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Document | Title | Date |
20080214994 | Device for Irrigating and Pressurizing a Cavity - The invention concerns a device ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080221512 | Patient hydration system with taper down feature - A patient hydration system with an infusion subsystem which infuses fluid into a patient and a urine output measurement subsystem for measuring the amount of urine output by the patient. A controller is configured to control the infusion subsystem and is responsive to the urine output measurement subsystem. The controller includes a balancing function which controls the infusion subsystem to administer fluid infused into the patient to balance the urine output with the fluid infusion. The controller also includes a taper down function which controls the infusion subsystem to administer fluid infused into the patient at a rate less than the rate of urine output by the patient. | 09-11-2008 |
20080243055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEQUENCING CHANNELS IN A MULTI-CHANNEL INFUSION PUMP - A system, method, and computer program for controlling at least one infusion pump wherein the system comprises a first channel for delivering a first fluid, a second channel for delivering a second fluid, a first input for receiving channel sequence data wherein the channel sequence data identifies the sequence for delivering the first fluid from the first channel and the second fluid from the second channel, a second input for receiving first delivery data for the first channel and the second delivery data for the second channel, and a processor for controlling delivery of the first fluid from the first channel and the second fluid from the second channel according to the channel sequence data, the first delivery data, and the second delivery data. | 10-02-2008 |
20080287865 | Injection Device Comprising An Optical Sensor - The present invention relates to an injection device comprising an optically-based sensor for determining the position or setting of a dose setting member arranged to set a dose to be injected from the injection device. In particular, the present invention relates to an injection device comprising a rotatably mounted member having a plurality of optically coded paths arranged on an outer surface thereof. The rotatably mounted member is operatively connected to the dose setting member and is adapted to rotate with the dose setting member. | 11-20-2008 |
20080294094 | 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 fluid flow line (e.g., a cannula, infusion set tubing, or the like) is kinked. If the medicine dispensation path to the user is occluded, the user may receive no dosage or a lower dosage of the medicine. As such, the occlusion sensor can be used to indicate when the fluid is flowing or not flowing, thereby permitting the infusion pump system to communicate an alarm to the user if an occlusion exists. | 11-27-2008 |
20080294095 | OUTFLOW RATE REGULATOR - An outflow rate regulator system for use in a phacoemulsification system to prevent the anterior chamber collapses that occur after occlusion breaks caused by fluid surges in the aspiration line. The outflow rate regulator system consisting in a flow limiting device installed in the aspiration line capable of varying the section or the extension of a fluid passage as a function of the pressure difference across the outflow rate regulator access and exit sides. The device is designed to reduce the outflow fluid passage area as a function of an increasing pressure difference across the outflow rate regulator. Alternatively, the effective extension of a narrow fluid passage is designed to increase as the pressure difference across the outflow rate regulator increases. Resistance to flow is increased with increasing pressure differences across the device in reversible manner. Clogging of the narrow fluid passages is avoided by upstream removal of solid particles above a determined size by a retaining filter. | 11-27-2008 |
20080319381 | Method System and Device for Assessing Insulin Sensitivity - A method and a system for determining insulin sensitivity (IS) is described. In one aspect the method and the system can be implemented by receiving a first parameter corresponding to an insulin dose in a subcutaneous tissue; applying a first kinetic model to obtain a plasma insulin concentration based on the first parameter; receiving a second parameter corresponding to a plasma glucose concentration; determining the insulin sensitivity (IS) based on the plasma insulin concentration and the second parameter. | 12-25-2008 |
20090005726 | Insulin Pump Having Expected Bolus Interval and an Early Bolus Interval - An insulin pump having an expected bolus interval and an early bolus interval. The early bolus interval immediately precedes the expected bolus interval. The insulin pump alerts the user if no bolus is taken during an expected bolus interval unless a bolus was taken during the early bolus interval. The insulin pump queries the user if the bolus taken during the early bolus interval is to be interpreted as satisfying the expected bolus interval; if so, no alert is given if no bolus is then taken during the expected bolus interval; if not, an alert is given if no bolus is taken during the expected bolus interval. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005727 | Acoustically controlled substance delivery device - Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. The concentration of a substance in the fluid to be delivered may be modified by a remote control signal. In selected embodiments, an acoustic control signal may be used. | 01-01-2009 |
20090043250 | Microneedle with membrane - Membrane containing microneedles, microneedle arrays, and needles, and systems and methods relating to same are disclosed. | 02-12-2009 |
20090062727 | Control of Body Fluid Condition Using Diuretics, Based on Weight Measurement - The system for controlling body fluids overcomes the limitations of the prior art by automatically infusing diuretic and/or other drugs into a human patient. In one approach, the rate of infusion of the diuretic is adjusted based on the measured weight of the patient. For example, this weight can be transmitted wirelessly to a portable diuretic infusion device attached to the patient. | 03-05-2009 |
20090088683 | ADAPTIVE ALGORITHM FOR ACCESS DISCONNECT DETECTION - An extracorporeal therapy machine removes blood from a patient in order to treat the blood and then return the blood to the patient. If the removal needle or the return needle is dislodged and blood is not returned, the patient may suffer a great blood loss. A new technique for detecting dislodgement uses the normal, initial values of a plurality of parameters of the patient and the therapy machine to set criteria or limits for an alarm, and then adjusts those criteria based on the later values of those parameters as they change during one therapy or over several therapies experienced by the patient. | 04-02-2009 |
