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7384543 Circuit for extracorporeal blood treatment and flow-inverting device utilized therein  
A circuit is disclosed for extracorporeal blood treatment in which a flow-inverting device is interposed between a blood treatment unit and a blood pump placed on an artery branch connected with a...
7364657 Integrated system for on-site cell acquisition, processing, and delivery  
Numerous embodiments of a system and method for treating cardiac tissue are described. In one embodiment, bone marrow cells are extracted from a patient. The cells are then processed to isolate...
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 ( 3 b )...
7291123 Joint for fluid transport lines for medical use  
The joint ( 36 ) comprises a tubular body ( 37 ) having two connecting zones ( 38, 39 ) each connected by an end to a tubular element ( 40 ) of a fluid transport line, giving continuity to passage...
7285105 Automatic dialyzer and dialyzing method  
An automatic dialyzer for purifying blood brought into contact with a dialysate via a semi-impermeable membrane. The dialyzer includes at least a blood circulating system and a dialysate...
7273586 Apparatus and process for conditioning mammalian blood  
An apparatus for conditioning mammalian blood for subsequent use in a medical procedure includes a cabinet having a secure environment and a door providing the only access to the environment. An...
7273465 Device and methods for body fluid flow control in extracorporeal fluid treatments  
Disclosed are devices and methods for the control of body fluid flow in the extracorporeal treatment of body fluid. Body fluid flow through on of a body fluid flow circuit ( 10, 50, 60, 100 or ...
7238165 Fluid pump  
A pumping system 10 provides a physiological pulsatile flow and includes controller 121 , a pump drive head 50 coupled to a motor 12 and a fluid housing 52 having at least one port 60 ....
7238164 Systems, methods and apparatuses for pumping cassette-based therapies  
The present invention provides systems, methods and apparatuses for medical fluid delivery systems that employ a pumping cassette. In particular, the present invention provides systems, methods and...
7223253 Blood aspiration system and methods of use  
The present invention is directed to a blood aspiration system that is configured to enable various types of aspiration through a working lumen of a catheter. The blood aspiration system...
7195607 Programmable, fluid pressure actuated blood processing systems and methods  
Programmable, fluid pressure actuated blood processing systems and methods are used in association a blood separation device. The systems and methods employ a cassette, which contains several...
7186231 Blood component collection method  
An object is to provide a blood component collection system capable of collecting a desired blood component of high quality. A blood component collection system 1 comprises a centrifugal...
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...
7169352 Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus  
This invention provides a method for controlling a fluid separation system, preferably a blood apheresis system having a leukocyte reduction chamber. The method utilizes a three-level alarm system....
7153286 Automated dialysis system  
The present invention provides automated peritoneal dialysis systems, methods of operating the systems and devices for performing same. A typical therapy performed by the present invention begins...
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...
7097630 Method and apparatus for determining hemodialysis parameters  
This invention provides a method and apparatus for calculating a hemodialysis parameter, especially blood access flow rate, using multiple dialysance values. The dialysance values may be calculated...
7083587 Blood transfusion system  
The present invention provides a blood transfusion system having valve circuit, for transfusion of blood to a patient, said system comprising a Y-Shaped connector comprising of three arm [ 7, 16 (...
7022099 Extracorporeal blood handling system with automatic flow control and methods of use  
Apparatus for processing blood in an extracorporeal circuit with automatic flow control is provided in which error conditions are sensed and system operation is modulated responsive to the error...
6984218 Systems and methods for control of pumps employing electrical field sensing  
Systems and related methods pump fluid through a pump. The pump comprises a pump chamber, which is responsive to applied pressures to convey fluid. The systems and methods place an electrode in...
6974434 Methods and devices for maintaining cardiopulmonary bypass and arresting a patient's heart  
An endovascular system for arresting a patient's heart and maintaining the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass. A venous cannula, venting catheter and an aortic occlusion device are all coupled...
6966979 Device and method for controlling infusion of a liquid in an extracorporeal blood circuit  
An infusion control device controls infusion of a liquid in an extracorporeal blood circuit having an arterial pipe connected to an inlet of a blood compartment of a filter and a venous pipe...
6932786 Method and device for monitoring the access to the cardiovascular system of a patient  
A device for monitoring the access to the cardiovascular system of a patient undergoing an extracorporeal treatment of blood in a machine ( 1 ) comprising a treatment device ( 4 ) and an...
6899693 Pulsating pumping unit for a fluid, particularly blood  
A pulsating pumping unit for a fluid, particularly blood, includes means suitable to draw the fluid from an intake connector in order to send it to a outlet connector. The means are contained in an...
