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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8414768 | Citrate-based dialysate chemical formulations The present invention constitutes dialysate formulations that are suitable for use in preparing dialysate solutions for use in batch and/or proportioning systems and for improving dialysis efficiency by reducing or preventing clotting of the dialysis flow paths. The... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8273245 | Microfluidic devices, particularly filtration devices comprising polymeric membranes, and methods for their manufacture and use The present disclosure describes devices useful for microscale fluid purification, separation, and synthesis. Such devices generally comprise a fluid membrane that separates two or more fluids flowing through plural microchannels operatively associated with the memb... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8137553 | 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... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137554 | 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... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128822 | MECS dialyzer The present invention is related to hemodialysis, and more particularly, to a dialyser with improved efficiency of mass transfer across a dialysis membrane utilizing microchannel separation provided in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. In accorda... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8114288 | System and method for conducting hemodialysis and hemofiltration An extracorporeal blood processing system comprises a plastic molded compact manifold that supports a plurality of molded blood and dialysate fluidic pathways along with a plurality of relevant sensors, valves and pumps. A disposable dialyzer is connected to the mol... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105487 | Manifolds for use in conducting dialysis The present invention is directed to novel systems for conducting the filtration of blood using manifolds. The manifolds integrate various sensors and have fluid pathways formed therein to direct fluids from various sources through the requisite blood filtration or ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8080161 | Dialysis treatment devices for removing urea Dialysis treatment devices and methods for removing urea from dialysis waste streams are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a dialysis treatment device including: 1) a first filter having a filtration membrane, 2) a urea removal unit ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8012350 | Dialysis device A dialysis device having a dialysis tube with a closed end and an open end, the open end is provided with a dialysis reservoir having a dialysis membrane. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7988854 | 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. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7968061 | Microplate with dialysis membrane A microplate is provided herein having a plate body with at least one well formed therein, the well having a first open end, a second end, an aperture being formed in the second end, and a side wall extending between the first end and the second end. The microplate ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7955504 | 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... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7790029 | Filter device having more than one filtration compartment A filter device having filter means, in particular hollow fiber membranes, arranged in more than one filtration compartment within a filter housing. The filter device thereby allows more than one filtration process to be carried out serially and/or simultaneously wi... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7662286 | Method of purging air from a medical fluid machine A medical fluid machine includes a housing providing a first wall and a second wall, the first and second walls at least partially defining a pump chamber. A fluid receptacle is located within the pump chamber, the fluid receptacle including first and second flexibl... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7481931 | Method of cleaning and qualifying a dialysis filter and machine for same The invention relates to a method and a machine for cleaning and qualifying a dialysis filter, which can be used to monitor changes in the filter over the course of the use life thereof while guaranteeing a high degree of safety in relation to possible contamination... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7455771 | Means for removing protein-bound substances The present invention relates to a means of dialysis for removing protein-bound substances from a biological fluid, especially blood or blood plasma, which contains at least one means for solubilizing protein-binding substances to be removed into the biological flui... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7435342 | 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. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425265 | Vortex-enhanced reverse osmosis filtration device and methods Preferred aspects of the present invention relate to advances in rotating, vortex-enhanced reverse osmosis filtration. More particularly, the filtration device and methods incorporate a rotational drive mechanism adapted to use the flow of pressurized process fluid ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7387734 | Method of operating a dialysis machine A method and apparatus of priming or rinse back of an extracorporeal circuit using a dialysis machine comprising a dialysis liquid preparation system. The dialysis machine is used to prepare a saline solution on-line. The extracorporeal circuit is connected to the d... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374677 | Two stage hemofiltration that generates replacement fluid The present invention relates to a system for two-stage blood dialysis of a patient. In one embodiment, the system comprises a first filtration device for receiving the blood from the patient and for producing a first filtrate and processed blood. The system further... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7311689 | Method and apparatus for peripheral vein fluid removal in heart failure A method and apparatus for ultrafiltration of blood operating by removing blood from a peripheral blood vessel at a rate of less than two percent of total cardiac output of a patient, extracting fluid at a rate of 0.1 liter to 1.0 liters per hour while retaining cel... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267771 | Apparatus for therapeutic apheresis Apparatus for carrying out therapeutic apheresis includes a filter device for being implanted in a blood vessel for carrying out in-vivo plasma separation having one or more elongated hollow tubes and a plurality of elongated hollow microporous fibers capable of sep... