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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187214 | Apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in a particular a heart-lung machine, comprising machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump an... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182440 | Dialysis machine having combination display and handle The present invention provides a dialysis machine that is readily moved by a patient, nurse or other operator. A display is provided on the front of the machine, which displays and controls various dialysis functions. The display is robust, mounted directly to the b... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172783 | Conduit system for isolation of fluids in biological tissues The invention presents is a fluid isolation system and method for confining fluid is a biological mass having at least one upstream channel and downstream channel. The system includes a delivery conduit for administering fluid to the biological mass and a collection... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8152750 | Vascular access preservation in hemodialysis patients The present invention relates generally to the field of hemodialysis, including methods and kits that can be employed to improve hemodialysis therapy. The present invention encompasses methods and kits useful for reducing vascular access complications associated wit... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152751 | Acoustic access disconnection systems and methods An access disconnection system includes: an arterial line; a venous line; a transmitter configured to transmit a sound wave in one of the arterial and venous lines when connected to a patient; a receiver configured to receive the sound wave from the other of the art... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8105258 | Citrate anticoagulation system for extracorporeal blood treatments A hemofiltration system and method for pumping blood from a patient's blood stream into an access line, introducing an anticoagulant solution into the pumped blood, filtering the pumped blood and delivering it to a return line, introducing a substitution fluid into ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105259 | Catheter The present invention provides a catheter for extraction that can efficiently extract blood flowing in coronary sinus from coronary artery through coronary vein and has the same operability as catheters used in conventional PCI. The present invention also provides a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8034014 | Angiogenesis initation and growth Methods for promoting angiogenesis comprising administering platelet-rich plasma to a site and stimulating the site with an electromagnetic field. Platelets include platelet-rich plasma and compositions can further include stem cells such as adipose stromal cells an... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8002725 | Embolic protection and plaque removal system with closed circuit aspiration and filtering Embolic protection and plaque removal apparatus and methods are provided wherein an aspiration device aspirates, filters and reperfuses blood using a closed fluid circuit having a bi-directional working lumen. The plaque removal device includes a plurality of self-e... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993297 | Apparatus for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit Equipment for controlling blood flow in an extra-corporeal blood circuit, comprising at least a first sensor (11), designed to measure an arterial pressure (Part) upstream of a peristaltic pump (9); at least a second sensor (12), designed to mea... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7955289 | Method and apparatus for blood withdrawal and infusion using a pressure controller A method and apparatus for controlling blood withdrawal and infusion flow rate with the use of a pressure controller. The pressure controller uses pressure targets based upon occlusion limits that are calculated as a function of flow. The controller has the ability ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7909788 | Carbon dioxide removal from whole blood by photolytic activation Apparatus and methods for removing carbon dioxide from whole blood. Hydrogen ions are generated from water in the blood, resulting in the formation and release of carbon dioxide from the blood. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905853 | Dialysis system having integrated pneumatic manifold A dialysis machine valve manifold assembly includes a plurality of pneumatic valves; a plate including a first side and a second side, the plurality of pneumatic valves mounted to the first side of the plate, the second side of the plate defining a plurality of pneu... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7846121 | Device for extracorporeal irradiation of a liquid containing bilirubin, and method therefor The invention concerns a device for the extracorporeal irradiation of a patient's (P) bodily fluid containing bilirubin, comprising a first (10) and a second (12) line which can be connected to the patient (P), an impermeable irradiation unit for bodil... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7824356 | Method and apparatus for removal of gas bubbles from blood A system is disclosed for removing gas bubbles from blood during circulatory assist procedures. Such bubbles are generated, along with particulate matter, in an extracorporeal circulatory bypass system by the pump, oxygenator and other components. Filters are used i... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824354 | Process for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit Equipment for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising at least a first sensor, designed to measure an arterial pressure upstream of a peristaltic pump, at least a second sensor, designed to measure an angular velocity of a peristaltic p... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824355 | Methods and devices for processing blood Methods, devices and device components are presented for blood processing. Particularly, methods, devices and device components are presented for separating blood into blood components and collecting one or more separated blood components, which reduce the incidence... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819833 | Methods to perform minimally invasive surgeries In one embodiment, there is disclosed a device adapted to be used for percutaneous minimally invasive heart surgery including a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end adapted to be fed through a blood vessel, a pump associated with the distal end of the cat... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7789846 | System and methods for selective thermal treatment Systems and methods for selective cooling of a target site include a catheter having a supply lumen and a delivery lumen, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply lumen and cooled or heated in a control unit. The treated blood is sent to the tar... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780619 | Blood treatment apparatus A blood processing machine has a compact configuration in which the first and second parts of the machine separate to open a gap between them. The actuators and sensors face into the gap such that when a cartridge with a fluid circuit is placed in the gap and the tw... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780618 | Extracorporeal blood processing apparatus and methods with pressure sensing This invention provides an apparatus and method for controlling a fluid separation system, preferably a blood apheresis system, by sensing fluid pressure and comparing the sensed fluid pressure to a threshold value. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771379 | Functional isolation of upgradeable components to reduce risk in medical treatment devices A medical treatment system isolates more risk-sensitive equipment from less risk-sensitive components of a treatment device to allow upgrades to be made to the latter more easily without an concomitant increase in risk to a patient caused by upgrades. For example, t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766853 | Peripheral access devices and systems A cannulation system (10) for perfusing a patient's circulatory system, includes an inflow cannula (14) having a first end adapted to be connected to said circulatory system and a second end adapted to be connected to a blood pump (19), an outfl... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758530 | Method for measuring recirculation in catheters A system and method for measuring recirculation of blood in a catheter designed for implantation in a human is described. In one variation, the system comprises an artificial circulatory system and an ultrasonic detection device for measuring and comparing the densi... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758531 | Method and apparatus for treatment of congestive heart disease In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating congestive heart failure that restores kidney renal functions by artificial perfusion of at least one kidney. In one aspect, a catheter inserted into the aorta of the patient ha... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753868 | Multi-lumen catheter A catheter for use in extracorporeal treatment of a bodily fluid includes an elongated tubular member having a pair of lumens extending therein, and a septum separating the lumens. A first lumen comprises a withdrawal lumen, and a second lumen comprises an infusion ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7727176 | Machine for extracorporeal blood treatment coupled to a support element The invention relates to support element (4) comprising a main body (6) having a front wall (25) and a peripheral wall (32) projecting away from the front wall. The front wall and the peripheral wall define a housing compartment (33 | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713226 | On demand and post-treatment delivery of saline to a dialysis patient Apparatus for use in a dialysis system are disclosed including an apparatus for delivering saline during dialysis treatment, an apparatus for delivering saline to a patient after dialysis treatment has ended, and an apparatus for alerting a patient that dialysis tre... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704220 | Systems and methods for selective thermal treatment Systems and methods for selective cooling or heating of a target site in the human body include a catheter having a supply elongated element and a delivery elongated element, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply elongated element and cooled ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7695445 | Three-way stopcock, and liquid transfusion circuit or blood transfusion circuit either using the three-way stopcock A three-way stopcock that can be opened/closed in the same manner as conventional operation methods and can reduce stagnated portions of fluid in a fluid flow passage. Out of branch openings, a first branch opening and a second branch opening are arranged on a strai... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682327 | Mobile heart-lung machine The present invention provides a heart-lung machine which can be carried by one person and can be used independently from an external power supply, consisting of at least three modules (1, 2, 3), wherein a first module (1) contains the blood circulatin... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7648475 | Non-invasive device for measuring blood temperature in a circuit for the extracorporeal circulation of blood, and equipment provided with this device A non-invasive device for measuring blood temperature in a circuit for the extracorporeal circulation of blood includes a line in which blood taken from a patient flows. The device also includes a temperature sensor connected to the line and provided with a device f... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648476 | Blood treatment apparatus with alarm device A blood treatment apparatus includes a controller and a supervisor, which together monitor various sensors. The controller is equipped with a first alarm system and the supervisor is equipped with a second alarm system. To avoid competition between both alarm system... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648477 | Process for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit Equipment for controlling blood flow in an extra-corporeal blood circuit, comprising at least a first sensor (11), de-signed to measure an arterial pressure (Part) upstream of a peristaltic pump (9); at least a second sensor (12), designed to me... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648474 | Method and device for detecting the detachment of the venous needle from a patient during dialysis A method of detecting the detachment of the venous needle from a patient during an extracorporeal blood treatment in a dialysis machine having an extracorporeal blood circuit provided with an arterial branch and a venous branch. The arterial pressure (Pa) is measure... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7641626 | Integrated blood treatment module having a support element The invention relates to support element (4) comprising a main body (6) having a front wall (25) and a peripheral wall (32) projecting away from the front wall. The front wall and the peripheral wall define a housing compartment (33 | 01/05/2010 |
| 7621884 | Tube for medical applications and circuit incorporating such tube A tube for medical applications comprises a chlorine-free material and has a layer defining an outer surface of the tube. The tube is manufactured from a polymer material having a solubility parameter within the range 9.9±1.5 (cal/cm3)1/2.... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7588549 | Thermoelectric temperature control for extracorporeal blood circuit A waterless blood heater/cooler device directly controlling temperature of blood flowing through an extracorporeal blood circuit. A thermoelectric module is coupled to a supply voltage to generate a temperature difference. A heat exchanger cassette comprising a core... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7575562 | Blood purification device A blood purification device allows controlling a false alarm and allows detecting accurately an abnormality in a patient who is undergoing a blood purification treatment or in the device which is running. The hemodialysis equipment includes blood circuit made of an ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7537578 | Process for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit Equipment for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising at least a first sensor, designed to measure an arterial pressure upstream of a peristaltic pump, at least a second sensor, designed to measure an angular velocity of a peristaltic p... | 05/26/2009 |
