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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125847 | METHODS FOR REMOVING PATHOGENS FROM A PLATELET PREPARATION The present application relates to a method for removing pathogens from a transfusion grade platelet composition. The method comprises the steps of passing a platelet preparation through a first tangential flow filtration (TFF) device having a TFF filter, and collecting... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103902 | PERSONAL HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING PRIMING SEQUENCE AND METHODS OF SAME A dialysis machine includes a blood circuit, a dialysate circuit, and a dialyzer placed in communication with the blood circuit and the dialysate circuit. The dialysis machine includes a priming sequence in which dialysate is used to prime a first portion of the dialysa... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120031841 | Device and method for measuring a blood constituent in blood for an extracorporeal blood treating device The invention relates to a device and a method for measuring a blood constituent in blood for an extracorporeal blood treatment device, comprising a dialyzer or a filter, and a hose line system comprising hose lines that are pervious to electromagnetic radiation. The ki... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031840 | METHOD FOR REDUCING AMYLOID BETA CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD The present invention relates to a method for reducing a β-amyloid concentration in blood. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for reducing a β-amyloid concentration in blood, comprising the steps of; removing blood out of a body, passing the blood... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029937 | DIALYSIS DEVICE A dialysis device comprising a prescriber interface and a programming means configured to allow, via the prescriber interface, input of a set of therapeutic objectives and a treatment plan and a re-evaluation means configured to, as a function of the therapeutic objecti... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120018377 | DIALYSATE REGENERATION SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE HUMAN DIALYSIS A dialysate regeneration chamber is provided. In one embodiment, the dialysate regeneration chamber may include a toxin trap configured to selectively trap toxins and repel select cations.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120018378 | RENAL FAILURE THERAPY MACHINES AND METHODS INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE AND CONVECTIVE CLEARANCE A renal failure therapy method includes causing therapy fluid to flow to a renal failure therapy filter, directing at least twenty-five percent of the therapy fluid to the renal failure therapy filter to perform conductive clearance, and using the renal therapy failure ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120006748 | BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS Dry acid-concentrate compositions comprising citrate and their use in preparing dialysate compositions and in performing hemodialysis is disclosed.... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110300231 | Fluid purification system Certain disclosed embodiments concern systems and methods of preparing dialysate for use in a home dialysis system that is compact and light-weight relative to existing systems and consumes relatively low amounts of energy. The method includes coupling a household water... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110253629 | Microfluidic devices, particularly filtration devices comprising polymeric membranes, and method for their manufacture and use The present disclosure describes devices useful for microscale fluid purification, separation, and synthesis devices. Generally, such devices comprise a fluid membrane that separates two or more fluids flowing through plural microchannels operatively associated with the... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110233138 | POLYMER COMPOSITION AND DIALYSIS MEMBRANE FORMED FROM THE POLYMER COMPOSITION A biocompatible polymer composition suited to forming a dialysis membrane includes a matrix material and at least one xanthone. The composition may be formed into a membrane for inserting into a dialyzer filter whereby free radicals in the fluid are removed by the membr... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110186518 | POLYMER COMPOSITION WITH PHYTOCHEMICAL AND DIALYSIS MEMBRANE FORMED FROM THE POLYMER COMPOSITION A biocompatible polymer composition which includes a matrix material and at least one of an isoflavone and a flavone at least partially dispersed in the matrix material is suited to use in a membrane for hemodialysis and other in vivo and in vitro applications.... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110163034 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO EARLY PREDICT THE Kt/V PARAMETER IN KIDNEY SUBSTITUTION TREATMENTS A method for determining or predicting the adequacy parameters that will be achieved at the end of a kidney substitution treatment during said kidney substitution treatment wherein the kidney substitution treatment is provided by a machine, which has an extracorporeal b... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163033 | NOISE-REDUCING DIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REDUCING NOISE IN DIALYSIS SYSTEMS A dialysis system includes at least one pneumatic valve, a pneumatic pump in fluid communication with the pneumatic valve, a pneumatic line communicating with an inlet and an outlet of the pneumatic pump, a flow restrictor placed in the pneumatic line, and a logic imple... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110132841 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTI-HEATER POWER COORDINATION A dialysis system includes a first fluid heater, a second fluid heater, a supplemental power source and a logic implementer. The logic implementer is configured to use the supplemental power source such that when the first and second heaters are powered simultaneously, ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110137237 | DIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING VIBRATION-AIDED AIR REMOVAL A dialysis system includes a dialysis fluid disposable configured to hold and transport a dialysis fluid; an air separation chamber in fluid communication with the dialysis fluid disposable; and a dialysis instrument operable to pump dialysis fluid through the dialysis ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110132838 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM WITH ULTRAFILTRATION CONTROL Systems and methods are disclosed for performing hemodialysis that include fluid handling systems that provide accurate control over the type and level of hemodialysis being performed. The system includes a first pump for pumping dialysate into a dialyzer and a second p... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110094962 | REGENERATABLE FILTER FOR EXTRACORPORAL TREATMENT OF LIQUIDS CONTAINING PARTICLES AND USE THEREOF The invention relates to a regeneratable filtering and adsorbing system, combining the properties of membrane filtration with those of particle-based adsorption in a closed housing.... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110089111 | HEMODIALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEMODIALYSIS A hemodialysis apparatus includes a dialyzing device, a measuring device and a calculation device. The dialyzing device dialyzes and ultrafiltrates blood of a patient circulating extracorporeally to perform hemodialysis treatment. The measuring device measures a variati... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110089112 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF PARTIALLY PROTEIN BOUND SUBSTANCES A method and a device to increase the efficiency of dialysis for the removal from blood of substances that are more or less tightly bound to carriers such as albumin. According to the invention this is accomplished by a simultaneous significant increase of the flow rate... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110060273 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEM A dialysate regeneration system for removing contaminants from spent dialysate according to this invention includes a dialysate circulation flow path including a pump that pumps spent dialysate through the dialysate circulation flow path, a first cartridge adapted to re... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110056884 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF BLOOD-BASED THERAPIES HAVING A MICROFLUIDIC MEMBRANELESS EXCHANGE DEVICE The present invention is directed to devices, systems and methods for removing undesirable materials from a sample fluid by contact with a second fluid. The sample fluid flows as a thin layer adjacent to, or between, concurrently flowing layers of the second fluid, with... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110036773 | METHOD OF OPERATING A BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND BLOOD VOLUME MONITOR AND BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD The present invention proposes a method of operating a blood treatment apparatus for the extracorporeal blood treatment of a patient , a blood volume monitor for monitoring an extracorporeal blood treatment of the patient by means of a blood treatment apparatus, and a b... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110024353 | BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS A proposed blood treatment apparatus includes: a blood treatment unit, a pair of fluid pumps and a pair blood pumps. The blood treatment unit is configured to receive untreated blood and fresh blood treatment fluid, and emit treated blood and used blood treatment fluid.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110017667 | MODULAR HEMOFILTRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC CRRT An apparatus configured for carrying out CRRT on patients weighing up to about 20 kg incorporates a control unit having a blood pump and a plurality of fluid pumps mounted thereon, and a controller configured for operating the blood pump and fluid pumps, and an interact... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110009799 | ANTITHROMBOGENIC HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES AND FILTERS The invention relates to extracorporeal blood circuits, and components thereof (e.g., hollow fiber membranes, potted bundles, and blood tubing), including 0.005% to 10% (w/w) surface modifying macromolecule. The extracorporeal blood circuits have an antithrombogenic sur... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006004 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOWN-REGULATING IMMUNE SYSTEM MEDIATORS IN BLOOD A method and apparatus for preventing and treating septicemia in patient blood is provided. The extracorporeal system includes an antimicrobial device to inactivate at least 99% of bloodborne microorganisms, a hemoconcentrator/filtration unit to remove approximately 50-... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100326915 | HOLLOW FIBER CAPILLARY MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF The present invention relates to a hollow fiber membrane made of two coextruded layers A and B, wherein layer B has a non-woven type structure having a mesh size of 0.1 to 10 μm and layer A has a porous structure. The present invention further relates to a method for p... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326916 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying said water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate co... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100288703 | Novel Fluid Management System for Accurate Continuous Hemofiltration in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) A novel system and method for fluid management for accurate continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CWH) in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The fluid management or CWH system is automated and configured for operation as a stand alone unit and can be easily int... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100269909 | DIALYSATE TANK COMPRISING A HEATED DIALYSATE CONTAINER, CORRESPONDING DIALYSIS SYSTEM, AND METHOD The present invention proposes an apparatus and a method for controlling the temperature of a dialysate, which is present in a dialysate container of a dialysate tank of a dialysis system, in a contact-free manner. It furthermore specifies a method for manufacturing suc... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100219129 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A BLOOD TREATMENT EQUIPMENT A controller for blood treatment equipment comprising a treatment unit including a semipermeable membrane separating the treatment unit into a first compartment for the circulation of blood and a second compartment for the circulation of a treatment liquid is enclosed. ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100198132 | Blood Treatment Method Adapted to at Least Partially Eliminate the Carbon Dioxide Content and Related Device A blood treatment method is described that is adapted to at least partially eliminate the carbon dioxide content of the type comprising a step of drawing a blood flow. Advantageously according to the invention, the method further comprises the steps of: acidifying the b... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100187176 | HAEMODIALFILTRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Device for haemodiafiltration, which comprises a first circuit for a dialysis solution and a second circuit for blood, so that the toxic substances from the blood flow pass into the dialysis liquid within a haemofilter (11), a liquid pump (20) located upst... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100170850 | FILTER DEVICE, PREFERABLY A HOLLOW FIBER DIALYSER WITH CURLED HOLLOW FIBERS The invention relates to a filter device, preferably for hemodialysis, that consists of a cylindrical filter housing and a bundle of curled hollow fibers. The bundle is arranged in the filter housing. According to the invention, the curled hollow fibers are provided wit... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100163488 | HOLLOW FIBER CAPILLARY MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF A hollow fiber membrane made of two coextruded layers A and B, wherein layer B has a non-woven type structure having a mesh size of 0.1 to 10 μm and layer A has a porous structure. A method for producing a membrane according to the invention and the use thereof is also... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100116740 | Priming System and Method for Dialysis Systems The application is directed to an extracorporeal blood processing system capable of using dialysate to prime the system. A plastic molded compact manifold supports molded blood and dialysate fluidic pathways along with relevant sensors, valves and pumps. The compact man... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100108606 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING HEMODIALYSIS Systems and methods for performing hemodialysis to remove metabolic waste from the blood of a patient are disclosed. The systems and methods preferably comprise at least one blood processing apparatus that receives whole blood from a patient. Cellular blood components a... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100100027 | DEVICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES FROM BLOOD The present invention relates to a device for the removal of toxic substances from dialysate fluid, blood or blood plasma, said device comprising i) a sorption-filter (E) for removing toxins, toxic solutes, toxic small and middle-sized molecules and protein bound toxins... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100078385 | BLOOD CIRCUIT, BLOOD PURIFICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PRIMING METHOD The present invention provides a blood circuit capable of automatically performing priming for safe treatments. The blood circuit includes: a hemofilter (56) purifying blood; a blood removal line that has an end connected to an inlet... | 04/01/2010 |
