid delivery tube and further configured to detect occlusion within the fl... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110166512 | DELIVERY DEVICE FOR USE WITH A THERAPEUTIC DRUG A compact and one time use, self-administration device (10) for administering medication is disclosed. The device includes a housing (12) having a start button (26), a status indicator (28), a window (30), and a surface removably attac... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110160655 | CONNECTION AND ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS A delivery system for delivering fluidic media to a user having a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from a first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be slidable... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110160654 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS A delivery system for delivering fluidic media may include a second housing configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user. One of the housing portions may support a reservoir for contain... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110152757 | MEDICINAL FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIMING THE SAME Medicinal fluid delivery systems and methods for priming the same are disclosed. The systems may be configured to measure an electro-transmissive quality of a medicinal fluid when: medicinal fluid is dispensed into a fluid delivery path, a proximal end of the fluid deli... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110152824 | INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM WITH DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE HAVING PRESSURE VENTING AND PRESSURE FEEDBACK Embodiments are directed to portable infusion devices, systems, and methods of using the same for dispensing materials. In some cases, the devices, systems and methods may be used for infusing a material such as medicament, e.g., insulin, into a body in need thereof.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110152756 | REFILL OF IMPLANTABLE FLUID DELIVERY DEVICES BASED ON THERAPEUTIC FLUID EXPIRATION An expiration time of a therapeutic fluid delivered by an implantable fluid delivery device is employed to calculate a fill volume and determine a refill interval for the fluid. The expiration time of the therapeutic fluid may be based on or dictated by a stability time... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110152829 | Patient Fluid Management System A patient fluid care system that provides an integrated solution for managing patient fluids by precisely controlling one or more infusion pumps; monitoring real-time patient sensors, and pharmaceutical information; and deriving patient status and the status of pharmace... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110152825 | PRESSURE MONITORING IN A MODULAR ADMINISTERING DEVICE An administering device for administering a fluid product through the use of pressure, the device being modular, including a base unit and a cartridge, the base unit containing driving components and the cartridge adapted to be connected detachably to the base unit, whe... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110144574 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods for An Infusion Pump Assembly A system for delivery of a volume of infusible fluid. The system includes a controller configured to calculate a trajectory for delivering infusible fluid, the trajectory comprising at least one volume of fluid, and determine a schedule for delivering the at least one v... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110137239 | ADVANCED STEP THERAPY DELIVERY FOR AN AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP AND SYSTEM Embodiments relate to systems, methods and devices for delivering a drug or other therapy to a patient with an ambulatory infusion pump configured to provide a series of tolerance-building steps leading up to a plateau delivery rate. The plateau delivery rate is maintai... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110137240 | HOLOGRAPHIC OCCLUSION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR INFUSION PUMPS A holographic occlusion detection system has a white-light holographic label placed onto a sensing portion or surface of a pressure sensor connected to infusion tubing. The pressure sensor at the sensing portion can have a relatively thin wall section and may be wider a... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110137241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OCCLUSION USING FLOW SENSOR OUTPUT A method of detecting an occlusion for an infusion therapy in one embodiment includes: monitoring an output signal from a flowrate sensor for a pulsatile fluid flow having a frequency range, the pulsatile flow being through a fluid pathway to a patient; acquiring a data... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110124996 | DIABETES HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Diabetes health management systems for use in portable devices having and methods thereof having a user interface, a processor, a memory, and a communication circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, a diabetes health management system has program code further including... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110125087 | INFUSION PUMP MODULE AND INFUSION SYSTEM An infusion pump module includes a body case that includes an inflow channel for a liquid medicine; a first connecting flow channel; a second connecting flow channel; and an outflow channel; an auxiliary case joined to the body case and includes an auxiliary flow channe... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110118662 | Occlusion Sensing for an Infusion Pump Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may include an occlusion sensor that can be used to detect when an occlusion exists in the fluid path between the medicine reservoir and the infusion site on the user's skin. Such an occlusion may occur, for example, when the ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110112472 | FLUID LEVEL DETECTION SYSTEM A medical device fluid sensing system is provided. The system includes a transmitter array positioned in association with a fluid maintaining device, such as a reservoir in a cassette. Electrical circuitry is connected to the transmitter array and configured to cause th... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110092948 | Remotely Activated Piezoelectric Pump for Delivery of Biological Agents to the Intervertebral Disc and Spine The present disclosure describes a remotely activated piezoelectric pump for delivery of biological agents to the intervertebral disc and spine in order to achieve spinal fusion. A spinal pump is implanted on the vertebrae of a patient and a spinal cage is inserted in b... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110071465 | FLUID VOLUME DETERMINATION FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM A volume of fluid moved by a pump, such as a pump in an APD system, may be determined without direct measurement of the fluid, such as by flow meter, weight, etc. For example, a volume of a pump chamber (181) (having a movable element that varies the volume of th... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110046548 | BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM The present invention relates to a blood sugar level control system equipped with an insulin dispensing device 2 and a blood sugar measuring device 3. An attachment mechanism 4 is provided which serves to couple the insulin dispensing device 2 | 02/24/2011 |
