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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109894 | Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105264 | Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105263 | Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105262 | Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7857781 | Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7819835 | Hyperthermia, system, method and components An IV pole mountable, therapeutic infusate processing device is incorporated into a hypothermia system to receive therapeutic fluid(s), such as normal saline, peritioneal dialysis solution, or other crystalloid solution, to heat such therapeutic fluid(s) a few degre... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7473237 | Apparatus for auto-retroperfusion of a coronary vein An apparatus and method for automatically retroperfusing a coronary vein. The apparatus includes an intraluminal graft having a tubular body extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is for fluidly connecting to an artery to automatically s... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7364563 | Continuous volume detection for a flexible venous reservoir in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit A continuous volume detection system for a flexible venous reservoir in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit is described. The volume detection system is based on a pressure measurement that is manipulated via application of fluid mechanics. Next-generation cardiopulmon... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7349868 | Pre-qualifying sellers during the matching phase of an electronic commerce transaction A system providing seller pre-qualification during the matching phase of an electronic commerce transaction includes a directory structure 44 comprising multiple hierarchically organized product classes, each product class categorizing multiple products and d... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330829 | Providing market feedback associated with electronic commerce transactions to sellers An electronic commerce system (10) providing market feedback to sellers includes a server (40) operating on one or more computers. The server (40) records query information associated with a search query for a buyer (20) of one or more da... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7300429 | Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site Methods and devices for selectively removing an agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site are provided. A feature of the invention is that a non-occlusive aspiration device is employed to selectively remove the target agent from the site only when th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278981 | Disposable cartridge for a blood perfusion system A disposable cartridge for use in extracorporeal blood perfusions systems that have a control unit for controlling the flow of fluids. The cartridge has a housing defining a plurality of internal passageways that connect to a cardiopulmonary circuit, a cardioplegia ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7263515 | Content enhancement in an electronic marketplace An electronic commerce system (10) includes a content enhancement module (47) that analyzes the product data stored in a seller database (32) using one or more rules and that identifies one or more potential errors in the product data according ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244248 | Fluid mixing unit, particularly for mixing diagnostic or medical fluids along biomedical lines A fluid mixing unit insertable along conveyance and/or distribution lines, particularly for mixing diagnostic or medical fluids or the like along biomedical lines, comprising a body that is internally hollow and is provided with at least one pair of intake ports for... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241307 | Method and apparatus for managing temperature in a patient A fluid transfer assembly includes a fluid carrier and a heat exchange assembly coupled to the fluid carrier. The heat exchange assembly includes a heat exchange conduit, a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the heat exchange conduit, and a pump. The pump ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238171 | Method and apparatus for controlling pressurized infusion and temperature of infused liquids A system for controlling pressurized infusion and temperature of intravenous fluids according to the present invention includes a housing, a heating assembly and a flexible cover. The heating assembly is recessed within the housing and includes a generally U-shaped ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211073 | Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site Methods and devices for selectively removing an agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site are provided. A feature of the invention is that a non-occlusive aspiration device is employed to selectively remove the target agent from the site only when th... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7181927 | Primary heat exchanger for patient temperature control A system for exchanging heat with primary coolant flowing through an intravascular catheter or externally-applied pad to warm or cool a patient. A secondary heat transfer element can be engaged with a primary heat transfer element and is not grounded when the primar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175606 | Disposable medical fluid unit having rigid frame A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a frame of a disposable unit for a medical fluid system is provided. The frame includes a body having a pair of opposing sides and defining a space between the side... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160243 | Method and system for controlling blood pump flow A heart assist device, for example a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) including a blood pump, is controlled on the basis of a ratio of the pump's speed and the patient's heart rate. The patient's activity and a required cardiac assist level can be defined via t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162453 | Protecting content from unauthorized reproduction A system for watermarking data associated with one or more products includes one or more software components that collectively generate an algorithm for creating a particular pattern in data associated with one or more products available from one or more sellers. Th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7127416 | Distributed processing of sorted search results in an electronic commerce system and method An electronic commerce system (10) includes a server (40) operating on one or more computers that communicates a search query for one or more products to one or more seller databases (32) that contain product data. Each seller database (32 | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122151 | Membrane apparatus with enhanced mass transfer, heat transfer and pumping capabilities via active mixing A combination mass transfer and pump apparatus, which in a single step actively mixes a first mass and a second mass and simultaneously pumps one of the first mass and the second mass through the apparatus. The combination mass transfer and pump apparatus substantia... