150 patents
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Utility
Maintaining clinical messaging during network instability
25 Oct 22
Various techniques for facilitating communication with and across a clinical environment and a cloud environment are described.
Ben Xavier, Dennis Krabbe, Larry Enger, Chaitanya Deosthale, Anthony Isensee
Filed: 15 Jul 19
Utility
Medical connector with closeable luer connector
25 Oct 22
Some embodiments relate to a luer connector comprising a housing having a hollow bore therethrough, a first end, and a second end, a male luer tip supported by the housing configured to rotate with respect to the housing, the luer tip having a first open end and a passageway through the luer tip in fluid communication with the first open end, and a substantially rigid internal member extending into the passageway of the luer tip toward the first open end of the luer tip.
Thomas F. Fangrow, Bruce Hubrecht, Harold Anderson, Christopher Lopez
Filed: 8 Jul 20
Utility
Medical device communication method
11 Oct 22
A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps.
Prakash Kumar Arvind Jha, James Cudney, Benjamin Herr, Mark I. Lee, Matteo D. Picinich
Filed: 19 Oct 20
Utility
Fluid transfer devices and methods of use
13 Sep 22
Fluid transfer systems are disclosed that can be configured to transfer precise amounts of fluid from a source container to a target container.
George A. Lopez, Thomas F. Fangrow
Filed: 28 May 19
Utility
Fluid transfer devices and methods of use
13 Sep 22
Fluid transfer systems are disclosed that can be configured to transfer precise amounts of fluid from a source container to a target container.
George A. Lopez, Thomas F. Fangrow
Filed: 29 May 20
Utility
Infusion system which utilizes one or more sensors and additional information to make an air determination regarding the infusion system
6 Sep 22
In one step of a method for infusing an infusion fluid, the infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line of an infusion system.
Meriyan Oruklu, Timothy L. Ruchti, Paul T. Kotnik, Anatoly S. Belkin
Filed: 27 Dec 18
Utility
Antimicrobial device comprising a cap with ring and insert
6 Sep 22
Systems, methods, and devices for providing an antimicrobial composition to the proximal elements of a transdermal catheter and into the lumen of the transdermal catheter are disclosed.
Robert J. Ziebol
Filed: 21 Nov 19
Utility
Drug library dynamic version management
6 Sep 22
A drug library management system generates versions of drug library data that can be used by infusion pumps, and version of drug library data that can be used by systems or components in a clinical environment other than infusion pumps.
Ben Xavier, Dennis Krabbe, Timothy Kil, Jody Polk, Aaron Fields-Cypress, Julius Tobias
Filed: 22 Jun 20
Utility
Peritoneal dialysis transfer set with antimicrobial properties
2 Aug 22
The disclosure provides a method for preventing infection and microbial ingress in medical device connections between peritoneal dialysis transfer sets and peritoneal dialysis catheters.
Robert J. Ziebol, Matthew David Beilke
Filed: 28 Aug 19
Utility
User interface improvements for medical devices
26 Jul 22
A method and system is disclosed for operating a medical device with or without a cassette in place.
Bernardino Rubalcaba, Jr., Mihaela Cozmi, Glenn Davis, Angela LeCaptain, Angela Marino, Raymond P. Silkaitis, H. Clay Teel, IV
Filed: 27 Apr 20
Utility
Device for delivery of antimicrobial agent into trans-dermal catheter
19 Jul 22
A system, method, and article for delivering an antimicrobial agent into the lumen of a trans-dermal catheter are disclosed.
Robert J. Ziebol, Keith J. Modert
Filed: 21 Dec 17
Utility
System for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient and method of using the same to minimize the risks associated with automated therapy
5 Jul 22
A system and method for monitoring and delivering medication to a patient includes a controller that has a control algorithm and a closed loop control that monitors the control algorithm.
Timothy L. Ruchti, Mohammad M. Khair
Filed: 21 Jun 18
Utility
Medical connectors and methods of use
5 Jul 22
Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to a medical connector having a backflow resistance module configured to prevent fluid from being drawn into the connector when a backflow inducing event occurs.
Thomas F. Fangrow
Filed: 14 May 19
Utility
Air detection system and method for detecting air in a pump of an infusion system
5 Jul 22
Various systems and methods for detecting air in a chamber of an infusion system are disclosed.
Timothy L. Ruchti, Brian G. Markey, Anatoly S. Belkin, Paul T. Kotnik, Mohammad M. Khair
Filed: 2 Mar 20
Utility
Check valve
21 Jun 22
A check valve for use in a fluid pathway.
David Nelson
Filed: 21 Jun 19
Utility
Packaging container for antimicrobial caps
7 Jun 22
Systems, methods, and articles for providing an antimicrobial composition to the proximal elements of a trans-dermal catheter and into the lumen of the transdermal catheter are disclosed.
Robert J. Ziebol, Keith J. Modert, Matthew Case Ziebol
Filed: 20 Dec 18
Utility
Infusion system with concurrent TPN/insulin infusion
31 May 22
An infusion system to provide concurrent TPN/insulin infusion including: a fluid administration set having a primary line in fluid communication with the TPN source, a secondary line in fluid communication with the insulin source, and a common outlet line; a pump operable to removably receive the fluid administration set, the pump being operable to concurrently move the TPN solution through the primary line in response to a TPN solution flow rate signal and the insulin solution through the secondary line in response to an insulin solution flow rate signal; and a flow controller operable to provide the TPN solution flow rate signal and the insulin solution flow rate signal to the pump.
Tadas S. Sileika, Justin J. Schmidt, William Kenneth Day, James B. Brown
Filed: 17 Dec 15
Utility
Infusion system and pump with configurable closed loop delivery rate catch-up
31 May 22
An infusion system and pump with configurable closed loop delivery rate catch-up including an infusion system having a medication management unit and a medical device.
Steve Joseph Lindo, William Kenneth Day
Filed: 29 May 15
Utility
Acoustic flow sensor for continuous medication flow measurements and feedback control of infusion
10 May 22
An infusion system determines a volumetric flow rate of infusion fluid delivered by an infusion pump along a flow path based on: an upstream acoustic signal emitted by at least one upstream acoustic sensor and detected by at least one downstream acoustic sensor; a downstream acoustic signal emitted by the downstream acoustic signal and detected by the upstream acoustic sensor; and a phase delay between the upstream acoustic signal and the downstream acoustic signal either upstream or downstream.
Gary David Shubinsky, Jeffrey Donald Merwin, Tamas Ban, Ion Vergil Nicolaescu
Filed: 8 Jun 17
Utility
Health checks for infusion pump communications systems
10 May 22
A distributed system can include a server outside of a clinical environment and a connectivity adapter and a plurality of infusion pumps within the clinical environment.
Ben Xavier, Dennis Krabbe, Larry Enger, Chaitanya Deosthale, Anthony Isensee
Filed: 15 Jul 19