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20090069934 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING THE DISPENSE OF A PLURALITY OF PRODUCT FORMING INGREDIENTS - Systems and methods for dispensing a product are provided. A plurality of product ingredients are associated with a product dispenser that is operable to form a plurality of selectable products from the plurality of products ingredients. Input for a selected product is received and a recipe that defines the ratio of product ingredients for forming the selected product is identified. The dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is commenced based at least in part on the identified recipe, and the dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is independently monitored during the dispense of the selected product. | 03-12-2009 |
20090069947 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PORTION CONTROL PROGRAMMING IN A PRODUCT FORMING DISPENSER - Disclosed are systems and methods for configuring portion control for a dispenser apparatus. A plurality of beverage ingredients may be associated with the dispenser apparatus, and a plurality of selectable beverages may be formed from the plurality of beverage ingredients. Input for one or more preferences associated with portion control may be received. Stored information associated with at least one of the plurality of selectable beverages may be accessed. At least one portion control for at least one of the plurality of selectable beverages may be determined based at least in part on at least a portion of the received input and at least a portion of the accessed information. | 03-12-2009 |
20130037565 | Systems and Methods for Providing Portion Control Programming in a Product Forming Dispenser - Disclosed are systems and methods for configuring portion control for a dispenser apparatus. A plurality of beverage ingredients may be associated with the dispenser apparatus, and a plurality of selectable beverages may be formed from the plurality of beverage ingredients. Input for one or more preferences associated with portion control may be received. Stored information associated with at least one of the plurality of selectable beverages may be accessed. At least one portion control for at least one of the plurality of selectable beverages may be determined based at least in part on at least a portion of the received input and at least a portion of the accessed information. | 02-14-2013 |
20130240561 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Controlling the Dispense of a Plurality of Product Forming Ingredients - Systems and methods for dispensing a product are provided. A plurality of product ingredients are associated with a product dispenser that is operable to form a plurality of selectable products from the plurality of products ingredients. Input for a selected product is received and a recipe that defines the ratio of product ingredients for fainting the selected product is identified. The dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is commenced based at least in part on the identified recipe, and the dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is independently monitored during the dispense of the selected product. | 09-19-2013 |
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20090322114 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A support device is for a vehicle having a body, a roof spaced above the body and a seat back. The support device includes a base or body connectable with the vehicle and having a mounting portion configured for attachment of the seat back and a recess providing a storage space. A roof support has a first end connected with the base and a second end connectable with the roof. The roof support is configured to retain the roof spaced generally above a remainder of the vehicle. Preferably, the roof support includes two struts extending between the base and the roof, the base transferring the weight of the roof from the struts and to the vehicle body. Preferably, the struts each include a fluid passage extending between the roof and the base, the passage being configured to discharge fluid beneath the vehicle body. | 12-31-2009 |
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20100086956 | DETECTION OF HIV-RELATED PROTEINS IN URINE - A method for detecting HIV infection in a mammal is disclosed. The method contains the steps of isolating exosomes from a urine sample of a mammal and detecting the presence of HIV-specific biomarker in said isolated exosomes. A method for diagnosing a mammal with an HIV-associated disease, in particular, HIV-associated nephropathy is also disclosed. | 04-08-2010 |
20110319333 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT AND DETECTION OF ENDOTHELIN-1 RELATED KIDNEY DISEASES - The present application relates to methods of treating HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) and/or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) using endothelin-1 (ET-1) antagonists. The application further relates to a composition for the treatment of HIVAN and/or FSGS. A kit for detecting the presence of ET-1 or ET-1-associated biomarker in a biological sample is also disclosed. | 12-29-2011 |
20120208175 | DETECTION OF HIV-RELATED PROTEINS IN URINE - A method for detecting HIV infection in a mammal is disclosed. The method contains the steps of isolating exosomes from a urine sample of a mammal and detecting the presence of HIV-specific biomarker in said isolated exosomes. A method for diagnosing a mammal with an HIV-associated disease, in particular, HIV-associated nephropathy is also disclosed. | 08-16-2012 |
20120214151 | DETECTION OF HIV-RELATED PROTEINS IN URINE - A method for detecting HIV infection in a mammal is disclosed. The method contains the steps of isolating exosomes from a urine sample of a mammal and detecting the presence of HIV-specific biomarker in said isolated exosomes. A method for diagnosing a mammal with an HIV-associated disease, in particular, HIV-associated nephropathy is also disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