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7066900 | Removal of metabolic components from blood An electrophoresis system for removing or reducing concentration of a metabolic component from blood or plasma of a subject is provided. A method for removing or reducing concentration or amount of a metabolic component in blood or plasma of a subject is also provid... | 06/27/2006 |
| RE39075 | Heater for physiological fluids A self-contained portable unit for heating physiological fluids is disclosed. A heat exchanger is disposable to ensure sterility, and the hot exchanger is attached to a heating system by inserting it between opposed fluid connection elements. One of the fluid connec... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022284 | Extracorporeal blood handling system with integrated heat exchanger Apparatus for oxygenating and pumping blood includes a housing defining a blood flow path including, in series, a gas collection plenum, a pump space and a blood oxygenation element. A pump disposed in the pump space is configured to draw blood from the gas collecti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004924 | Methods, systems, and kits for the extracorporeal processing of blood Methods, systems, and kits for extracorporeally circulating and processing blood are described. The systems include a pump, a processing unit, and blood drawn return lines for accessing a patient's vasculature. Blood flow through the return line is measured and pump... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6951219 | Treatment of hepatitis C using hyperthermia The invention provides a method of treating a patient infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) comprising raising the core temperature of the patient and then returning the core temperature of the patient to normal at least one time, wherein the core temperature is rai... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942635 | Blood treatment catheter and method Disclosed are various embodiments of a hemo-dialysis catheter in which the aspirating port at the end of the aspirating tube is distal of the infusion port or ports at the end of the infusion lumen. The infusion port or ports are arranged circumferentially so that t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6866647 | Aortic shunt with spinal perfusion and cooling device An intravascular device comprising an intra-aortic and extra-aortic component for perfusing the spinal arteries during thoracoabdominal surgeries. The intra-aortic component comprises a catheter having a shunt releasably mounted on a distal end of the catheter. An e... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6855122 | Bloodless treating device There is provided an apparatus which reduces a bleeding amount upon an operation. A bloodless treating apparatus used upon a surgical treatment of an objet comprises: (A) a fluid replacement supply unit which quantitatively ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6827898 | Hyperthermia method and apparatus A method and device for extracorporeal treatment of a patient by heating the patient's blood and/or a regional anatomic area which utilizes an optional hemodialysis machine capable of heating the fluids to 48° C., an optional parallel plate dialyzer together with a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6817985 | Intravascular spinal perfusion and cooling for use during aortic surgery Cooled and oxygenated blood is shunted from the proximal aorta into the open ends of intercostal arteries severed during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery to prevent or minimize the effects of spinal ischemia. This cooled perfusion can be accomplished with a variety o... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6748164 | Plasma thawing system A heating apparatus is provided for heating a medical product such as a bag of frozen plasma or blood. The apparatus includes a reservoir for holding a supply of heating liquid. At least one heating compartment is provided for holding a bag of frozen plasma or blood... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6736790 | Method and system for selective or isolated integrate cerebral perfusion and cooling Patients having diminished circulation in the cerebral vasculature as a result of cardiac arrest or from other causes are treated by flowing an oxygenated medium through an arterial access site into the cerebral vasculature and collecting the medium through an acces... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6726653 | Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723284 | Membrane apparatus with enhanced mass transfer, heat transfer and pumping capabilities via active mixing A combination mass transfer and pump apparatus, which in a single step actively mixes a first mass and a second mass and simultaneously pumps one of the first mass and the second mass through the apparatus. The combination mass transfer and pump apparatus substantia... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716188 | Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6682698 | Apparatus for exchanging gases in a liquid An apparatus for exchanging gases in a liquid is provided. Preferably, the apparatus comprises a housing, a first inlet, a gas exchange medium, a separator, a first outlet, and a second inlet and outlet. The apparatus may further comprise a circumferentia... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6669661 | Method and device for central nervous system protection during whole body hyperthermia or hypothermia A method and device for intentionally inducing whole-body hyperthermia or hypothermia in a patient for medical treatment while protecting the central nervous system from damage includes a tub for immersing the patient's body in a solution with a temperatu... | 12/30/2003 |