20090099506 | System for Providing Blood Glucose Measurements to an Infusion Device - An infusion system includes a characteristic determining device and an infusion device. The characteristic determining device includes a receptacle for receiving and testing an analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the analyte in the user. The characteristic determining device also includes a communication system for transmitting a communication including data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user, and the infusion device includes a communication system for receiving the communication from the characteristic determining device. The infusion device further includes a bolus estimator for calculating an estimated amount of fluid to be infused into the body of the user based upon the received data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user and a target concentration of the analyte in the user, and an indicator to indicate when the estimated amount of fluid to be infused has been calculated. | 04-16-2009 |
20090118664 | System for Providing Blood Glucose Measurements to an Infusion Device - An infusion system includes a characteristic determining device and an infusion device. The characteristic determining device includes a receptacle for receiving and testing an analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the analyte in the user. The characteristic determining device also includes a communication system for transmitting a communication including data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user, and the infusion device includes a communication system for receiving the communication from the characteristic determining device. The infusion device further includes a bolus estimator for calculating an estimated amount of fluid to be infused into the body of the user based upon the received data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user and a target concentration of the analyte in the user, and an indicator to indicate when the estimated amount of fluid to be infused has been calculated. | 05-07-2009 |
20090118665 | System for Providing Blood Glucose Measurements to an Infusion Device - An infusion system includes a characteristic determining device and an infusion device. The characteristic determining device includes a receptacle for receiving and testing an analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the analyte in the user. The characteristic determining device also includes a communication system for transmitting a communication including data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user, and the infusion device includes a communication system for receiving the communication from the characteristic determining device. The infusion device further includes a bolus estimator for calculating an estimated amount of fluid to be infused into the body of the user based upon the received data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user and a target concentration of the analyte in the user, and an indicator to indicate when the estimated amount of fluid to be infused has been calculated. | 05-07-2009 |
20090131859 | FLOW PULSATILITY DAMPENING DEVICES FOR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROLLED INFUSION SYSTEMS - A flow monitoring infusion system that includes an infusion circuit having a fluid with a pulsatile fluid flow flowing therethrough. The infusion circuit includes a dampening element having a dampening chamber that absorbs the pressure fluctuations of the pulsatile fluid flow to transform the pulsatile fluid flow to a more smooth fluid flow. A fluid flow sensor that measures the flowrate of the more smooth fluid flow is disposed along the infusion circuit downstream of the dampening element. | 05-21-2009 |
20090156988 | Circulatory monitoring systems and methods - Systems and methods are described for obtaining and acting upon information indicative of circulatory health and related phenomena in human beings or other subjects. Some involve implementing or deploying therapeutic administration systems, for example, for obtaining a priori implant information and signaling a decision whether to initiate implant-site-targeting treatment partly based on the a priori implant information and partly based on one or more other clot-indicative determinants; or obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement and signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement; or obtaining one or more indications of a lytic material in a vicinity of one or more body lumens and accelerating a decrease in a local concentration of the lytic material in the vicinity of the one or more body lumens by causing one or more elements to extract at least a portion of the lytic material in the vicinity of the one or more body lumens in response to the one or more indications of the lytic material in the vicinity of the one or more body lumens; or one or more capture components configured to accelerate a decrease in a local concentration of one or more therapeutic structures along a downstream portion of a vasculature and one or more dispensation components configured to release the one or more therapeutic structures into an upstream portion of the vasculature. | 06-18-2009 |
20090156989 | DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE WITH REFILL PREVENTION - A wearable infusion device prevents reservoir refilling. The device includes a base adapted to be adhered to a patient's skin, a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, and a cannula that delivers liquid medicament from the reservoir to the patient. The device further includes a fill port communicating with the reservoir to permit the reservoir to be provided with the liquid medicament, and a lock-out that prevents the reservoir from being refilled through the fill port after the reservoir has been provided with the liquid medicament. | 06-18-2009 |
20090192449 | Adaptive dispensation in a digestive tract - Systems and methods are described for implementing a bioactive material selection from within a digestive tract and transmitting a wireless signal indicating at least the bioactive material selection from within the digestive tract. | 07-30-2009 |
