DISETRONIC LICENSING AG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100228196 | Flexible Medicine Reservoir With An Internal Reservoir Port - Devices for the automatic release of liquid medicaments are disclosed. In particular, a flexible container for storing a liquid medicament, a port for such a flexible container, and a device for the automated release of a liquid medicament are disclosed. A flexible container for storing a medicament comprises sealed top and bottom flexible sheets and at least one port mounted to a wall of the flexible container. The at least one port comprises a flange attached to the wall and an inner conduit connecting the inner storage volume and the exterior of the flexible container. The port comprises an adapter protruding through a hole in the top flexible sheet and a base plate having at least one drain channel connected to the inner conduit via an inner opening on the base plate. A device for the automated release of a medicament comprises at least one flexible container. | 09-09-2010 |
20100125241 | Prandial Blood Glucose Excursion Optimization Method Via Computation of Time-Varying Optimal Insulin Profiles and System Thereof - A method and system for optimizing post prandial blood glucose excursions for persons with diabetes via computation of time-varying optimal insulin profiles are disclosed. The method builds upon a mathematical model based on the physiologic description of the human glucoregulatory system. Model parameter values are specific for each patient and meal type, and are determined from measured data by minimizing differences between both measurements and model predictions, and which are used to provide the optimal insulin profiles that are useful to diabetics in managing their chronic disease. | 05-20-2010 |
20100121277 | MEDICAL INFUSION SYSTEM WITH PULSE WIDTH MODULATION AND SAFETY CIRCUIT - A medical infusion system with pulse width modulation and a safety circuit and a method thereof are disclosed. Embodiments of the system include a switching device and a pump motor, wherein the pump motor and the switching device are connected in series and constitute a power supply circuit to be connected to a power supply. Embodiments of the system further includes a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal e.g. PWM, and which is connected to input of the safety circuit. Output of the safety circuit is connected to a control input of the switching device such that the pump motor will not operate if there is no control signal applied to the input of the safety circuit. | 05-13-2010 |
20100082167 | METHOD FOR SETTING A BASAL RATE PROFILE FOR AN INSULIN PUMP - Methods for setting a basal rate profile for an insulin pump with an input unit and a calculation unit are disclosed. A number of interpolation nodes for the basal rate profile are defined by means of the input unit of the insulin pump. A continuous function with respect to the interpolation nodes, which images the interpolation nodes and any previously stored basal rates, is formed using the calculation unit of the insulin pump, and a temporal sequence of basal rates to be released by the insulin pump during specific time intervals is generated from the continuous function using the calculation unit of the insulin pump. | 04-01-2010 |
20100075353 | Method And Glucose Monitoring System For Monitoring Individual Metabolic Response - A system and a method for monitoring individual metabolic responses and generating nutritional feedback based on the monitored responses in a qualified subject are disclosed. Measurements of glucose level in the subject are consecutively performed by a measuring device to generate corresponding first data. Subsequently, data is transmitted to an analysis device, where second data representing glycemic responses is generated from a time-series of glucose level measurements represented by the first data. In a next step, the second data is compared with a predetermined individual glycemic response budget for the subject which represents a total amount of individual glycemic responses allowable for a certain time period. Finally, feedback corresponding to the result of the comparison is provided by an output device. | 03-25-2010 |
20100049127 | DOSING DEVICE FOR AN INFUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A dosing device for an infusion system comprises a dosing unit having a variable volume and at least one opening in fluid connection with the variable volume, through which opening the variable volume can be filled with a substance or the substance can be dispensed from the variable volume. The dosing device is operable in a first state for filling the substance from a supply conduit, in a second state for preventing filling and dispensing, or in a third state for dispensing through a dispensing conduit. No direct fluid connection exists between the supply conduit and the dispensing conduit at any time. Methods for dosing a substance with the dosing device. | 02-25-2010 |
20100030483 | ASSESSMENT METHOD TO PROCESS A GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION SIGNAL AND DEVICES THEREOF - Embodiments of an assessment method for processing a signal corresponding to a glucose concentration and performing a retrospective analysis comprises the steps of: a) initiating a first trigger, wherein the first trigger defines the beginning of a segment of a continuous measurement of glucose concentration or defines the first of a series of spot measurements of glucose concentration; b) collecting data of the continuous measurement or the series of spot measurements of glucose concentration to be analyzed, wherein the collected data relates to a glucose concentration excursion corresponding to a reaction to a relevant event such as a meal or physical activity; c) analyzing the collected data initiated by a second trigger, wherein the second trigger defines the end of the collected data to be analyzed, wherein a measure for a grading of the excursion is determined from the collected data, and d) displaying the results of the analysis. | 02-04-2010 |