20130252898 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT AND DETECTION OF ENDOTHELIN-1 RELATED KIDNEY DISEASES - The present application relates to methods of treating HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) and/or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) using endothelin-1 (ET-1) antagonists. The application further relates to a composition for the treatment of HIVAN and/or FSGS. A kit for detecting the presence of ET-1 or ET-1-associated biomarker in a biological sample is also disclosed. | 09-26-2013 |
20140134606 | EXOSOME-MEDIATED DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS VIRUS INFECTIONS AND DISEASES - A method for diagnosing hepatitis virus infection or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers present on exosomes in a bodily fluid sample from the subject is disclosed. Also disclosed are a method for monitoring the course of a hepatitis virus infection or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject and a method for monitoring effectiveness of treatment to a subject with an anti-hepatitis virus agent based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers present on exosomes in bodily fluid samples from the subject, as well as a kit for diagnosing hepatitis virus infection and/or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers on exosomes in bodily fluid samples from the subject. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090099866 | TIME ZONE ADJUSTMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - Methods and systems of patient treatment are disclosed. The methods and systems include use of medical device informatics to modify and validate therapies and drugs used in those therapies. In certain embodiments, a medical device, such as a medical infusion pump, interfaces with a server to administer the patient treatments. In one aspect, a medical device network is disclosed which includes a plurality of medical devices dispersed across two or more time zones, and a server operatively connected to the medical devices. The server includes a memory configured to hold event log data and a programmable circuit operatively connected to the memory. The programmable circuit is configured to execute program instructions to receive event log data from the plurality of medical devices, and to modify the time zone information in the event log data. The programmable circuit is also configured to execute program instructions to store the event log data in the memory. | 04-16-2009 |
20090099867 | COMMUNICATING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE DATA TO A MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods and systems of patient treatment are disclosed. The methods and systems include use of medical device informatics to modify and validate therapies and drugs used in those therapies. In certain embodiments, a medical device, such as a medical infusion pump, interfaces with a server to administer the patient treatments. In one aspect, a method of scheduling maintenance of a medical device is disclosed. The method includes storing a medical device maintenance schedule on a computing system remote from the medical device, the medical device maintenance schedule including a reminder to perform maintenance on the medical device. The method further includes transmitting the reminder from the computing system to the medical device. | 04-16-2009 |
20090157202 | THERAPY RULES FOR CLOSED LOOP PROGRAMMING OF MEDICAL DEVICES - Methods and systems of patient treatment are disclosed. The methods and systems include use of medical device informatics to modify and validate therapies and drugs used in those therapies. In certain embodiments, a medical device, such as a medical infusion pump, interfaces with a server to administer the patient treatments. In one aspect, a medical device server is disclosed. The medical device server includes a memory configured to store patient status information and command information and a programmable circuit operatively connected to the memory. The programmable circuit is configured to execute program instructions to receive patient status information from a first medical device, the patient status information related to a patient and determine the need for treatment of the patient. The programmable circuit is also configured to execute program instructions to transmit a command to a second medical device configured to provide the treatment. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157622 | FILTERING EVENT LOGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES BY A PARAMETER - Methods and systems of patient treatment are disclosed. The methods and systems include use of medical device informatics to modify and validate therapies and drugs used in those therapies. In certain embodiments, a medical device, such as a medical infusion pump, interfaces with a server to administer the patient treatments. In one aspect, a method of retrieving medical event log results is disclosed. The method includes receiving at a server event log data generated by a medical device, and storing the event log data in a memory of the server. The method further includes receiving a request for a subset of the event log data, the subset of the event log data defined by at least one characteristic. The method also includes filtering the event log data based on the characteristic. | 06-18-2009 |
20090177249 | PACKAGE DEPLOYMENT OF DATA BETWEEN A SERVER AND A MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods and systems of patient treatment are disclosed. The methods and systems include use of medical device informatics to modify and validate therapies and drugs used in those therapies. In certain embodiments, a medical device, such as a medical infusion pump, interfaces with a server to administer the patient treatments. In one aspect, a method of deploying information to a medical device is disclosed. The method includes storing information in a data package on a server, the information intended to be delivered to a medical device. The method also includes receiving a message from the medical device, and in response to receiving the message, indicating to the medical device that information intended for the medical device resides on the server. The method further includes receiving a request for the information, and upon receiving the request, delivering the data package to the medical device. | 07-09-2009 |