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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7833185 | Apparatus for separating a volume of whole blood into at least three components A method and apparatus for separating a volume of whole blood contained in a separation bag into at least three components comprising centrifuging the separation bag so as to separate therein a first inner layer comprising plasma, a second intermediate layer compris... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7335508 | Porous plasma protein matrices and methods for preparation thereof The present invention relates to porous freeze-dried plasma protein matrices having an open channel structure and a concentration gradient of plasma proteins crosslinked by the action of thrombin, and methods of producing said matrices. The compositions of the prese... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314554 | Extracorporeal blood treatment machine The invention relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment machine in which a blood circuit (3) is equipped with an inlet line leading to a filtration unit (2) and with an outlet line (3b) from the filtration unit; a fluid circuit compris... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303540 | User interface for blood treatment device A graphical user interface (GUI) for medical instruments for a Renal Replacement Therapy that enables an operator to select and review a series of settings for an extracorporeal pump console and implement the settings in batch manner. The GUI automatically adjusts o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7247146 | Support element for an integrated blood treatment module, integrated blood treatment module and extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus equipped with said integrated module 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 | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232418 | Support element, an integrated module for extracorporeal blood treatment comprising the support element, an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment equipped with the integrated module, and an assembly process for an integrated module for extracorporeal blood treatment An integrated module for extracorporeal blood treatment has a flat-shaped support element which exhibits on an internal face thereof a complex of fluid distribution lines and on an external face thereof a high-flow dialyzer. The support element has a base body which... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226649 | Laser weldable flexible medical tubings, films and assemblies thereof The present invention provides a tubing assembly having a sidewall having a first layer. The first layer is fabricated from a first polymer blend comprising a first component of a material not thermally responsive to laser beam and selected from the group consisting... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223336 | Integrated blood treatment module and extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus The invention relates to an integrated blood treatment module (1) comprising a support element (4) and a fluid distribution circuitry associated thereto; the distribution circuitry comprises at least a blood line (44), a portion of which is secu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195606 | Syringe and a method for its utilization in analysis The invention provides a syringe for preventing anemia resulting from withdrawal of blood from a patient for analysis, the syringe including a cylindrical tube having a nozzle at its lower end to which a needle is attachable; a piston disposed within the tube and ap... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182865 | Device for separating whole blood under gravitational force Method for separating whole blood into a leukocyte-depleted erythrocyte concentrate and thrombocyte-containing plasma, in which method whole blood is separated in a first step into an erythrocyte concentrate and plasma in a plasma filter and is then separated into a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169547 | High concentration white blood cells as a therapeutic product A therapeutic product formed from a high concentration of white blood cells having a high degree of cell viability. The white blood cells are sequestered from their normal population presence in whole blood by placing the blood into a container and preventing coagul... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131958 | Placental blood collection line including a rinsing bag The invention relates to a placental blood collection line including a collection bag (1) in fluid communication with at least one collection needle (4, 5) via a first tube (2) associated with an inlet orifice (3) of the bag (1), s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115205 | Method of simultaneous blood collection and separation using a continuous flow centrifuge having a separation channel A system for automatically collecting and separating whole blood into its components is described. The system includes a console, which contains all motors, pumps, sensors, valves and control circuitry, and a unique disposable set that includes a cassette supporting... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108672 | Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which directs the oper... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7037428 | Integrated automatic blood processing unit A system for automatically processing blood components is described. The system includes a console, which contains all motors, pumps, sensors, valves and control circuitry, and a unique disposable set that includes a cassette supporting a centrifuge with an improved... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001513 | Automated processing of a biological component A biological fluid processing device includes a multiple biological fraction container enclosing a liquid biological fraction. A rigid cassette contains at least one biological fluid processing chamber. A biological fluid processing chamber includes an affinity medi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6902539 | Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which directs the oper... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6893412 | Platelet collecting apparatus A platelet collecting apparatus 1 comprises a centrifugal separator 20 possessing a rotatable rotor 142; a first line 21 for allowing the flow of the blood entering the centrifugal separator 20; a second line 22 for allowing... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6855119 | Apparatus for sequestering platelet rich plasma A blood separation system is fully mechanized to collect blood from a patient, separate waste portions of the blood, wash the blood, and redirect the usable portions to a device for reinjecting the usable portions into the patient. The system provides screen display... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6790195 | Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which directs the oper... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6773413 | Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus An extracorporeal blood processing method includes a set-up phase establishing certain conditions in blood being processed prior to separation of the blood into components. Also, a blood processing method contemporaneously extracts selected multiple blood components... | 08/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6641552 | Blood collection and separation system A system compact enough to be located entirely beside the donor's chair, and able to process the blood while the donor is still resting in the chair after having donated the blood. The separated blood components (plasma and red blood cells) may be stored ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6632191 | System and method for separating blood components A system for collecting red blood cells (RBCs) and other blood components that reduces the need for human intervention. A disposable set is provided having a port, an RBC container, a centrifuge rotor having a variable total volume, and a filter, along wi... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6613009 | Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which direc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6527957 | Methods for separating, collecting and storing red blood cells Methods are disclosed for the collection of red blood cells whereby whole blood is combined with an anticoagulant, red cells are separated from the whole blood and the separated red cells are combined with a storage solution. The red cells may be stored f... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6497674 | Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which direc... | 12/24/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6475175 | Method and apparatus for sequestering platelet rich plasma The present invention is a blood separation system that is fully mechanized to collect blood from a patient, separate waste portions of the blood, wash the blood, and redirect the usable portions to a device for reinjecting the usable portions into the pa... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6325775 | Self-contained, transportable blood processsing device A blood processing device is self-contained within a case, which sized to enable hand transport. Self-contained in the case is a blood separation device, which, for example, can comprise a centrifuge. A controller is also self-contained in the case. The c... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6299784 | Method and apparatus for processing intra- or postoperative blood loss for autotransfusion A method and an apparatus for continuous processing of intra- or postoperative blood loss for autotransfusion are disclosed. According to the present invention, certain cells of the cell suspension to be processed, mainly the red blood cells, are concentr... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6267925 | Method for cryopreservation and recovery of red blood cells A system dynamically adjusts the delivery rate of a cryopreservation solution to red blood cells to permit freezing. The delivery rate is preferably determined according to an equation that maintains a linear change of red blood cell osmolarity over time ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6251284 | Systems and methods which obtain a uniform targeted volume of concentrated red blood cells in diverse donor populations Blood separation systems and methods draw whole blood from a blood donor selected from a population of blood donors. The whole blood of the selected blood donor has a known hematocrit value that varies within the population of blood donors according to mo... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231537 | Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which direc... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6200287 | Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus Improved extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, an extracorporeal method for the collection of platelets and red blood cells, and if desired plasma, is provided, wherein the collection of plate... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6120474 | Blood component-recovering apparatus and a method for recovering blood components using the same The present invention provides a blood component-recovering apparatus and a method for high-yield recovery of leukocytes captured in a filter of the blood component-recovering apparatus. The blood component-recovering apparatus includes a housing accommod... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102883 | Blood collection and separation process A system compact enough to be located entirely beside the donor's chair, and able to process the blood while the donor is still resting in the chair after having donated the blood. The separated blood components (plasma and red blood cells) may be stored ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099492 | Electronic apparatus for blood transfusion A blood transfusion device has at least one blood accelerating pump, a variable volume reservoir, at least one single-use blood supply bag, a platen, a blood reheater, a single-use blood reheater bag, a filtration system and a perfusion line. The variable... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6007509 | Blood collection and separation system A system compact enough to be located entirely beside the donor's chair, and able to process the blood while the donor is still resting in the chair after having donated the blood. The separated blood components (plasma and red blood cells) may be stored ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007725 | Systems and methods for on line collection of cellular blood components that assure donor comfort Systems and methods convey anticoagulated blood suspension from a donor into a separation device for component separation. One or more components are retained for therapeutic use, while one or more are returned to the donor. The systems and methods monito... | 12/28/1999 |