20090192450 | BRANCHING CATHETER SYSTEMS WITH DIAGNOSTIC COMPONENTS - Branching catheter systems with diagnostic components for detecting and isolating fluid flow problems (e.g., leaks, occlusions, etc.) and methods for detecting and isolating fluid flow problems are disclosed. Among the fluid flow problems that may potentially be detected are leaks in the branching catheter systems (e.g., cuts, disconnected components, etc.). Another fluid flow problem that may be detected using the diagnostic systems of the present invention is the presence of occlusions or other blockages that prevent fluid flow within the catheter systems. In addition to identifying that a problem exists, the diagnostic components may preferably also be used to identify the location of the fluid flow problem as discussed herein. Connectors for use in the branching catheter systems are also disclosed. Among the diagnostic components that may be used in branching catheter systems of the present are valves to control fluid flow through the various sections of the branching catheter system, fluid flow detectors to detect flow through the one or more sections of the branching catheter system and a control system for operating the diagnostic components. | 07-30-2009 |
20090216182 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH A CAPACITIVE PROXIMITY SENSOR - An injection device for injecting medication to a patient, comprising a surface ( | 08-27-2009 |
20090326443 | Preparatory dispensation systems and methods - Methods and systems are described for receiving wireless control signal content into a module containing one or more active ingredients and causing one or more dispensations from the module according to a programmatic dispensation profile partly dependent on the wireless control signal content and partly dependent on an attribute of the module; or for obtaining data indicating a future event time intended by an individual, and causing a bioactive material administration to the individual in response to the data to occur about or before the future event time. | 12-31-2009 |
20100030136 | Ophthalmic Injection Device Including Dosage Control Device - An injection device includes a dispensing chamber, a plunger, a controller, a temperature control device, and a memory device. The dispensing chamber has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a cavity for receiving a quantity of a substance. The plunger is engaged with the inner surface of the dispensing chamber, is capable of sliding in the cavity of the dispensing chamber, and is fluidly sealed to the inner surface of the dispensing chamber. The controller controls the operation of the injection device. The temperature control device at least partially surrounds the dispensing chamber. The memory device has a parameter stored on it. The controller uses the parameter from the memory device to operate the injection device. | 02-04-2010 |
20100076370 | Apparatus and methods for purging catheter systems - Apparatus and methods for providing controlled pressure-flow pulses which purge a catheter system with turbulent flow flushing. Accomplishment of such controlled pressure-flow pulses is provided by a variety of inventive devices including a special plunger rod for a conventional syringe, other interactive parts for conventional syringes, an in-line catheter attachable device which automatically generates the controlled pressure-flow pulses and also single pulse, digitally operated devices. | 03-25-2010 |
20100087778 | CONTROLLABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A controllable drug delivery device for delivering a liquid injectable drug, said device comprising a drug reservoir ( | 04-08-2010 |
20100100036 | Computational System and Method for Memory Modification - Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of memory-dampening agent use and altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the memory-dampening agent. | 04-22-2010 |
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 |
20100198141 | Injection Monitor - Provided for in certain embodiments is extravasation detector, including an acoustic sensor. Further provided is a method of monitoring for extravasation, including sensing acoustic emissions produced by fluid flow of a medical fluid injected into a subject, and detecting a possible extravasation event based on the sensed acoustic emissions. | 08-05-2010 |
20100204645 | Enteral Feeding System - A valve mechanism for use with a feeding set includes a reservoir of liquid and a metering device. The valve mechanism includes a valve body including a reservoir port adapted to be fluidly connected to the reservoir, a metering port adapted to be fluidly connected to the metering device, a feeding port adapted to be in fluid communication with the patient, and a priming port in fluid communication with atmosphere. A valve member in the valve body is adapted to selectively fluidly connect the reservoir port to the priming port, to fluidly connect the reservoir port to the metering port, and to fluidly connect the metering port to the feeding port. | 08-12-2010 |
20100222737 | High flow rate infusion unit and heat exchanger - A high flow rate infusion unit includes a heating unit with opposing, electrically-operated heating plates that contact a heat exchanger to heat infusate flowing therethrough. Pressure infusers on the infusion unit are operable to provide infusate at a high flow rate. A flat, elongate heat exchanger has a laminar fluid flow path receivable between the heating plates to which heat is conducted by contact with the heating plates. A bubble trap and a valve are disposed within the heat exchanger. The bubble trap collects bubbles and vents air from infusate exiting the fluid flow path, and the valve shuts off the flow of infusate if the volume of air in the bubble trap exceeds a predefined limit. | 09-02-2010 |
20100274180 | Digital syringe with compensation control - A syringe for performing a medical procedure includes a pressure sensor, a volume sensor, and a compensation circuit. The volume sensor measures a volume of a flowable material that is dispensed from the syringe, the pressure sensor measures a pressure being applied to the flowable material, and the compensation circuit calculates a delivered volume of the flowable material by accounting for system compliance (expansion) as the pressure is increased. By compensating for system compliance in this manner, a syringe can be used in high pressure procedures while still providing accurately controllable material delivery. | 10-28-2010 |
20100286599 | 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 restricting element is positioned in the fluid flow passage between the inlet and the outlet. The membrane is located between the lid and base portions along the fluid flow passage. A reinforcing structure, such as a ring or a rigid disk, is positioned between the fluid pressure membrane and the lid portion to provide increased resistance to pressure in the fluid flow passage. The ring or disk can be a separate component or formed on the membrane. The membrane thickness adjacent to sensor access openings in the lid portion can be increased for pressure resistance, too. | 11-11-2010 |
