422 patents
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Utility
Dialysis system having an autoconnection mechanism
22 Aug 23
A dialysis system including a disposable fluid pumping cassette including at least one flexible membrane attached to a housing and at least one port extending from the housing, the at least one port including a spike; at least one dialysis fluid supply in fluid communication with at least one tubing and tubing connector; an autoconnection device including a shuttle for moving the at least one tubing and tubing connector towards the spike of the at least one port, the autoconnection device including at least one lead screw in mechanical communication with the shuttle, a motor and power transmission equipment to transmit power from the motor to the at least one lead screw; and a controller programmed to operate the motor to move the at least one tubing and tubing connector towards the spike of the at least one port of the disposable fluid pumping cassette.
Robert W. Childers, Patrick Lee, Andrey Kopychev, Douglas Reitz, Rodolfo Roger, John E. Steck
Filed: 30 Apr 19
Utility
Height adjustment foot for medical devices, structures and systems including same
22 Aug 23
A medical fluid delivery system includes a source of purified water; a source of concentrate for mixing with water from the water source; a disposable set including a pumping portion, a water line in fluid communication with the source of purified water and the pumping portion, the water line including a filter for filtering the water, a concentrate line in fluid communication with the concentrate source and the pumping portion, and a heater/mixing container in fluid communication with the pumping portion; a medical fluid delivery machine including, a pump actuator operable with the pumping portion of the disposable set, and a heater/mixing pan configured to support the heater/mixing container; and at least one leveling foot positioned and arranged to enable the heater/mixing pan to be oriented in a desired position for mixing the concentrate and purified water.
John S. Norman, Edward S. Szpara, Anders Wellings
Filed: 17 May 19
Utility
Method of determining an amount of total chlorine in a water sample for a hemodialysis treatment
15 Aug 23
A dialysis method and system for determining an amount of total chlorine in a partially purified water sample is disclosed.
Jeff White, Ye Chen, Yuanpang Samuel Ding, Joel Titus, Justin Rohde, Shincy Maliekkal, Kevin Cooper
Filed: 4 Oct 21
Utility
Infusion pump with tube loading guidance and confirmation
15 Aug 23
An infusion pump includes a housing with a door pivotally mounted to the housing, a tube channel on the housing configured to hold a tube in the infusion pump, a pumping mechanism including a shuttle, and a slide clamp ejection device.
Bhagyesh Kishore Bhandar, Steven Ward Fischer, Aaron M. Hexamer, Jiri Slaby, Jason Andrew Maine, Scott Christian Ofslager, Morris Wilson Wallace, Keerthika Lakshmi Niharika Chinthapalli, Peter M. Bojan
Filed: 15 May 19
Utility
Peritoneal Dialysis Cycler Having Decreased PH Disinfection
10 Aug 23
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a plurality of PD fluid components, a reusable PD fluid line selectively fluidly communicating with the PD fluid components, a source of PD fluid selectively fluidly communicating with the reusable PD fluid line, a source of anti-scaling fluid selectively fluidly communicating with the reusable PD fluid line, and a control unit configured to (i) operate the plurality of PD fluid components during treatment using PD fluid from the source heated to a treatment temperature, and (ii) circulate unused PD fluid heated to a disinfection temperature in combination with anti-scaling fluid from the source of anti-scaling fluid after treatment for disinfecting the plurality of PD fluid components and the reusable PD fluid line, the anti-scaling fluid provided in an amount configured to lower the pH of the unused PD fluid to a level below which precipitates are formed and above which the pH causes disinfection.
Markus Nilsson, Michael Pettersson, Oskar Erik Frode Styrbjorn Fallman, Per-Olof Borgqvist, Sophie Sandblad
Filed: 28 Dec 22
Utility
System and a method for producing microbiologically controlled fluid
8 Aug 23
A method and a system comprising an integrated water purifying apparatus with a pre-filter circuit including a particle filter and an activated carbon filter arranged to produce pre-treated water; a fluid circuit arranged to receive pre-treated water from the pre-filter circuit, the fluid circuit including an RO-pump and a Reverse Osmosis (RO) device arranged to produce purified water; a heating device arranged to heat purified water from the RO device to a temperature above 65°0 C.; the water purifying apparatus further arranged to heat disinfect the fluid circuit using the heated purified water.
Anders Wieslander, Olof Jansson, Per-Ola Wictor, Anders Wellings, Helena Jeppsson
Filed: 6 Nov 17
Utility
Parenteral Nutrition Diagnostic System, Apparatus, and Method
3 Aug 23
A parenteral nutritional diagnostic system, apparatus, and method are disclosed.
Stephen A. Lipschultz, Nigel M. Parsad, Jonathan Silverstein
Filed: 10 Apr 23
Utility
Body-worn sensor for characterizing patients with heart failure
1 Aug 23
The invention provides a sensor for measuring both impedance and ECG waveforms that is configured to be worn around a patient's neck.
