Ruth M Tieck from Inglewood, CA, age 49

Infusion Medium Delivery Device And Method With Drive Device For Driving Plunger In Reservoir
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US Patent:

8512288, Aug 20, 2013
Filed:

Sep 1, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/515225
Inventors:

Sheldon B. Moberg - Thousand Oaks CA, US
Ian B. Hanson - Northridge CA, US
Ruth Marie Tieck - Los Angeles CA, US
Julian D. Kavazov - Arcadia CA, US
Christopher G. Griffin - Sylmar CA, US
Colin A. Chong - Burbank CA, US
Mark D. Holt - Moorpark CA, US
R. Paul Mounce - Burbank CA, US
Assignee:

Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. - Northridge CA
International Classification:

A61M 1/00
A61M 5/00
US Classification:

604152, 604232
Abstract:

A delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient-user and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. Components that normally come into contact with a patient-user or with infusion medium are supported by the disposable housing portion, while the durable housing portion supports other components such as electronics and a drive device. A reservoir is supported by the disposable housing portion and has a moveable plunger that operatively couples to the drive device, when the disposable and durable housing portions are engaged.

Infusion Medium Delivery Device And Method With Drive Device For Driving Plunger In Reservoir
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US Patent:

20080097381, Apr 24, 2008
Filed:

Nov 22, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/604171
Inventors:

Sheldon B. Moberg - Thousand Oaks CA, US
Ian B. Hanson - Northridge CA, US
Paul F. Bente - Los Angeles CA, US
Ruth Marie Tieck - Los Angeles CA, US
Julian D. Kavazov - Arcadia CA, US
R. Paul Mounce - Burbank CA, US
International Classification:

A61M 5/145
US Classification:

604506, 604155
Abstract:

A delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient-user and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. Components that normally come into contact with a patient-user or with infusion medium are supported by the disposable housing portion, while the durable housing portion supports other components such as electronics and a drive device. A reservoir is supported by the disposable housing portion and has a moveable plunger that operatively couples to the drive device, when the disposable and durable housing portions are engaged.