20100324476 | FLUIDICS CONTROL VIA WIRELESS TELEMETRY - In various embodiments, a pressure sensor may be configured to detect pressure information associated with pressure in an eye during an ophthalmic surgical procedure. The pressure information may be wirelessly communicated, through a transmitter coupled to the pressure sensor, to a receiver communicatively coupled to a surgical console. The receiver may provide the received pressure information to the surgical console to use in controlling pressure at a surgical site during the surgical procedure. For example, controlling the pressure may include maintaining a desired IOL pressure level within the surgical site at the eye. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor may include a strain gage coupled to a contact lens or a sleeve of an ocular surgical handpiece. Other pressure sensor configurations are also contemplated. | 12-23-2010 |
20110004153 | CATHETER TIME MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to catheter time monitoring systems and methods of using the same. More specifically, the systems and methods of the present disclosure are designed for monitoring the amount of time a catheter time monitoring system has been in use. In one embodiment, a catheter time monitoring system comprises: a catheter subsystem and a timing subsystem, wherein the timing subsystem is integrated with the catheter subsystem, and wherein the catheter time monitoring system allows for monitoring a length of time that the catheter time monitoring system has been in use. | 01-06-2011 |
20110160650 | RETENTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for retaining a fluid delivery device, the fluid delivery device may include a reservoir and a plunger arm operatively connected to a plunger head arranged for movement within the reservoir, the plunger arm having an arm portion operatively engageable with a drive member configured to move the plunger arm and the plunger head when the plunger arm and the plunger head are connected to the drive member. The system may include a rigid member arranged for movement and a bias member configured to urge the rigid member toward the plunger arm to force the plunger arm against the drive member to operatively engage the plunger arm to the drive member. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160651 | PORTABLE MEDICAL LIQUID INFUSION DEVICE - A portable medical liquid infusion device receives an input of a medical liquid infusion rate (cc/hour), the quantity of medical liquid to be infused or the length of time for infusion, and outputs a recognition signal corresponding to the input, thereby allowing a drip interval to be easily adjusted, and which quantitatively calculates and outputs a medical liquid infusion rate on the basis of a count input which is received in accordance with a drip interval when measuring the medical liquid infusion rate. The medical liquid infusion device judges a count input having an irregular interval as an erroneous input, and renders another count input to be conducted again through automatic resetting, whereby the medical liquid infusion device can output a correct measurement result only, and also can output the length of time for infusing the remaining medical liquid when measuring the medical liquid infusion rate. | 06-30-2011 |
20110166510 | Portable IV infusion monitoring system - A portable infusion monitoring system detects the liquid level and flow rate during infusion process, as well as gives an alarm for patents and nurses in hospital as the medical liquid in an IV bottle drops to a predetermined low level. This system comprises a set of liquid level sensor, a microprocessor, and a monitor terminal. The liquid level sensor generates an electric signal related to the liquid level inside the IV bottle. The microprocessor statistically analyzes the electric parameters detected from the electric signal, and obtains the liquid level data including both the liquid level and liquid flow rate. The liquid level data are sent to the monitor terminal for display, and an alarm is activated when the medical liquid inside the IV bottle drops to a predetermined low lever. Further functions of the monitor terminal includes an automatic switch to cut off the IV feeding process and send the alarm signal to a nurse station through signal network by wire or wirelessly. Several interference filtering methods are applied to increase signal/noise ratio, and therefore warrant the operation reliability. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166511 | DROP CONTROLLING AND COUNTING - VALVE ON KEY - A drop controlling and counting valve on key system, and a method for ensuring authentication and for controlling the rate of flow of medications, in liquid state drops, under control of a hand-held computer serving as an authentication unit, the hand-held computer containing characteristics of the medication fluid and details of the patient, for calculating a correlation value between the details and the characteristics and having a control unit serving as a key for opening and controlling passage of the medication dripping through a smart valve. | 07-07-2011 |
20110184342 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH SENSOR FOR CLOSED-LOOP OPERATION - An apparatus and a system for controlling and/or managing administration of a drug to a body of a patient. The apparatus includes a drug infusion device configured to deliver drug at a predetermined location in the body of the patient, at least one sensor disposed in the drug infusion device and configured to measure a. corresponding property related to the patient and selected from the group consisting of physiological properties, biochemical properties, environmental properties and drug-related properties, a controller disposed in the drug infusion device and configured to receive from the at least one sensor data representative of the measured corresponding property and based on the received data, determine a drug delivery rate. The drug delivery device is configured to deliver the drug to the body of the patient based on the determined drug delivery rate. | 07-28-2011 |
20110224601 | INFUSION SET OF SELF-OCCLUSION MECHANISM - A device, system and method for occluding fluid flow through an infusion set detached from a patient's body. The device includes a means for detecting loss of contact to a patient's body and activating an occlusion mechanism accordingly. | 09-15-2011 |
20110264033 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH VALUE SENSOR - A RFID comprising a value sensor such as a pressure sensor is integrated with a liquid drug container to enable wireless pressure or other drug relevant parameter value monitoring and code-matching of drug container to a medical delivery device. | 10-27-2011 |
