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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7784619 | Method of making microporous filter membrane A filter membrane, methods of making such filter membrane and apparatus employing such filter membrane are disclosed, in which the filter membrane is a monolithic polymeric membrane that includes a polymeric filter layer including a micron-scale precision-shaped por... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7464804 | Automatic pallet loader system and method A loading system is provided which has a first conveyor for transporting a support structure and a second conveyor for transporting an article. The second conveyor includes a substantially stationary inclined transfer member that directs the article to a loading zon... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7341572 | Infusor with flexible sheath An improved ambulatory infusion device for dispensing a fluid into a patient includes a flexible bladder enclosure including a sheath of flexible material having a first open end a closed second end. The first open end of the sheath is affixed to a rigid closure, an... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7195607 | Programmable, fluid pressure actuated blood processing systems and methods Programmable, fluid pressure actuated blood processing systems and methods are used in association a blood separation device. The systems and methods employ a cassette, which contains several preformed, pneumatically actuated pump stations, several preformed fluid f... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182867 | Shear-enhanced systems and methods for removing waste materials and liquid from the blood Systems and methods convey the blood through a gap defined between an inner surface that is located about an axis and an outer surface that is concentric with the inner surface. At least one of the inner and outer surfaces carries a membrane that consists essentiall... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169138 | Containers and methods for storing and admixing medical solutions Containers and methods for storing medical solutions are provided. More specifically, containers and methods for storing components that are to be admixed, together to create a final solution, one of the components comprising a lipid. In an embodiment, a container i... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166231 | Red blood cell separation method A method for centrifugally separating whole blood into red blood cells and a plasma constituent rotates about a rotational axis a separation zone having radially spaced apart walls with a high-G side and a low-G side located closer to the rotational axis than the hi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156835 | Method of applying composition to a surface A process and apparatus for one-step preparation of fibrinogen adhesive by polyethylene glycol-mediated precipitation from plasma are disclosed. The methods and apparatus of the invention permit preparation of autologous fibrinogen adhesive composition from the pati... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7135027 | Devices and methods for mixing and extruding medically useful compositions This invention provides devices and methods for mixing and extruding compositions which are medically and non-medically useful. The devices are particularly useful for mixing substances which are relatively inert when alone but become reactive when mixed. A common f... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7087177 | Methods for determining flow rates of biological fluids A separation method comprises introducing a first fluid comprising first and second components having different density into a centrifugal field and allowing an interface to form between at least portions of such components at a first location. The method also compr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081103 | Direct dual filling device for sealing agents A filling device for connecting a dispensing instrument having multiple fluid reservoirs to multiple containers is disclosed. More particularly, the present invention discloses a connecting device capable of coupling the individual reservoirs of a dispensing instrum... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7044941 | Method and apparatus for collecting blood samples prior to a blood collection procedure A holder for receiving a sampling tube of a blood sampling system is disclosed. The holder has an interior pocket which can be conformed from a closed position to an open position for receiving the sampling tube. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041076 | Blood separation systems and methods using a multiple function pump station to perform different on-line processing tasks A multiple function pump station performs different on-line processing tasks. The pump station can be operated in one mode to draw blood from a donor can, in another mode, be operated to return blood to the donor. The pump station used to draw blood from a donor can... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004727 | Blood component processing systems and methods using fluid-actuated pumping elements that are integrity tested prior to use Blood component processing systems and methods are coupled to a blood component processing device. The systems and methods include a fluid circuit that comprises at least one fluid pressure actuated pump station, at least one fluid flow path communicating with the p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001321 | Carrier for holding a flexible fluid processing container A fluid processing assembly can be easily inserted into and removed from a rotatable centrifuge channel. The processing assembly comprises a processing container and a carrier. The processing container has flexibility and, in use, occupies the channel to receive flu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994781 | Medical system, method and apparatus employing MEMS A biological suspension processing system is disclosed that may include a suspension treatment device for treating one or more components of a biological suspension, a first fluid flow path for introducing a suspension into the treatment device and a second fluid fl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986867 | Apparatus, systems and methods for processing and treating a biological fluid with light Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a biological fluid with light. A container of biological fluid is introduced into a fluid treatment chamber where it is contacted with light provided by one or more light sources in proximity to the fluid tre... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6936413 | Methods and systems for preparing blood products Methods and systems for preparing blood products that are ready for treatment in established pathogen inactivation procedures are disclosed. The methods include providing a source of a blood component and combining the blood component with a synthetic medium in a se... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6899666 | Blood processing systems and methods Systems and methods centrifugally separate whole blood into red blood cells, plasma, and a platelet concentrate. The systems and methods rotate a first rotating separation zone about a rotational axis, to separate whole blood into red blood cells and plasma constitu... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6884228 | Automated system adaptable for use with different fluid circuits Automated systems and method for processing blood and other fluids are disclosed. The systems and methods utilize a disposable fluid circuit selected from one of two or more circuits. The circuits are mounted on a re-usable hardware component or module. The system i... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6878105 | Red blood cell processing systems and methods with deliberate under spill of red blood cells Collection systems and methods use a separation chamber that receives blood or a suspension containing red blood cells and performs a separation process including separation of red blood cells from the blood or suspension. The separation chamber contains, during the... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872307 | Systems and methods for on line finishing of cellular blood products like platelets harvested for therapeutic purposes Blood processing systems and methods establish on line communication between a container and a source of blood containing leukocytes and platelets, such as a human donor. The systems and methods create a centrifugal field between the source of blood and the containe... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6860846 | Blood processing systems and methods with umbilicus-driven blood processing chambers A blood processing assembly comprises a frame rotatable about a rotational axis and a blood processing chamber carried by the frame for rotation about the rotational axis. An umbilicus has one end coupled to the blood processing chamber along the rotational axis and... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6855120 | Apheresis system with anticoagulant flow control An apheresis system is disclosed which may include a separation chamber; a suspension flow path which communicates at one end with the separation chamber and includes a connector at the other end for connecting to a source of cellular suspension; an anticoagulant fl... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6849039 | Blood processing systems and methods for collecting plasma free or essentially free of cellular blood components Blood separation systems and methods introduce blood into an annular separation channel between a low-G wall and a high-G wall while rotating the separation channel about an axis, for separation of the blood into blood components. The annular separation channel has ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6802982 | Blood processing systems and methods using red blood cell hematocrit as a process control parameter Blood processing systems and methods convey whole blood from a donor into a centrifugal separation device for separation into red blood cells and a plasma constituent. The plasma constituent and red blood cells are removed from the separation device at least in part... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6780333 | Centrifugation pheresis method A method of processing blood establishes communication between a donor and a blood flow path and pumps whole blood from the donor into a container through the blood flow path. The method centrifugally separates the whole blood in the container into concentrated red ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759007 | Blood processing systems and methods employing fluid pressure actuated pumps and valves Systems and methods for processing blood use at least one fluid activated pump and at least one fluid activated valve. The systems and methods apply positive and negative fluid pressures to operate the pump and valve. Different pressure conditions are applied to the... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6745902 | Blood collection systems including an integral, flexible filter Blood collection systems include an integral flexible filter to remove leukocytes from blood components. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6730054 | Blood collection systems and methods that derive estimated effects upon the donor's blood volume and hematocrit Blood processing systems and methods convey blood drawn from a donor through a blood processing circuit to separate the blood into at least one targeted blood component for collection. The systems and methods derive an estimated effect of the procedure upon the dono... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6723062 | Fluid pressure actuated blood pumping systems and methods with continuous inflow and pulsatile outflow conditions Blood processing systems and related methods place first and second fluid pressure actuated pump stations in in-line communication between a source and a destination. The systems and methods apply fluid pressure pump strokes to the first and second pump stations to ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716004 | Blood processing systems with fluid flow cassette with a pressure actuated pump chamber and in-line air trap A blood processing system comprises a processing chamber to process blood and a fluid flow cassette that communicates with the processing chamber. The cassette comprises a body, a pump chamber formed in the body, and a flexible diaphragm on the pump chamber responsi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6709412 | Blood processing systems and methods that employ an in-line leukofilter mounted in a restraining fixture Systems and methods separate blood cells from whole blood and pump the separated blood cells through an in-line leukofilter to a blood cell storage container. The leukofilter has a filtration medium enclosed within a flexile housing. The systems and methods employ a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 5571068 | Centrifuge assembly A blood component separating device comprises a centrifuge bowl adapted for rotation about its axis in a centrifuge. The bowl defines an outer arcuate wall plus an inner circumferential wall, spaced from the outer wall, to define a arcuate slot adapted fo... | 11/05/1996 |
| 4869812 | Disposable diagnostic plasma filter dispenser A disposable diagnostic plasma filter dispenser includes a low cost disposable container and a rotor drive for rotationally energizing a rotor within the container. The disposable container is particularly suitable for drawing and dispensing blood samples... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4866282 | Irradiation of blood products A thin film of white blood cells is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation predominately of a wavelength of 280 to 320 nanometers, and preferably at an intensity of 4 to 15 milliwatts per square cm. At such a radiation intensity it is not necessary to agit... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4850978 | Drug delivery cartridge with protective cover A cartridge 444, 644, 744 is adapted for mounting upon a receptacle 442, 642 in a parenterial fluid administration set 420 for delivering a drug or other beneficial agent to a patient. The cartridge 444, 644, 744 includes a beneficial agent-containing cha... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4851126 | Apparatus and methods for generating platelet concentrate A tubing or harness set is provided having first and second portions sequentially applicable to a microprocessor-controlled hemapheresis instrument for generating platelet concentrate. The first portion includes a reservoir having dual compartments and a ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4850998 | Method for wetting a plasmapheresis filter with anticoagulant A method of wetting a plasmapheresis filter with anticoagulant in a plasmapheresis system having a venepuncture needle, a plasma separation device connected in series by a fluid conduit, including operating the system such that an initial limited volume c... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4846005 | Set with attachable sample cell A fluid delivery system has a container with an integrally attached sample cell. A selected fluid can be accumulated in the container. The sample cell can be filled with part of the fluid in the container and then isolated from the container by heat or di... | 07/11/1989 |