Matthew Banet, Susan Meeks Pede, Marshal Singh Dhillon, Kenneth Robert Hunt
Filed: 10 Jun 19
Utility
Insulin premix formulation and product, methods of preparing same, and methods of using same
25 Jul 23
A pharmaceutically acceptable insulin premix formulation contains about 0.1-10.0 Unit/mL of insulin for intravenous administration and preferably further contains a tonicity adjuster.
Joseph Chung Tak Wong, Sarah Elizabeth Lee
Filed: 16 Apr 21
Utility
Cleaning process for a powder transfer system
25 Jul 23
A method of cleaning a complex powder transfer system including providing a powder transfer system having a washing fluid source, a spray device valve in fluid communication with the washing fluid source, a backflush valve in fluid communication with the washing fluid source, a receiving device having an upper chamber, a lower chamber, and a membrane filter disposed between the upper and lower chambers.
Frank Lionel White, John Chi-Young Lu, Greg Allen Hain, Cathelene Valerie Compton
Filed: 23 Mar 20
Utility
Optimizing Peritoneal Dialysis Using a Patient Hand-held Scanning Device
20 Jul 23
A handheld personal communication apparatus for dialysis includes a reader to read a marking displayed on a dialysis fluid container to acquire data concerning a dialysis fluid type.
Bijan ELAHI, Ying-Cheng LO, Vikram Prabhakar MEHENDALE
Filed: 20 Mar 23
Utility
Infusion set for measuring vital signals of a patient comprising a compliance element and a reflective element
18 Jul 23
There is provided an IV infusion set comprising a patient access configured to connect to a vascular system of a patient, a source of medical fluid, an infusion line having one first end configured to connect to the source of medical fluid and one opposite second end configured to deliver the medical fluid towards the patient access, an infusion apparatus arranged on the infusion line, a sensor configured to emit a pressure signal indicative of a pressure of a medical fluid in the infusion line, and a control unit configured to receive the pressure signal and to determine a patient signal indicative of a vital signal of the patient based on the pressure signal.
Paolo Rovatti, Mariano Ruffo, David Stefani, Elena Grandi
Filed: 21 Dec 18
Utility
Medical fluid delivery system including remote machine updating and control
11 Jul 23
A medical fluid delivery system and apparatus for remote machine updating and control are disclosed.
Christopher Daniel Gassman
Filed: 3 Oct 22
Utility
Handheld gas spray system for mixing and dispensing multi-component compositions
11 Jul 23
Handheld gas spray systems for mixing and dispensing multi-component compositions.
Spencer Scott Paris, Evan Joseph Mosley, Nikhil Mankar
Filed: 18 Aug 21
Utility
Sensor Calibration
6 Jul 23
A process for calibrating a glucose sensor under sterile conditions includes providing separate, sterile, glucose-containing calibration fluids, each having a different glucose concentration, and in turn providing these fluids to a sensing zone containing a sensing probe of a glucose sensor.
Barry Colin Crane, Nicholas Paul Barwell, William Paterson, Robert Perkins
Filed: 10 Mar 23
Utility
Epinephrine Premix Formulations and Uses Thereof
6 Jul 23
A pharmaceutical premix formulation comprising from about 10 mcg/ml to about 70 mcg/ml epinephrine and a salt is described, wherein the formulation is an aqueous, premix formulation and has a pH from about 2 to about 6.
Dipakkumar Thakordas Thakker, Pankajkumar Ramabhai Patel, Vijaykumar Amrutlal Patel, Riyazkhan Moula Mulani
Filed: 22 Dec 22
Utility
Midazolam Premix Formulations and Uses Thereof
6 Jul 23
The present disclosure is directed to a midazolam pharmaceutical premix formulation housed in a flexible container, comprising from about 0.4 mg/ml to about 1.1 mg/ml midazolam hydrochloride and sodium chloride, wherein the formulation has a pH from about 2.7 to about 3.5.
Chiragkumar Girishbhai Siddhapara, Piyushkumar Amrutlal Patel, Pankajkumar Ramabhai Patel
Filed: 27 Dec 22
Utility
Fibrinogen and Thrombin Solutions for a Fibrin Sealant and Fibrin Sealant Kit
6 Jul 23
Disclosed are a fibrinogen solution and a thrombin solution.
Heinz Gulle, Rahul Kumar Singh, Julia Rabas, Eva Reinauer, Stella Grosso
Filed: 9 Dec 22
Utility
Infusion Pump Security System
6 Jul 23
A system and method for securing a pump are disclosed.
Rajesh Swarnkar, Gupta Ankur, Soruban Manickalinga Thandapani, David Fahmy Gorgi, Marinoi Angela, Saman Rais Alam Khan, Prasad Deepak Digaskar, Paul Vincent O'Brien, Patil Sanskriti
Filed: 3 Jan 23
Utility
Determination of Oxidizing Substances Using Peptide Degradation
6 Jul 23
An analytical method for detecting presence of oxidizing substances by measuring degradation of peptides may include preparing a test preparation that includes a peptide and a sample.
Robert W. Garber, II, Kayce Olbrich
Filed: 20 Dec 22