20110264034 | MEDICAL THERAPY MODIFICATION AUTHORIZATION TECHNIQUES - Techniques for programming therapy delivered a patient via a medical device are described. One example technique includes receiving a request for a modification to a therapy delivered to a patient via medical device, transmitting a request to a remote networking device for authorization for the modification to the therapy in response to the request for the modification to the therapy, receiving a response to the request for authorization, where the response to the request for authorization indicates whether the requested modification is authorized, and modifying the therapy according to the requested modification when the requested modification is determined to be authorized. In some examples, the medical device includes a medical fluid delivery device. | 10-27-2011 |
20110282277 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING INJECTION OF RINGER'S SOLUTION - Disclosed is a Ringer solution infusion controlling apparatus which enables the infused amount and infusion state of a Ringer solution to be easily monitored by an administrator and which automatically blocks infusion of the Ringer solution when the infusion of the Ringer solution is completed. The Ringer solution infusion controlling apparatus includes a body coupled to a chamber receiving a Ringer's solution from a Ringer bottle in which the Ringer's solution is stored and ejecting the Ringer's solution in a state in which the Ringer's solution is maintained at a constant level by first coupling means, a sensing ball provided in the chamber and floating on the Ringer's solution, and elevating according to the level of the Ringer's solution in the chamber, an elevation sensor installed in the body and sensing elevation of the sensing ball, a Ringer's solution transfer blocking unit installed in the body and having a Ringer hose passing therethrough, the Ringer hose allowing the Ringer's solution ejected from the chamber to be transferred, and blocking transfer of the Ringer's solution by compressing the Ringer hose when it is detected by the elevation sensor that the sensing ball deviates from a predetermined range, and a wireless transmitter installed in the body and wirelessly transmitting a Ringer's solution transfer blocking signal to a nurse's room when the transfer of the Ringer's solution is blocked by the Ringer's solution transfer blocking unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20110306926 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOCUMENTING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS RELATED TO ANESTHESIA - A system that displays a user interface for medical personnel to monitor and/or control the delivery medications such as anesthesia to a patient during a medical procedure. The system may gather patient data and other information from one or more patient monitors, one or more remote patient record information systems, one or more remote medical databases, and analyze various data to provide information for or to enable control of the administration of at least one medication or drug to a patient during a medical procedure such as an operation. | 12-15-2011 |
20110313349 | MEDICAL MODULE FOR DRUG DELIVERY PEN - Various embodiments of a medical module are provided which includes a primary module housing, a secondary module housing, a dosage sensor, a power source, and a microcontroller. The module is configured to be attached to a disposable drug delivery pen or a reusable drug delivery pen so that the module may: determine dosage selected, injection of selected dosage, duration of injection, time of injection, whether the pen has been primed or shaken to thoroughly mix up insulin mixtures, transmit information relating to insulin dosage and injection to a data management unit, provide reminders, error warning or messages on improper usage or reusage of needles, track amount of drug remaining on board the pen or duration of usage of pen with respect to expiry of the drug on board, or provide an audible alarm for locating misplaced pen and module. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313350 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - Various embodiments of a “smart” drug delivery system are provided which includes an add-on module and a reusable or disposable drug pen. Upon attachment to the pen, the add-on module may: determine dosage selected, injection of selected dosage, duration of injection, time of injection, whether the pen has been primed or shaken to thoroughly mix up insulin mixtures, transmit information relating to insulin dosage and injection to a data management unit, provide reminders, error warning or messages on improper usage or reusage of needles, track amount of drug remaining on board the pen or duration of usage of pen with respect to expiry of the drug on board, or provide an audible alarm for locating misplaced pen and module. | 12-22-2011 |
20120022443 | Probablistic Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling - The subject matter disclosed herein provides a response to a dose of a substance and/or controls the administration of the dose. In one aspect, there is provided a system. The system may include a processor and at least one memory configured to provide a response determinator. The response determinator may receive therapeutic and wellness data. Moreover, the response determinator may determine a response based on the received therapeutic and wellness data. The response may represent a reaction to a substance integrated with an ingestible event marker. The determined response may be provided to, for example, a therapy controller. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. | 01-26-2012 |
20120041363 | Medicament Delivery Device with Electronic Dose Sensor - The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a generally elongated housing comprising a distal and a proximal housing part having opposite distal and proximal ends; a medicament container coaxially arranged within said proximal housing part; drive means ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120046605 | FLUID INJECTION DEVICE AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING FLUID INJECTION DEVICE - Fluid is pressurized and supplied to a fluid chamber with a fluid pressurizing and supplying unit. The pressurized fluid within the fluid chamber is ejected through an injection nozzle by reduction of the volume of the fluid chamber caused by applying a driving voltage to a volume varying unit. In applying the driving voltage to the volume varying unit, the effect imposed on fluid injection by pressure fluctuations of the fluid pressurized and supplied to the fluid chamber is compensated by changing the voltage waveform of the driving voltage. When the pressure of the supply flow amount is decreased to a pressure lower than a predetermined pressure, the time intervals of the driving waveform are corrected. The maneuverability of a fluid injection device does not deteriorate even when the pressure of the fluid pressurized and supplied to the fluid chamber fluctuates. | 02-23-2012 |
