Aaron L Swanson

US Patent:

6991096, Jan 31, 2006

Filed:

Dec 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/331136

Inventors:

Rebecca Gottlieb - Culver City CA, US
Aaron Swanson - Los Angeles CA, US
Bahar Reghabi - Marina del Rey CA, US
Kevin Branch - Northridge CA, US

Assignee:

Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

A61M 25/00
B65D 81/32

US Classification:

206210, 206364, 206438

Abstract:

A packaging system for hydrating sterile devices without comprising the integrity of the sterilization. The packaging system may include an enclosure for enclosing a device requiring hydration, a container containing a hydrate, a base located within the interior of the enclosure and an activating member located within the interior of the enclosure. The container and the device may be located within a receptacle. The receptacle may rest on the base and the activating member may be affixed on top of the receptacle. A force may be exerted on an exterior portion of the enclosure such that the activating member pushes on the receptacle and crushes or ruptures the container. The hydrate located within the container is then released to the device, thereby hydrating the device without breaking the seal of the enclosure. The sterilized environment is therefore maintained and the device is hydrated.

US Patent:

7415811, Aug 26, 2008

Filed:

Jun 10, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/149760

Inventors:

Rebecca Gottlieb - Culver City CA, US
Aaron Swanson - Los Angeles CA, US
Bahar Reghabi - Marina del Rey CA, US
Kevin Branch - Northridge CA, US

Assignee:

Medtronic Minimed, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

B65B 55/02

US Classification:

53425

Abstract:

A packaging system for hydrating sterile devices without comprising the integrity of the sterilization. The packaging system may include an enclosure for enclosing a device requiring hydration, a container containing a hydrate, a base located within the interior of the enclosure and an activating member located within the interior of the enclosure. The container and the device may be located within a receptacle. The receptacle may rest on the base and the activating member may be affixed on top of the receptacle. A force may be exerted on an exterior portion of the enclosure such that the activating member pushes on the receptacle and crushes or ruptures the container. The hydrate located within the container is then released to the device, thereby hydrating the device without breaking the seal of the enclosure. The sterilized environment is therefore maintained and the device is hydrated.

US Patent:

7634893, Dec 22, 2009

Filed:

Aug 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/189077

Inventors:

Rebecca Gottlieb - Culver City CA, US
Aaron Swanson - Los Angeles CA, US
Bahar Reghabi - Marina del Rey CA, US
Kevin Branch - Northridge CA, US

Assignee:

Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

B65B 55/18

US Classification:

53431, 53425, 53426

Abstract:

A packaging system for hydrating sterile devices without comprising the integrity of the sterilization. The packaging system may include an enclosure for enclosing a device requiring hydration, a container containing a hydrate, a base located within the interior of the enclosure and an activating member located within the interior of the enclosure. The container and the device may be located within a receptacle. The receptacle may rest on the base and the activating member may be affixed on top of the receptacle. A force may be exerted on an exterior portion of the enclosure such that the activating member pushes on the receptacle and crushes or ruptures the container. The hydrate located within the container is then released to the device, thereby hydrating the device without breaking the seal of the enclosure. The sterilized environment is therefore maintained and the device is hydrated.

US Patent:

7833474, Nov 16, 2010

Filed:

Mar 17, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/405840

Inventors:

Aaron J. Swanson - Los Angeles CA, US
Jennifer M. Reynolds - Simi Valley CA, US
Rajiv Shah - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US

Assignee:

Medtronic Minimed, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

G01N 27/00
B08B 17/00
A61L 2/00
A61L 9/00
B05D 5/12
A61F 2/48
A61F 2/70
B65B 55/02
B65D 85/84
A61N 1/18
G01F 1/64

US Classification:

422 1, 422 56, 422 8201, 422 98, 422 6, 422 22, 422 2, 422 4, 422121, 422186, 422292, 42218605, 422300, 422305, 422905, 427 74, 427282, 623 24, 623 25, 623 26, 53425, 53431, 2065241, 607 6, 205779

Abstract:

A sterile device immersed in a sterile buffer and a method for providing same. The sterile device may be a medical device such as a biosensor having a biomolecule as a sensing element such as, for example, a glucose oxidase enzyme. The buffer may be a bicarbonate solution. Both the device and the buffer may be packaged and stored over long term while maintaining sterilization. The sterilization method may comprise a combination of gaseous, liquid and light sterilization.

US Patent:

20050118056, Jun 2, 2005

Filed:

Dec 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/034505

Inventors:

Aaron Swanson - Los Angeles CA, US
Jennifer Reynolds - Simi Valley CA, US
Rajiv Shah - Rancho Palo Verdes CA, US

International Classification:

A61L002/20
A61L002/08

US Classification:

422023000, 422028000, 422034000

Abstract:

A sterile device immersed in a sterile buffer and a method for providing same. The sterile device may be a medical device such as a biosensor having a biomolecule as a sensing element such as, for example, a glucose oxidase enzyme. The buffer may be a bicarbonate solution. Both the device and the buffer may be packaged and stored over long term while maintaining sterilization. The sterilization method may comprise a combination of gaseous, liquid and light sterilization.

US Patent:

20140019166, Jan 16, 2014

Filed:

Jul 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/548878

Inventors:

Aaron L. Swanson - Long Beach CA, US
Mark C. Helmlinger - Glendora CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/08
G06Q 50/16

US Classification:

705 4

Abstract:

A method and apparatus is disclosed for applying high resolution spectral imaging (hyperspectral or multispectral) to property characterization, specifically rooftop classification of type and condition using reference data for insurance applications. The system can also be used to classify the condition of vegetation and property hazards. Classifying rooftop type and condition using remote spectral imaging greatly improves quantitative accuracy of roof inspections and decreases the cost of inspection across large geographic domains. By comparing the spatially subset spectral reflection of rooftops to a reference spectra, the rooftop type and condition can be accurately assessed. The aerial inspection produces uniform and consistent data can be ingested into property insurance evaluations for many different uses. The cost of residential property inspections and re-inspections performed via manual visual inspection is reduced and a geospatial database for the targeted residential and commercial property region that can be used for sustained property assessment is created.