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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7820102 | Disposable cartridge for producing gas-enriched fluids A device generates a gas-enriched physiologic fluid and combines it with a bodily fluid to create a gas-enriched bodily fluid. The device may take the form of a disposable cartridge. The cartridge may include a fluid supply chamber for delivering physiologic fluid u... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7641628 | System and method for high pressure delivery of gas-supersaturated fluids A system and method for generating a gas-supersaturated fluid and delivering the fluid at high delivery pressures to thereby prevent bubble nucleation is disclosed. The system comprises a housing for containing a removable fluid assembly for housing a fluid to be ga... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7468191 | Method of preparing gas delivering perfluorocarbon emulsions with non-fluorinated surfactants The present invention provides a method of making a FC emulsion. The method comprises mixing an FC immiscible hydrophilic liquid and a solid emulsifying agent by agitation at a temperature elevated above the phase transition temperature of the emulsifying agent and ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7357937 | Perfluorocarbon emulsions with non-fluorinated surfactants A stable FC emulsion is described. The FC emulsion of the present invention comprises a continuous FC immiscible hydrophilic liquid phase and a dispersed phase comprising FC suspended as droplets within the continuous phase. The emulsion further comprises an emulsif... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7294278 | Method for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7198179 | System for storing and dispensing a gas-solubilized product A packaged gas-solubilized product is described. The gas-solubilized product contains a first gas with a first pressure. The product is placed into a flexible inner container made of a gas-impermeable material. The inner container is hermetically disposed inside an ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172727 | Apparatus for blood oxygenation An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation are provided. The apparatus includes a chamber having a first inlet to receive a fluid, e.g., physiologic saline; a second inlet to receive a gas, e.g., oxygen, from a gas supply; and an outlet coupled to a capillary ass... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7104289 | System and method for high pressure delivery of gas-supersaturated fluids A system and method for generating a gas-supersaturated fluid and delivering the fluid at high delivery pressures to thereby prevent bubble nucleation is disclosed. The system comprises a housing for containing a removable fluid assembly for housing a fluid to be ga... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7013703 | System and method of evaluating or calibrating a bubble detector A bubble detector utilizes an ultrasonic transducer to sample bubbles as they pass the transducer. The envelope of the return signal is analyzed to determine the volume of each sampled bubble. If the total volume of bubbles sampled within a certain period of time ex... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008535 | Apparatus for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6936221 | Method of forming gas-enriched fluid A method for forming a gas-enriched fluid is provided. The method includes a step of providing a mixing chamber having a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet. A first fluid is delivered into the mixing chamber via the first inlet and flows vertically. A second... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6899847 | Apparatus for blood oxygenation A device for producing a gas-supersaturated fluid is provided. The device includes a chamber having a first inlet to receive a gas and a second and a third inlets to receive a fluid; and an outlet for removal of the produced gas-supersaturated fluid. The gas is rece... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890482 | Apparatus for blood oxygenation An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation are provided. The apparatus advantageously comprises a liquid-to-liquid oxygenation assembly. The liquid-to-liquid oxygenation assembly includes a pressurizable chamber having inlets for a first gas-supersaturated fluid ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6855291 | Method of blood oxygenation An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation are provided. The apparatus includes a chamber having a first inlet to receive a gas-supersaturating fluid, e.g., physiologic saline; a second inlet to receive a gas, e.g., oxygen, from a gas supply; and an outlet couple... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6849235 | Method of forming gas-enriched fluid A method for gas-supersaturating fluids, e.g., physiologic saline, includes providing a chamber having a first inlet to receive the fluid; a second inlet to receive a gas, e.g., oxygen, from a gas supply that maintains pressure within the chamber at a predetermined ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6843099 | Bubble detector and method of evaluation or calibration thereof A bubble detector utilizes an ultrasonic transducer to sample bubbles as they pass the transducer. The envelope of the return signal is analyzed to determine the volume of each sampled bubble. If the total volume of bubbles sampled within a certain period of time ex... | 01/18/2005 |
| D497989 | Cartridge for generating gas-enriched fluids | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811750 | Apparatus for blood oxygenation Apparatus and method for blood oxygenation are provided. The apparatus includes a chamber having a first inlet to receive a fluid, e.g., physiologic saline; a second inlet to receive a gas, e.g., oxygen, from a gas supply; and an outlet coupled to a capillary assemb... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6759008 | Apparatus and method for blood oxygenation An apparatus for blood oxygenation and delivery is provided. The apparatus advantageously comprises a liquid-to-liquid oxygenation assembly with a pressurizable chamber having inlets for a first gas-supersaturated fluid and a second fluid, such as blood. The inlets ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6676900 | Method for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids A gas-enriched fluid is provided by the combination of a first fluid, such as a patient's blood, with a second gas-supersaturated fluid, such as an oxygen supersaturated fluid. In this example, a catheter assembly includes a portion that receives the pati... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6622542 | Bubble detector and method of use thereof A bubble detector utilizes an ultrasonic transducer to sample bubbles as they pass the transducer. The envelope of the return signal is analyzed to determine the volume of each sampled bubble. If the total volume of bubbles sampled within a certain period... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613280 | Disposable cartridge for producing gas-enriched fluids A device generates a gas-enriched physiologic fluid and combines it with a bodily fluid to create a gas-enriched bodily fluid. The device may take the form of a disposable cartridge. The cartridge may include a fluid supply chamber for delivering physiolo... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607698 | Method for generalized extracorporeal support A system and method for increasing gas concentration in blood which has use as a generalized extracorporeal system and method to treat hypoxemic blood from a patient by mixing the blood with an oxygen supersaturated solution to generate hyperoxemic blood ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6605217 | Apparatus for high pressure fluid filtration A bacterial fluid filter includes a filter element supported by a backing member. The filter element and backing member are sealed, e.g., with one or more o-ring seals, in a housing to provide a filter assembly capable of filtering fluid under relatively ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602467 | Apparatus and method for blood oxygenation An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation are provided. The apparatus advantageously comprises a liquid-to-liquid oxygenation assembly. The liquid-to-liquid oxygenation assembly includes a pressurizable chamber having inlets for a first gas-supersatur... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6602468 | Method of blood oxygenation A method for a bubble-free oxygenated blood delivery is provided. The method includes a step of selecting a delivery system having a tubular elongated member with a lumen. The selecting step comprises determining an effective diameter of the lumen needed ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6596235 | Method for blood oxygenation An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation is provided, advantageously comprising an extracorporeal circuit for the preparation and delivery of hyperoxic or hyperbaric blood. In one embodiment, an apparatus for gas-supersaturating fluids, e.g., physiol... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6582387 | System for enriching a bodily fluid with a gas A system utilizes an oxygenation device to generate a gas-enriched physiologic fluid and to combine it with a bodily fluid to create a gas-enriched bodily fluid. The oxygenation device may take the form of a disposable cartridge, which is placed within an... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6576191 | Apparatus for blood oxygenation A device for producing a gas-supersaturated fluid is provided. The device includes a chamber having a first inlet to receive a gas and a second and a third inlets to receive a fluid; and an outlet for removal of the produced gas-supersaturated fluid. The ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565807 | Method of blood oxygenation An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation are provided. The apparatus includes a chamber having a first inlet to receive a gas-supersaturating fluid, e.g., physiologic saline; a second inlet to receive a gas, e.g., oxygen, from a gas supply; and an ou... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558502 | Method for forming atraumatic fluid delivery device The present invention is a device for insertion into a human or animal body, in a preferred embodiment a perfusion guidewire capable of delivering perfusion fluids to a vascular site while at the same time exhibiting handling characteristics associated wi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6555059 | Method of forming gas-enriched fluid A method for gas-supersaturating fluids, e.g., physiologic saline, includes providing a chamber having a first inlet to receive the fluid; a second inlet to receive a gas, e.g., oxygen, from a gas supply that maintains pressure within the chamber at a pre... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6533766 | Coating medical device surfaces for delivering gas-supersaturated fluids A method is provided of using biocompatible surface-active agents to impart improved characteristics to a surface contacting a gas-supersaturated fluid, advantageously by forming on the surface a coating including an adsorbed biocompatible surface-active ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6454997 | Apparatus for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids A gas-enriched fluid is provided by the combination of a first fluid, such as a patient's blood, with a second gas-supersaturated fluid, such as an oxygen supersaturated fluid. In this example, a catheter assembly includes a portion that receives the pati... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6387324 | Apparatus and method for blood oxygenation An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation is provided, advantageously comprising an extracorporeal circuit for the preparation and delivery of hyperoxic or hyperbaric blood. In one embodiment, an apparatus for gas-supersaturating fluids, e.g., physiol... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6346192 | Apparatus for high pressure fluid filtration A bacterial fluid filter includes a filter element supported by a backing member. The filter element and backing member are sealed, e.g., with one or more o-ring seals, in a housing to provide a filter assembly capable of filtering fluid under relatively ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6315754 | System and method for high pressure delivery of gas-supersaturated fluids A system and method for generating a gas-supersaturated fluid and delivering the fluid at high delivery pressures to thereby prevent bubble nucleation is disclosed. The system comprises a housing for containing a removable fluid assembly for housing a flu... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6235007 | Atraumatic fluid delivery devices The present invention is a device for insertion into a human or animal body, in a preferred embodiment a perfusion guidewire capable of delivering perfusion fluids to a vascular site while at the same time exhibiting handling characteristics associated wi... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6180059 | Method for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids A gas-enriched fluid is provided by the combination of a first fluid, such as a patient's blood, with a second gas-supersaturated fluid, such as an oxygen supersaturated fluid. In this example, a catheter assembly includes a portion that receives the pati... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6142971 | System and method for high pressure delivery of gas-supersaturated fluids A system and method for generating a gas-supersaturated fluid and delivering the fluid at high delivery pressures to thereby prevent bubble nucleation is disclosed. The system comprises a housing for containing a removable fluid assembly for housing a flu... | 11/07/2000 |