20120071817 | STABILIZED GLUCAGON SOLUTIONS AND USES THEREFOR - Stabilized glucagon solutions, methods of storing and using the stabilized glucagon solutions, and drug delivery devices containing the stabilized glucagon solutions. In some embodiments, the glucagon solutions may be alkaline, such as with a pH of at least about 9. The glucagon solutions may be resistant to aggregation of glucagon when the solutions are stored for a prolonged period, such as at least about three days, at room temperature and/or physiological temperature. | 03-22-2012 |
20120071818 | Injection Device With A Capacitive Proximity Sensor - An injection device for injecting medication to a patient, comprising a surface ( | 03-22-2012 |
20120123325 | SOLUTION SENDING SYSTEM - A solution sending system includes a flow path; a pump including a space that also serves as part of the flow path; and a flow path resistance changing unit that changes a flow path resistance in the flow path. At least while a solution is filling the space, the flow path resistance changing unit operates such that the flow path resistance in the flow path becomes greater than that while the flow path resistance changing unit is not operating. | 05-17-2012 |
20120197184 | MEDICINAL SOLUTION INJECTION DEVICE AND MEDICINAL SOLUTION INJECTION METHOD - A medicinal solution injection apparatus | 08-02-2012 |
20120215162 | Injection Device Comprising An Optical Sensor - The present invention relates to an injection device comprising an optically-based sensor for determining the position or setting of a dose setting member arranged to set a dose to be injected from the injection device. In particular, the present invention relates to an injection device comprising a rotatably mounted member having a plurality of optically coded paths arranged on an outer surface thereof. The rotatably mounted member is operatively connected to the dose setting member and is adapted to rotate with the dose setting member. | 08-23-2012 |
20120238948 | Device for Actively Removing a Target Cell from Blood or Lymph of a Vertebrate Subject - Devices, systems, and methods are described herein for controlling the level of one or more target cell types in the blood fluid and/or lymph fluid of a vertebrate subject. Devices and systems are provided that include a body defining at least one lumen configured for fluid flow; at least one controllable flow barrier to the at least one lumen; one or more sensor configured to detect one or more target cell types in blood fluid or lymph fluid of a vertebrate subject; at least one treatment region disposed within the at least one lumen; at least one reactive component disposed in the at least one treatment region; and at least one controller in communication with the one or more sensor and in communication with the at least one controllable flow barrier to the at least one lumen. | 09-20-2012 |
20120277667 | ANALYTE MONITORING AND FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a skin adherable device for delivering therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient. In some embodiments, the device includes a monitoring apparatus, a pump, and a tip for delivering the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient and for monitoring bodily analyte in the body of the patient. The pump may continuously deliver the therapeutic fluid to the body of the patient and the monitoring apparatus may continuously monitor bodily analytes of the patient. | 11-01-2012 |
20120283630 | Flow Control Line Management Apparatus - A line management apparatus for managing multiple IV lines connected in a Y fitting or multi-way fitting provides for flow sensing and for electronic control of flow in the multiple lines. The line management apparatus may be used independently as a precise gravity feed IV system or may provide for use in combination with an infusion pump to ensure proper delivery of multiple solutions without blending of the two. | 11-08-2012 |
20130079708 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - An electro-mechanical drug delivery device comprises a main body having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end is configured to attach to a dispense interface. A separable housing that can prevent an administration of a drug by the drug delivery device, the housing configured to cover at least a portion of the distal end of the main body when the separable housing is coupled to the main body of the drug delivery device. A conduction element is provided by the main body and configured for establishing an electrical connection with an electrical connector. Establishment of the electrical connection is prevented when the housing does not cover at least a portion of the distal end of the main body. The electrical connection may be established when the housing covers at least a portion of the distal end of the main body of the drug delivery device. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085443 | Intravenous Flow Rate Controller - Tilting of a drip chamber from its vertical axis during fluid administration can have negative effects upon the accuracy of systems configured for drop counting and/or for volumetric measurement of individual drops passing through the drip chamber. To address these negative effects, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a fluid delivery system engages in a fluid control process that comprises determining an error parameter, based at least in part on a tilt signal, generating an error condition, and either holding the fluid flow at the present rate or stopping the flow. | 04-04-2013 |
20130123684 | Method and system for tuning of movement disorder therapy devices - A system and method for tuning the parameters of a therapeutic medical device comprises a movement measurement data acquisition system capable of wireless transmission; processing comprising kinematic feature extraction, a scoring algorithm trained using scores from expert clinicians, a therapeutic device parameter setting adjustment suggestion algorithm preferably trained using the parameter setting adjustment judgments of expert clinicians; and a display and/or means of updating the parameter settings of the treatment device. The invention facilitates the treatment of movement disorders including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and the like by optimizing deep brain stimulation (DBS) parameter settings, eliminating as much as possible motor symptoms and reducing time and costs of surgical and outpatient procedures and improving patient outcomes. In preferred embodiments, the system provides recommendations for treatment which may be semi-automatically or automatically applied to update the parameter settings of a treatment device such as a DBS implant. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123685 | ELECTRONICALLY MONITORED INJECTION DEVICE - Medical injection advice adapted for operating in a dose setting mode and in a dose administration mode, comprising a dosing actuator ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130158472 | Subcutaneous Controlled Delivery System For The Topical Administration Of Drugs, Biological Agents Or Therapeutic Agents To Targeted Areas Within The Body - The present invention is directed to a subcutaneous controlled delivery device that provides for a refillable reservoir port, a release mechanism and tubing that operably connects the reservoir port to the release mechanism. Such a device is capable of being implanted under the dermis of the skin and allows for the controlled release of drugs, biological agents or therapeutic agents to a target site of interest in the body for treatment. | 06-20-2013 |