6852090 Fluid processing systems and methods using extracorporeal fluid flow panels oriented within a cartridge  
A first flow path is defined within a first panel that forms a part of an extracorporeal fluid circuit. A second flow path is defined within a second panel that also forms a part of the...
6808503 Automated system and method for pre-surgical blood donation and fluid replacement  
Automated systems and methods for withdrawing and replacing fluids in a patient are disclosed. The system withdraws blood from a donor or patient, separates the blood into two or more components...
6793642 Flow cytometer  
A flow cytometer containg a device for sampling cellular material within a body, comprising. The flow cytometer is adapted to mark cells within bodily fluid with a marker to produce marked cells,...
6776770 Thromboaspiration valve-filter device and methods  
A device and methods for filtering blood clot particles from blood from patient undergoing treatment for a thrombotic condition with a catheter are described. The device comprises a housing having...
6773670 Blood filter having a sensor for active gas removal and methods of use  
Apparatus and methods for removing gas from a blood handling system. A filter apparatus for monitoring and removing gas is provided comprising of a gas removal/blood filter, a sensor to sense the...
6770049 Method of filling a tube system with a rinsing liquid and a tube system for use with this method  
A tube system comprising a blood inlet line with an arterial patient connection and a blood return line with a venous patient connection, where a rinsing liquid inlet line branches off from the...
6759007 Blood processing systems and methods employing fluid pressure actuated pumps and valves  
Systems and methods for processing blood use at least one fluid activated pump and at least one fluid activated valve. The systems and methods apply positive and negative fluid pressures to operate...
6743193 Hermetic flow selector valve  
A flow diverting appliance has a flexible valve body to which a number of flow lines are connected. The valve body is deformed to create different flow paths within it. The valve body may be...
6743190 Flow cytometer shunt  
A flow cytometer containg a device for sampling cellular material within a body. The flow cytometer is adapted to mark cells within bodily fluid with a marker to produce marked cells, to analyze...
6712978 Process for manufacturing an adsorbent for reducing the concentration of fibrinogen and/or fibrin, an adsorbent and method of producing an adsorber from the adsorbent  
A process for manufacturing an adsorbent for reducing the concentration of fibrinogen and/or fibrin in blood or blood plasma in which a carrier material, which is preferably a copolymer derived...
6695807 Blood flow reversing system  
A tubular set portion for circulating blood between a patient and an extracorporeal blood treatment device. The set portion has: an arterial tube for conveying blood from a patient toward the blood...
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...
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...
6620121 Pulse wave generator for cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal oxygenation apparatus  
The present invention is a cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal oxygenation apparatus that provides a pulsatile blood flow output. The apparatus comprises: a primary pump, which primary pump...
6596234 Reversing flow blood processing system  
A tubular set is provided for the extracorporeal treatment of blood, for example hemodialysis. The set has a patient arterial line and a patient venous line, each line having a patient connector at...
6589197 Fluid passage change-over apparatus for medical treatment  
A medical fluid passage switching apparatus comprising: at least, a rotatable shaft F; a cam C which is rotated in relation to the rotating movement of the shaft F to close and open divided tubes...
6582386 Multi-purpose, automated blood and fluid processing systems and methods  
Automated systems and method for processing blood and other fluids are disclosed. The systems and methods utilize a disposable fluid circuit mounted on a re-usable hardware component or module. The...
6544727 Methods and devices for the removal of psoralens from blood products  
Methods and devices for the removal of psoralens and psoralen photoproducts from blood products are described. The methods include contacting a psoralen- and irradiation-treated blood product with...
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...
6491656 Integrated cassette for controlling fluid having an integral filter  
An apparatus controls movement of fluids during an extracorporeal blood treatment session. A hollow cassette enclosure has a plurality of fluid input ports for receiving fluids into the enclosure...
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...
6308737 Method and apparatus for selectively reversing flow between a dialyzer and a patient access  
A diverter for selectively providing fluid communication between ports to a common chamber is disclosed. The diverter includes a resilient deformable common chamber having a plurality of ports....
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...
5928179 Method and apparatus for creating pulsatile flow in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit  
Pulsatile cardiopulmonary flow closely approximating a natural heartbeat is generated in a heart-lung machine by using a proportioning valve to partly convey blood in the machine's cardiopulmonary...
5814004 System for regulating pressure within an extracorporeal circuit  
The specification describes several uses for pressure sensitive valves during extracorporeal pumping in one embodiment, an improved pumping loop for a roller pump is used in an extracorporeal...
5807356 Catheter with valve  
A catheter with valve for implantation in a vascular structure of a living being. The catheter is in the general shape of a "T" with the top of the "T" implanted within the lumen of a vascular...
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