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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153083 | Uninterrupted flow pump apparatus and method This invention describes a method for pumping or delivering fluids utilizing a flexible vessel subject to controlled pressures within another pressure vessel. The pressure vessel can be sourced with positive and/or negative (e.g., vacuum) pressure. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7850634 | Method for collecting a desired blood component and performing a photopheresis treatment An improved method for separating whole blood into components and collecting a desired blood component. The method allows a desired blood component to be subjected to centrifugal forces within a separator for prolonged periods of time, yielding a cleaner cut and hig... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7534616 | Uninterrupted flow pump apparatus and method This invention describes a method for pumping or delivering fluids utilizing a flexible vessel subject to controlled pressures within another pressure vessel. The pressure vessel can be sourced with positive and/or negative (e.g., vacuum) pressure. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7479123 | Method for collecting a desired blood component and performing a photopheresis treatment An improved method for separating whole blood into components and collecting a desired blood component. The method allows a desired blood component to be subjected to centrifugal forces within a separator for prolonged periods of time, yielding a cleaner cut and hig... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7476209 | Method and apparatus for collecting a blood component and performing a photopheresis treatment Methods and apparatus for collecting and treating blood component. An apparatus and methods for improvement of an extracorporeal photopheresis treatment is described. A cassette having flexible tubes inside its housing and on the bottom surface outside the cassette ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7465285 | Control system for driving fluids through an extracorporeal blood circuit A control deck and system for controlling and driving blood fluids through an extracorporeal blood circuit kit. In one aspect, the invention is a deck having an improved mechanism for securing a cassette in place during treatment operations. The improved deck compri... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7211037 | Apparatus for the continuous separation of biological fluids into components and method of using same The present invention provides an apparatus for separating components of a fluid having an outer housing containing a core wherein three separate fluid pathways are provided to allow continuous separation of biological fluids. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186230 | Method and apparatus for the continuous separation of biological fluids into components The present invention relates to systems, methods and apparatus for improving the yield for separating components of fluids, for example biological or sensitive fluids such as blood, and improving the component yield, for example, from donated whole blood by separat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6793643 | Low extracorporeal volume treatment system A means, apparatus, and system for reducing the net fluid volume deficiency in a patient during a medical treatment process. The invention seeks to modify a batch-type process to achieve the efficiency of a continuous process by precisely measuring the net change in... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6495366 | Uninterrupted flow pump apparatus and method This invention describes a method for pumping or delivering fluids utilizing a flexible vessel subject to controlled pressures within another pressure vessel. The pressure vessel can be sourced with positive and/or negative (e.g., vacuum) pressure.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491656 | Integrated cassette for controlling fluid having an integral filter An apparatus controls movement of fluids during an extracorporeal blood treatment session. A hollow cassette enclosure has a plurality of fluid input ports for receiving fluids into the enclosure and a plurality of fluid output ports for expelling fluids ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6228995 | Method for removal of psoralens from biological fluids A method for the removal of psoralens and psoralen degradation products is disclosed. The method of the present invention is useful for any biological fluid that has been treated with psoralens, including blood and blood fractions and components derived t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6219584 | Method and system for determining an effective amount of light energy to delivery to fluids having targets for the light energy Systems and methods for determining an effective amount of light energy to deliver to fluids, particularly fluids having target and non-target materials. The systems and methods specifically relate to phototherapy and photopheresis systems where an effect... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6069687 | Contaminant detector A contaminant detector including a light source for emitting light of a wavelength with peak emission corresponding to that of "blue" light or to that of light of even lower wavelength. Light is emitted through an arrangement containing a liquid sample ha... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5984887 | Photopheresis treatment of leukocytes A method of treating infections of mononuclear blood cells, other than retroviral infections, is disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a photoactivatable ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5985914 | Treatment of inflammatory disorders of the bowel and urinary bladder A method of treating inflammatory disorders of the bowel and inflammatory disorders of the urinary bladder are disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a pho... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5951509 | Blood product irradiation device incorporating agitation Apparatus for treating human blood by irradiation. Exposure of a human blood product sample can be optimized by displacing a contiguous, self-contained arrangement, such as a bag member, while radiation is being emitted towards the contiguous, self-contai... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5921951 | Apparatus for pumping fluid at a steady flow rate An apparatus for pumping fluid at a steady rate. A first drive chamber having a movable outer surface, and a second drive chamber having a movable outer surface are provided. The apparatus further includes a block having a plurality of internal passages i... | 07/13/1999 |