20130261539 | CAPACITIVE FLUID LEVEL SENSING - A capacitive fluid level sensing arrangement for use in a medical device is provided. The arrangement includes at least one pair of conductive plates configured to increase and decrease the amount of electric charge stored in relation to the level of fluid within a fluid maintaining device, such as a reservoir. The conductive plates are electrically connected to a medical device and are configured to measure the charge stored between the plates and thus sense the fluid level. The electric circuit may communicate the measurement to an instrument host arrangement for operating a pump configured to remove fluid from the reservoir and move the fluid to a collector when the level exceeds a preset upper level amount. The instrument host arrangement may stop operating the pump when the fluid level is reduced to a preset lower level amount. | 10-03-2013 |
20140018730 | Dosing Mechanism - The invention relates to a dosing mechanism for a fluid, comprising an inlet, an outlet, a dosing pipe and two valve groups with an inlet valve and an outlet valve each, wherein the inlet is connected to both inlet valves and the outlet is connected to both outlet valves, wherein the inlet valve of one group is arranged to connect the inlet to a first end of the dosing pipe while the outlet valve of the same group is arranged to connect the outlet to a second end of the dosing pipe, wherein the inlet valve of the other group is arranged to connect the inlet to the second end of the dosing pipe while the outlet valve of the same group is arranged to connect the outlet to the first end of the dosing pipe, wherein control means are arranged to open only the valves of one group at a time thereby allowing the fluid to flow from the inlet through the dosing pipe to the outlet, wherein a dosing object is arranged in the dosing pipe in a manner to be translated from one end towards the other by the fluid, wherein a dose to be delivered from the output is determinable by a position of the dosing object in the dosing pipe. | 01-16-2014 |
20140039382 | Analyte Meter Module for Medication Delivery Device - Presented herein is a modular analyte measurement system. The analyte measurement system includes an analyte meter and at least one modular attachment. In one embodiment, a modular attachment is provided to communicate with, and transmit/receive data from, one or more medication delivery device. Embodiments of the present invention relate to modular components of the analyte measurement system. | 02-06-2014 |
20140058317 | SYSTEM FOR MARKING A LOCATION FOR TREATMENT WITHIN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - A device and method for mapping, diagnosing and treating the intestinal tract is provided using a capsule passing through the intestinal tract. Further, a capsule tracking system is provided for tracking a capsule's location along the length of an intestinal tract as various treatment and/or sensing modalities are employed. In one variation, an acoustic signal is used to determine the location of the capsule. A map of sensed information may be derived from the pass of a capsule. Capsules may be subsequently passed through to treat the intestinal tract at a determined location along its length. One variation uses an electrical stimulation capsule to treat and/or diagnose a condition in the intestinal tract. | 02-27-2014 |
20140142498 | Infusion Pump Assembly - A wearable infusion pump assembly includes a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, and an external infusion set configured to deliver the infusible fluid to a user. A fluid delivery system is configured to deliver the infusible fluid from the reservoir to the external infusion set. The fluid delivery system includes a volume sensor assembly, and a pump assembly for extracting a quantity of infusible fluid from the reservoir and providing the quantity of infusible fluid to the volume sensor assembly. The volume sensor assembly is configured to determine the volume of at least a portion of the quantity of fluid. The fluid delivery system further includes at least one optical sensor assembly configured to sense the movement of the pump assembly, a first valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the pump assembly from the reservoir, and a second valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the volume sensor assembly from the external infusion set. | 05-22-2014 |
20140180202 | Ingestible Therapy Activator System and Method - An ingestible therapy activator system and method are provided. In one aspect, the ingestible therapy activator includes an ingestible device having an effector module to send an effector instruction and a responder module associated with a therapeutic device. The responder module may receive and process the effector instruction, resulting in a response by the therapeutic device. Examples of responses by therapeutic device include activating a therapy, deactivating a therapy, modulating a therapy, and discontinuing a therapy. | 06-26-2014 |
20140200510 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR DRUG DELIVERY PUMPS WITH INTEGRATED STATUS INDICATION - A drive mechanism includes a housing, a piston adapted to impart movement to a plunger seal within a drug container, a plurality of biasing members disposed in parallel, and a retainer. The biasing members are disposed to release energy to cause movement of the piston from a retracted first position to the extended second position, the piston bearing against the plunger seal to dispense medicine. The retainer is disposed to maintain the biasing members in the energized position and to release the biasing members to permit the piston to dispense the medicine. The drive mechanism may also include an end-of-dose indicator to identify at least one of when the sleeve assembly is disposed subjacent a window in the housing, the relative motion of the sleeve assembly with reference to the window or another reference component, the stoppage of such motion, and the rated or change of rate of motion. | 07-17-2014 |