20100004598 | INSULIN PUMP AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A USER INTERFACE OF AN INSULIN PUMP - An insulin pump comprises a pump device, a control for the pump device, a memory, an operating element for operating the insulin pump and a method for controlling a user interface of the insulin pump are disclosed. The control is designed and programmed such that options for the user of the insulin pump are displayed by the user interface as a function of a user-specific preference profile stored in the memory and as a function of a current time and are provided for selection by using the operating element. The insulin pump can be designed in an auto-adaptive fashion, such that the control continuously updates the user-specific preference profile based on analyzing operating inputs of the user. Embodiments of the invention allow a large range of functions and simple operation, even in the case of miniaturized pumps. | 01-07-2010 |
20090271729 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEASUREMENTS OF A TIME DEPENDENT PARAMETER - A method for processing a chronological sequence of measurements of a time dependent parameter measured in or on a human body, in particular of a physiological glucose concentration, and a system thereof are disclosed. A database stores a plurality of chronological sequences of measurements of the time dependent parameter and computing and display equipment graphically displays on a user interface display at least three of the measurements of a stored sequence simultaneously. The method as well as the system enable a patient to improve self-management skills concerning a therapy that affects the behavior of the parameter. | 10-29-2009 |
20090250494 | Universal Multi-wearable interface for an Infusion System - The present invention generally relates to a universal interface for an infusion system. Specifically it relates to a new carrier system for an infusion system with improved wearing comfort and handling. | 10-08-2009 |
20090230775 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY FOR A MEDICAL APPLIANCE - An apparatus for metered supply of a liquid medicament having a power supply which not only allows the primary battery to be replaced without interrupting the insulin supply, but also makes it possible to bridge uncontrolled short-term interruptions in the current supply or voltage supply resulting from bouncing of the battery contacts, while also providing an adequate emergency power reserve is disclosed. | 09-17-2009 |
20080287886 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - A system for removing or tranferring a pharmaceutical product from a reservoir including an ampoule with a moveable piston therein and an adaptor which includes, generally along a longitudinal axis, a reservoir connector and an ampoule connector for coupling to the ampoule, wherein the ampoule connector includes at least one locking mechanism which, in a side wall, includes a resilient element generally corresponding to a portion of the side wall which extends along the periphery thereof and, at opposing ends, merges with the side wall. | 11-20-2008 |
20080275407 | SYSTEM CONSISTING OF AN INSERTION HEAD AND AN INSERTER - A system for positioning and inserting insertion means into tissue includes an insertion head and an inserter. The insertion head includes a base with a lower side positionable on tissue; and an insertion means movably mounted by the base, which is movable from a protective position where a free end of the insertion means is short of the lower side, into an insertion position where the free end protrudes beyond the lower side of the base. The inserter includes an inserter casing having a lower side with an opening for the insertion head; a holding means, coupled to the inserter casing for holding the insertion head in an initial position; a drive configured to move the insertion head out of the initial position in an advancing direction; and an activating member movable relative to the holding means and operable such that the insertion means is moved into the insertion position. | 11-06-2008 |
20080242963 | SYSTEM, TOOLS, DEVICES AND A PROGRAM FOR DIABETES CARE - A method for diabetes care, the method (which also may be referred to as, involve or incorporate at least one of a tool, device or program) allowing for the characterization of the relevance of errors of parameters affecting glucose concentration on a postprandial glucose concentration outcome for a person with diabetes mellitusm, wherein the method involves at least one of sensing, determining, calculating, predicting, describing and communicating the effects of potential errors of parameters affecting glucose concentration on postprandial glucose concentration values within a clinically relevant glucose range. | 10-02-2008 |
20080208139 | INSERTION HEAD WITH A NEEDLE PROTECTION IN ITS HANDLE - An insertion head for medical or pharmaceutical applications includes a base having a lower side positionable on organic tissue; an insertion means movably mounted by the base and insertable into the tissue; where the insertion means is movable relative to the base from a protective position in which a free end of the insertion means is short of the lower side of the base, into an insertion position in which the free end protrudes beyond the lower side; and a receptacle that is open towards the lower side of the base and that can be detached from the base, and which accommodates at least the free end of the insertion means in its protective position. | 08-28-2008 |