Methods and systems for detecting an occlusion
CA 2549419 C · Owner: Animas Corporation · Inventors: Getz, Steven P.; Shipway, Ian Maxwell
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Systems and methods for detecting an occlusion may include receiving a signal corresponding to a first force needed to deliver a first material through the tube. Furthermore, the systems and methods may include indicating that an occlusion exists if the first force is greater than a baseline value plus a delta value, the baseline value being assigned a value equal to the force necessary to deliver the first material through the tube in an un-occluded state and the delta value being assigned a value configured to create a desired level of sensitivity. Moreover the systems and methods may include , setting if the first force is less than or equal to the first baseline value plus the …
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- Filed December 28, 2004 and granted February 18, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 28, 2024.
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