20140221911 | CLOT DETECTION BASED ON SIGNAL-TIME HISTORY DIAGNOSTICS - The present disclosure provides a sensor system that includes a blood access device, a flow controller, and an analyte sensor. The system is configured to flush or draw a volume of fluid through the blood access device at least once; determine a signal-time history corresponding to signals received from the sensor; determine a duration of a portion of the signal-time history; determine whether the duration is greater than a predetermined threshold value; and detect the occlusion in the blood access device when the duration is greater than the predetermined threshold value. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236076 | INJECTION DEVICES - An injection device operable to deliver a dose of medicament from a syringe or cartridge includes a temperature-sensitive arrangement for inhibiting operation thereof under predetermined temperature conditions. This may include a thermally responsive element that adopts a position in which operation of the device is inhibited when a temperature level is passed. | 08-21-2014 |
20140276379 | INTELLIGENT AND CONFIGURABLE FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ITS USE - A configurable fluid delivery system and methods for its use are disclosed. The system may include one or more control units, fluid delivery units, fluid actuator units, and disposable units. Data sources and sensors on each of the delivery units, actuator units, and disposable units may provide data to the control unit, thereby identifying the components along with the manner in which they may be configured. The control unit may notify a user regarding the status of any one or more of the delivery, actuator, and disposable units to indicate their appropriateness for delivering a fluid according to one or more selected procedures and protocols. Also disclosed are methods by which the configurable fluid delivery unit may provide data to a user to assist the user in assembling and testing a particular fluid delivery configuration for a specific use. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276380 | LIQUID TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID TRANSPORTING METHOD - A liquid transporting apparatus includes: a driving section that transports a liquid through a transporting tube for transporting the liquid; a catheter that injects the liquid that is transported into a living body; a determination section that determines whether the catheter detaches from the living body; and an operation section that is operated when the determination is started, in which if it is determined that the catheter detaches from the living body when the operation section is pressed, the transporting tube is filled with the liquid, and in which if it is determined that the catheter does not detaches from the living body when the operation section is operated, the liquid is transported. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276381 | Injection Device Comprising an Optical Sensor - The present invention relates to an injection device comprising an optically-based sensor for determining the position or setting of a dose setting member arranged to set a dose to be injected from the injection device. In particular, the present invention relates to an injection device comprising a rotatably mounted member having a plurality of optically coded paths arranged on an outer surface thereof. The rotatably mounted member is operatively connected to the dose setting member and is adapted to rotate with the dose setting member. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288492 | SWINE VACCINATION SYSTEM - A system for vaccinating swine according to one embodiment includes a housing having an open first end and an open apposite second end. The housing has a pair of side walls that are angled and non-parallel to one another such that at the second end only a single piglet can exit at one time. The system also includes a vaccination station for individually vaccinating piglets. The vaccination station is located between the pair of side walls in a region thereof that is sized to only permit one piglet to stand between the side walls. The vaccination station includes at least one sensor that detects the presence of the one piglet within the vaccination station and at least one spray nozzle positioned within the vaccination station such that a vaccine dose discharged therefrom is directed upwardly into facial areas of the piglet effectively. | 09-25-2014 |
20150148739 | Simplified Microplegia Delivery System - Cardioplegia is a mixture of blood and potassium/crystalloid solution administered to protect the myocardium during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedures. Microplegia is a termed used to describe cardioplegia that uses minimal (non-traditional) amounts of crystalloid to carry the potassium solution. I have designed a microplegia technique that utilizes a syringe driver but is more user-friendly and cost effective. | 05-28-2015 |
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20160000997 | MANAGEMENT OF PENDING MEDICATION ORDERS - Pending medication orders are presented on the controller of an infusion pump to which a patient has been identified. All pending medication orders are displayed on the screen of the controller and any may be selected by the clinician. Selecting a pending order at the controller that involves an infusion to the patient also results in automatic programming of the infusion pump in accordance with that order. Selection of an oral medication at the controller results, as does selection of any other order, in notification to the healthcare facility server that the order is being administered. Such notification resolves open controlled item transactions as well as provides information that may be relevant to a patient's EMAR. Selection of a pending order may occur manually or automatically through identification of a medication. | 01-07-2016 |
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20160058673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ADMINISTRATION OF NUTRITION - A system for monitoring a patient's nutrition administration, the system including a processing device and a memory storing instructions executable by the processing device for: accessing nutrition administration information for a plurality of patients describing nutrition administered by different forms to the plurality of patients; accessing medical information about the plurality of patients from a healthcare information system; accessing nutritional requirement data describing a nutritional requirement for the plurality of patients; determining a difference between a nutritional requirement for a patient of the plurality of patients based on the nutritional requirement data, an amount of a nutrient administered to the patient, and the nutrition administration information; and integrating the nutrition administration information for the patient, the medical information for the patient, and the nutritional requirement data for the patient, for determining a nutritional adjustment for administering the amount of the nutrient to the patient based on the difference. | 03-03-2016 |
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