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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133194 | System and method for delivery of regional citrate anticoagulation to extracorporeal blood circuits The present invention includes a comprehensive replacement fluid system and method for the delivery of regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) to extracorporeal blood circuits, wherein the system may include an online clearance monitor (OCM) and a circuit effluent on... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8109893 | Chronic access system for extracorporeal treatment of blood including a continously wearable hemodialyzer A patient wearable, continuously operating extracorporeal pump apparatus which accesses the patient's arterial venous pressure differential by applying external pressure to a subcutaneous graft that has been cannualized to modulate blood flow through an extracorpore... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7879000 | Method, system and machine for collecting a biological fluid to which a selected ratio of solution is added The invention concerns a method of collecting a biological fluid, in particular blood, with an anticoagulant and/or preservation solution added, in which the biological fluid is collected by natural flow and the anticoagulant and/or preservation solution is added by... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7674235 | Method for determining concentration; a dialyser A dialyzer having a hemo-dialyzer and/or a hemo-filter and an extra-corporal blood circulation with which a device for the adding of citrate to the blood is connected upstream and a device for the adding of a substitution solution containing ions to the blood is con... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7503901 | Collection bag system with preformed loop The invention concerns a bag system for collecting a biological fluid the system intended for use in a collection machine including a peristaltic pump, the system including, in closed circuit, a fluid collection device, a solution bag containing an anticoagulant and... | 03/17/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7364562 | Anti-clotting apparatus and methods for fluid handling system A method for maintaining clear passageways in an extracorporeal blood flow system. The method comprises intermittently providing one or more anti-clotting agents to a passageway of the extracorporeal blood flow system. Also disclosed is an extracorporeal blood flow ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354415 | Extra-corporeal blood processing method and apparatus based on donor characteristics Methods and apparatus particularly involving the separation of blood into blood components and the collection of such components are disclosed. In one aspect, an extra-corporeal method for the collection of plasma and red blood cells is provided, wherein the collect... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351218 | Device and process for extracorporeal treatment by citrate anticoagulant A device for treating blood by extracorporeal circulation comprising a filter having a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a semi-permeable membrane. The device has an arterial line connected to the first chamber of the filter, a venous line issuing from... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7282154 | Red blood cell processing systems and methods which control red blood cell hematocrit Processing systems and methods comprise a separation device that, in use, performs a separation process including separation of red blood cells from blood or a suspension containing red blood cells. The systems and methods include an outlet line coupled to the separ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7217356 | 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... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7134437 | Method for utilizing human tissue Percutaneous tissue removal apparatus comprises a flexible drill shaft, a cutting tip mounted on the shaft for placement adjacent a tissue mass for cutting the tissue, means for transmitting motion to the shaft to move the cutting tip against the tissue to cut tissu... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7018353 | Hematocrit sampling system Accurate measurement of hematocrit during blood recovery or plasma sequestration processes by means of algorithms to account for the presence of air or other non-blood substances in salvaged or separated blood is described. A method of automatic start-up of the hema... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011761 | Red blood cell processing systems and methods which control red blood cell hematocrit Processing systems and methods comprise a separation device that, in use, performs a separation process including separation of red blood cells from blood or a suspension containing red blood cells. The systems and methods include an outlet line coupled to the separ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6964646 | Device and method for autologous blood transfusion A device for autologous blood transfusion includes a centrifuge unit with an autotransfusion set rotatably mounted thereto. The autotransfusion set includes a separation unit for concentrating a cell fraction by centrifugation and a tubing system for providing a con... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955682 | Wound closure system and methods A wound closure system and methods utilizes a patient's own blood. The system preferably includes a chamber with a needle and a plunger for transferring and storing blood prior to surgery and the use of reversible anticoagulants. The chamber is pre-loaded with a rev... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942639 | Autologous platelet gel delivery system The delivery system of the present invention is comprised of at least two chambers which store, individually, an activated blood component and an inactivated blood component. The first chamber comprises an activating agent and a filter which may be one in the same t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6900231 | Aminopyridyl-substituted phenyl acetamides as protease inhibitors Phenyl acetamide compounds are described, including compounds of or a solvate, hydrate or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein R3-R6, R11, B, Y and W are set forth in the s... | 05/31/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6752777 | Blood component collecting apparatus Platelets are collected from blood by delivering blood from a blood source to a centrifugal separator and operating the separator to separate plasma from the blood. The separated plasma is collected in a plasma collecting bag. After a predetermined amount of plasma ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6743191 | Substitution infusion fluid and citrate anticoagulation The invention relates to a substitution infusion fluid for hemofiltration of a specific composition. The use of said substitution infusion fluid significantly reduces the risk of the occurrence of abnormalities in a patient undergoing pure hemofiltration. The invent... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6713246 | Method of producing interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in a syringe filled with blood The present invention relates to a method for producing interleukin-1 receptor antagonists, a prophylatically or therapeutically effective protein. A syringe is filled with a body fluid and incubated. The prophylatically or therapeutically effective protein is then ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6565806 | 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 antic... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6544206 | Dialysis access system and method A method of and system for providing vascular access in a patient for hemodialysis involves attaching the distal end of an access catheter to the abdominal aorta of the patient and the proximal end of the access catheter to a portion of the patient to all... | 04/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6511439 | Blood-collecting device A blood-collecting device comprises an outer cylinder, a gasket slidable in the outer cylinder, and a plunger for the moving operation of the gasket. A ventilatable filter member is mounted on the tip end part of a hole formed in the gasket. The hole comm... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508778 | System for withdrawal of blood The invention comprises a disposable tubing set (4) for connection to a rigid canister (2) that is maintained at a controlled reduced (vacuum) pressure. The set is used for collecting and anti-coagulating a patient's blood for later re-infusion into the s... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6106509 | Closed circuit autologous sequestration reservoir system An apparatus is provided for autologous sequestration of blood from a patient prior to, during and after surgery. Sequestered blood contained in an assembly of oxygenated blood collection bags is kept in fluid contact with the patient throughout surgery, ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6033561 | Apheresis system incorporating alternative site for anticoagulant addition An extracorporeal blood processing method and system wherein blood is extracted from a mammalian subject through a blood withdrawal tube having a blood pump, such as a peristaltic pump, positioned thereon. A "distal segment" of the blood withdrawal tube e... | 03/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5997496 | System and method of extracorporeally treating blood to alleviate the symptoms of inflammatory diseases An extracorporeal blood circulation system for treating inflammatory diseases includes a blood collection device for collecting blood from a patient suffering from an inflammatory disease, an anticoagulant mixing device for mixing an anticoagulant into th... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5910252 | Technique for extracorporeal treatment of blood Blood from a patient is treated extracorporeally by any selected one of a plurality of predetermined treatments. Each of the treatments involves the flow of blood from the patient into a primary chamber of a filtration unit, past a semipermeable membrane ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5899874 | Preparation and method for production of platelet concentrates with significantly prolonged viabilty during storage The invention relates to a water-based preparation to be mixed with blood, containing citrate ions which inhibit coagulation, as well as a method applied at collection of blood from a living organism while adding an anticoagulant substance including citra... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5885239 | Method for collecting red blood cells A rotor for collecting and centrifuging biological fluids in a range of volumes. The rotor includes an elastic impermeable diaphragm which defines at least a portion of a variable-volume processing chamber, where the fluid is centrifuged. The rotor includ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5853382 | 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 ... | 12/29/1998 |