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7223338 | Support element for an integrated module for blood treatment, an integrated module for blood treatment, and a manufacturing process for an integrated module for blood treatment The support element (4) is provided with a plurality of connectors (7), (8), (11) which receive corresponding counter-connectors of a blood treatment device. The support element is also predisposed to include a fluid distribution circuitr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220354 | Vortex-enhanced filtration devices Preferred aspects of the present invention relate to a device for filtration comprising at least one rotor configured to create Taylor vortices on at least one side of a filtration membrane, thereby providing substantially enhanced mass or heat transfer across the m... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208092 | Systems and methods for peritoneal dialysis Systems and methods relating to dialysis therapy, particularly continuous flow dialysis therapy, are provided. The present invention includes a single closed fluid path along which a minimal amount of therapy fluid including dialysate is fed into, continuously circu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7186342 | Method for filling and washing a filter for a dialysis machine A dialysis machine is provided with a dialysate circuit, a blood circuit and a filter having a dialysate compartment connected to the dialysate circuit, a blood compartment connected to the blood circuit, and a semi-permeable membrane to separate the dialysate compa... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179378 | Transducer-protector device for biomedical haemodialysis lines Transducer-protector device for biomedical haemodialysis lines comprising a first and a second element each of which is formed in a single piece of moulded plastic material with a tubular fitting and an annular radial flange. The first element is formed with a semi-... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156996 | Multichamber microdialysis device The invention is a multichamber microdialysis device with a multitude of sample chambers in close side by side arrangement (similar to a microtiter plate) for receiving liquid samples, and at least one dialysate chamber for receiving a dialysate liquid. The sample c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144505 | Melt-spun polysulfone semipermeable membranes and methods for making the same The present invention provides, inter alia, a composition useful for producing a homogeneous, semipermeable membrane, the composition comprising a polysulfone semipermeable membrane, the polysulfone semipermeable membrane comprising a mixture of: an ultra-high-molec... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135156 | Method for processing a zirconium oxide composition in crystalline form Methods of producing zirconium oxide compositions and using same are provided. The zirconium oxide compositions in crystalline form can be prepared by a synthetic process wherein the hydrolysis of zirconyl chloride and particle formation can be achieved simultaneous... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131957 | Safety device for a blood treatment machine and a method of increasing the safety of a blood treatment machine A device and method for increasing the safety of an extracorporeal blood treatment machine are based on monitoring transmembrane pressure. The transmembrane pressure measured by a measuring device during the treatment is compared with an upper limit transmembrane pr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128837 | Hollow fiber membrane module The present invention relates to hollow fiber membrane modules for use as “immersion modules” in filtration and/or dialysis methods, in particular whenever impairments due to fouling effects are expected from the use of liquids that are contaminated or lead to d... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125393 | Device for carrying fluids for a medical treatment device A device for carrying fluids for a medical treatment device with two balancing chambers, each having two partial chambers. The filling times of the partial chambers are initially determined using a monitoring device, and then the filling times of the first partial c... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115206 | Method for in-line preparation of liquid for an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus A method for in-line preparation of liquid for an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus that makes provision for placing a filter in correspondence with each of two successive filtration stations, for carrying out a liquid preparation cycle, for removing the filt... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108790 | Method and apparatus for generating a sterile infusion fluid An apparatus and method are provided for generating sterile infusion fluid from non-sterile infusion fluid produced by a machine. In one embodiment, the sterile infusion fluid is produced by a sterile fluid generating device that is an ancillary device designed to o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094348 | Dialyzer and method for manufacturing the same A dialyzer in which a nearly cylindrical case is provided therein with a hollow fiber bundle made of a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, a blood flow path formed by lumens of the hollow fiber membranes, a dialyzate flow path formed by a space between the inner wa... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077961 | Apparatus for extracorporeal blood or plasma treatment comprising a wet semi-permeable membrane and methods for making the same The present invention relates to a device for the extracorporeal treatment of blood or plasma, comprising two compartments, one compartment intended for circulating blood or plasma, and one compartment intended for circulating spent liquid, separated by a wet semi-p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077956 | Device for preparing dialysate for a dialysis machine A device for preparing dialysate for a dialysis machine is provided with a cartridge (9) containing salts (S), a first line (6) for supplying purified water to the cartridge (9) to form a saturated solution in the said cartridge (9), a se... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074332 | Multistage hemodiafiltration/hemofiltration method and apparatus In a blood dialysis system including a source of substitution fluid (10) and a blood dialysis machine, a hemodiafiltration system having a first dialyzer (1) including a first blood compartment (4) having a first blood inlet which receives blood... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7067061 | Method and a device for preparing a medical liquid A method for preparing a medical liquid from a liquid, such as water, and two concentrated solutions comprises the following steps: circulating the liquid in a conduit (15), at a flowrate Q0; injecti... | 06/27/2006 |
