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Robert D. Butterfield
Also filed as: BUTTERFIELD ROBERT · BUTTERFIELD ROBERT D · BUTTERFIELD ROBERT DWAINE
98 granted patents·5 pending applications·5,842 citations·filing 1986–2025
99Inventor score
Files withCAREFUSION 303 INC40IVAC CORP17ALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC12BUTTERFIELD ROBERT D11CARDINAL HEALTH 303 INC6
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103 records- 0197US8777894B2Infusion data communication systemBUTTERFIELD ROBERT D·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 15, 2014·87 cites·16 claims
- 0297US8630722B2System and method for dynamically adjusting patient therapyCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 14, 2014·90 cites·10 claims
- 0397US7318004B2Temperature prediction system and methodCARDINAL HEALTH 303 INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2008·71 cites·25 claims
- 0496US8761906B2System and method for dynamically adjusting patient therapyCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 24, 2014·80 cites·10 claims
- 0596US8082112B2Apparatus and method for air-in-line detectionBUTTERFIELD ROBERT D·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 20, 2011·30 cites·13 claims
- 0696US7860583B2System and method for dynamically adjusting patient therapyCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 28, 2010·298 cites·33 claims
- 0796US5609576AFluid flow impedance monitoring systemIVAC CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 11, 1997·182 cites·62 claims
- 0895US8340792B2System and method for dynamically adjusting patient therapyCONDURSO JOSEPH·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 25, 2012·127 cites·4 claims
- 0995US7871394B2System and method for optimizing control of PCA and PCEA systemCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 18, 2011·185 cites·24 claims
- 1095US7561986B2Empty container detection using container side pressure sensingCARDINAL HEALTH 303 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 14, 2009·95 cites·17 claims
- 1195US7141037B2Apparatus and method for air-in-line detectionCARDINAL HEALTH 303 INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 28, 2006·63 cites·15 claims
- 1295USD438532SCommunication interface coverGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 6, 2001·72 cites·1 claims
- 1394US6616633B1Apparatus and method for air-in-line detectionALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 9, 2003·109 cites·28 claims
- 1494US6358225B1Upstream occlusion detection systemALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 19, 2002·356 cites·40 claims
- 1594US6193480B1System and method for increased flow uniformityALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·87 cites·16 claims
- 1693US6416291B1Fluid flow resistance monitoring systemALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·189 cites·23 claims
- 1792US9227025B2Infusion data communication systemCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·29 cites·24 claims
- 1892US8075514B2Infusion data communication systemBUTTERFIELD ROBERT D·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 13, 2011·135 cites·31 claims
- 1992US6394771B2System and method for increased flow uniformityALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 28, 2002·41 cites·9 claims
- 2091US10064579B2System and method for dynamically adjusting patient therapyCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 4, 2018·8 cites·15 claims
- 2191US8359338B2System and method for managing medical databases for patient care devicesCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 22, 2013·228 cites·8 claims
- 2291US5563347APressure sensing vessel adapted to be preloaded against a sensorIVAC CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·70 cites·25 claims
- 2391US5096385AMethod and system for upstream occlusion detectionIVAC CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 17, 1992·313 cites·34 claims
- 2490US7893876B2System and method for determining locations of medical devicesCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 22, 2011·90 cites·21 claims
- 2589US10485926B2Systems and methods for controlling an infusion pumpCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 26, 2019·6 cites·10 claims
- 2689US9307907B2System and method for dynamically adjusting patient therapyCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·16 cites·21 claims
- 2788US12491315B2Occlusion detection for infusion pumpsCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2888US8777897B2Fluid delivery systems and methods having wireless communicationBUTTERFIELD ROBERT DWAINE·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 15, 2014·50 cites·20 claims
- 2988US8096186B2Systems and methods for measuring fluid pressure within a disposable IV set connected to a fluid supply pumpBUTTERFIELD ROBERT D·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 17, 2012·11 cites·34 claims
- 3087US7206715B2Empty container detection using container side pressure sensingCARDINAL HEALTH 303 INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 17, 2007·112 cites·16 claims
- 3186US7255683B2System for detecting the status of a vent associated with a fluid supply upstream of an infusion pumpCARDINAL HEALTH 303 INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 14, 2007·110 cites·20 claims
- 3286US5423743ACannula position detectionIVAC CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·67 cites·41 claims
- 3385US12070579B2Occlusion detection for infusion pumpsCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3484US8585649B2Tubular pumping elementBUTTERFIELD ROBERT D·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 19, 2013·5 cites·27 claims
- 3583US8545446B1Fluid mechanical device for improved secondary mode IV deliveryBUTTERFIELD ROBERT DWAINE·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 1, 2013·15 cites·17 claims
- 3683US8323007B2Fluid pump with disposable componentBUTTERFIELD ROBERT D·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 4, 2012·4 cites·14 claims
- 3783US6158965AFluid flow resistance monitoring systemALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 12, 2000·183 cites·37 claims
- 3883US5716194ASystem for increasing flow uniformityIVAC CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 10, 1998·47 cites·26 claims
- 3982US10792420B2Occlusion detection for infusion pumpsCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 6, 2020·2 cites·18 claims
- 4082US10226571B2Pump segment placementCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 12, 2019·10 cites·16 claims
- 4182US5827223AUpstream occulsion detection systemALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 27, 1998·176 cites·12 claims
- 4281US9162023B2Automated pressure limit setting method and apparatusBARNES ERIK·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 20, 2015·11 cites·15 claims
- 4380US10328199B2Model-based infusion site monitorCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 25, 2019·3 cites·21 claims
- 4480US6213972B1Fluid flow resistance monitoring systemALARIS MEDICAL SYST INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·181 cites·15 claims
- 4579US9514279B2Model-based infusion site monitorBUTTERFIELD ROBERT D·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2016·6 cites·28 claims
- 4678US9545508B2Drip chamberBUTTERFIELD ROBERT DWAINE·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 17, 2017·8 cites·7 claims
- 4778US4710163ADetection of fluid flow faults in the parenteral administration of fluidsIVAC CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 1, 1987·156 cites·20 claims
- 4877US12512201B2Model-based infusion site monitorCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4977US9683562B2Low-force pumping segmentDAVIS LISA·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 20, 2017·10 cites·15 claims
- 5077US9039656B2Medication safety enhancement for secondary infusionCAREFUSION 303 INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 26, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
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