| Gambro Lundia AB Patent applications |
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| 20120095381 | MACHINE FOR EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT OF BLOOD - A machine ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120074064 | MEMBRANES HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - Permselective asymmetric membranes suitable e.g. for hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration of blood, and having improved performance, including improved sieving characteristics, providing enhanced removal of middle molecular weight substances, e.g. inflammatory mediators having a molecular weight between 20 and 40 kDa. The improved sieving characteristics are due to a narrow pore size distribution of the membranes created in the production process. Processes for the preparation of these membranes, devices comprising these membranes, and the use of these membranes in hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration of blood, as well as in bioprocessing, plasma fractionation and the preparation of protein solutions. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120074063 | MEMBRANES HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - Permselective asymmetric membranes suitable e.g. for hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration of blood, and having improved sieving characteristics providing enhanced removal of middle molecular weight substances, e.g. inflammatory mediators having a molecular weight between 20 and 40 kDa. The membranes comprise polyethersulfone and polyvinylpyrrolidone and are coated with hyaluronic acid or copolymers of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphoryl choline and other vinyl polymerizable monomers. Processes for the preparation of these membranes, devices comprising these membranes, and the use of these membranes in hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration of blood, as well as in bioprocessing, plasma fractionation and the preparation of protein solutions. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120067815 | HYBRID BIOARTIFICIAL KIDNEY - A bioartificial kidney equivalent and a process for producing the bioartificial kidney equivalent. The hybrid bioartificial kidney comprises human proximal and distal renal tubule cells grown on particular synthetic membranes. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120035553 | CLAMP FOR CLOSING FLEXIBLE TUBING BELONGING TO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - A clamp for closing flexible tubing including a first arm having a first anchoring element, a second arm, a first connecting portion elastically connecting the first arm to the second arm, a second connecting portion connected to the second arm opposite the first connecting portion, extending towards the free end of the first arm, a second anchoring element positioned on the second connecting portion, a first projection integral to the first arm and facing the second arm, a second projection integral to the second arm and facing the first projection. The first and the second arms are movable between an open position, wherein the projections are in a spaced position, and a closed position, wherein the first anchoring element and the second anchoring element are coupled and the projections are in a close position squeezing a tubing. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120028275 | BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANE FOR CELL EXPANSION - The invention relates to a membrane which can be used for cultivating adherent or suspension cells, in particular adherent cells, wherein said membrane allows for the adhesion and proliferation of the cells due to modification of the membrane surface with a combination of at least one extracellular matrix protein, at least one extracellular matrix (proteo-) glycan, and at least one heparin-binding growth factor. The invention further relates to a method for preparing said modified or coated membrane which can be used for the cultivation of cells, in particular adherent cells, and to methods of using such membrane for the cultivation of cells, in particular adherent cells. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120022423 | MULTIPART FLUID SYSTEM AND A SYSTEM FOR REGIONAL CITRATE ANTICOAGULATION IN AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT - The present invention concerns a multipart fluid system for use in CRRT, wherein the multipart fluid system comprises an anticoagulation fluid and at least one fluid from the group consisting of a dialysis fluid and an infusion fluid. According to the invention the anticoagulation fluid comprises at least 8 mM citrate, and the dialysis fluid and/or infusion fluid comprises 2-8 mM citrate and 1-5 mM total calcium. The present invention further concerns a system for regional citrate anticoagulation in an extracorporeal blood circuit. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20110269167 | MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BLOOD PARAMETER VALUE IN A MEDICAL APPARATUS THEREOF - A medical apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment and a method for determining blood parameter value have been provided. The medical apparatus has a control unit ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110263022 | IRRADIATED MEMBRANE FOR CELL EXPANSION - A membrane for cultivating adherent or suspension cells, in particular adherent cells. The membrane permits adhesion and proliferation of the cells due to the irradiation of the wet or dry membrane with gamma or beta rays or an electron beam in a dose of from 12.5 to 175 kGy in the presence of oxygen. The resulting membrane may be used without any pre-treatment with surface-modifying substances. A method for preparing such an irradiated membrane for cultivating adherent or suspension cells. Methods of using such a membrane for cultivating adherent or suspension cells. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110263020 | MEMBRANE FOR CELL EXPANSION - A membrane which can be used for cultivating cells, in particular adherent cells. The membrane permits the adhesion and proliferation of the cells based on its specific composition comprising polyurethane. The resulting surface characteristics further permit the membrane to be used without any pre-treatment with surface modifying substances. A method for preparing a membrane which can be used for cultivating cells, in particular adherent cells. Methods of using the membrane for cultivating cells, in particular adherent cells. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110233216 | LEAK TESTING OF A PRESSURE VESSEL - An end cap for a pressure vessel has at least one part for connecting the end cap to a housing. The at least one part comprises a number of recesses. The recesses are arranged to form at least one fluid passage between an inside and an outside of the end cap when the end cap is plugged on the housing. A housing for a pressure vessel has at least one counterpart for connecting an end cap to the housing by engaging a part of the end cap. The at least one counterpart comprises a number of recesses. The recesses are arranged to form at least one fluid passage between an inside and an outside of the housing when the end cap is plugged on the housing. A method for leak testing a pressure vessel and a method for checking a connection between at least one end cap and a housing of a pressure vessel for leak tightness are also described. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110226680 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR HEAT EXCHANGING - A method for exchanging heat between an effluent fluid and a blood fluid and a heat exchanger for heat exchange. The heat exchanger comprises a first and a second fluid circuit extending through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger further comprises a stack of fluid plates and a membrane arranged between each of the fluid plates where one interspace is formed between each fluid plate and membrane. The first and the second fluid circuit is each constituted by a passage extending through the fluid plates and membranes and along the fluid plates and membranes in at least two interspaces According to the method for heat exchanging an effluent fluid is passed through the first fluid circuit and a blood fluid is passed through the second fluid circuit such that the effluent fluid is passed along one side of a membrane and simultaneously the blood fluid is passed along the other side of the membrane. Heat is thus exchanged between the effluent fluid and the blood fluid over the membrane. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110201989 | BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A blood treatment apparatus, including a blood treatment unit configured to receive untreated blood and fresh blood treatment fluid, and emit treated blood and used blood treatment fluid, a pair of fluid pumps configured to pass blood treatment fluid through the blood treatment unit, a pair of blood pumps configured to extract untreated blood from a blood source, pass extracted blood through the blood treatment unit and deliver treated blood to a target vessel, each blood pump including a pump chamber and a flexible member separating the pumping chamber into a first blood accumulating container and a second working fluid accumulating container where the flexible member is configured to vary a volume relationship between the first and the second accumulation containers. A control unit and a measuring device are configured to emit a feedback signal indicative of the amount of working fluid received into, or discharged from at least one of the second accumulation containers whereby the pumped mass or volume of working fluid is determined by the control unit at an arbitrary position of the flexible member. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110198289 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR HEAT EXCHANGING - A method for exchanging heat between an effluent fluid and a treatment fluid and a heat exchanger for heat exchange as well as an arrangement and a kit comprising a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a first and a second fluid circuit extending through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger further comprises a stack of fluid plates and a membrane arranged between each of the fluid plates where one interspace is formed between each fluid plate and membrane. The first and the second fluid circuit is each constituted by a passage extending through the fluid plates and membranes and along the fluid plates and membranes in at least two interspaces. According to the method for heat exchanging an effluent fluid is passed through the first fluid circuit and a treatment fluid is passed through the second fluid circuit such that the effluent fluid is passed along one side of a membrane and simultaneously the treatment fluid is passed along the other side of the membrane. Heat is thus exchanged between the effluent fluid and the treatment fluid over the membrane. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110168614 | DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - An extracorporeal blood treatment device including a filter having a primary and a secondary chamber separated by a semi-permeable membrane, a withdrawal line connected to the primary chamber and associated to a first pump, a return line at the outlet of the primary chamber, a first pre-infusion line ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110152739 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS - In an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, a user interface ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110137294 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR - A medical connector, of a female luer type, comprises an external tubular body ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110120932 | DIFFUSION AND/OR FILTRATION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a diffusion and/or filtration device, such as a dialyser, hemofilter, or ultra-filter, having improved flow characteristics. The invention also relates to an end cap for the device. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110118647 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS - An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises a sensor ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110107251 | USER INTERFACE FOR MONITORING THE STATUS OF MEDICAL MACHINES - A user interface for monitoring the status of medical machines includes a display which shows data coming from a processing unit relating to parameters of the machines. The processing unit comprises means for establishing to which operating status of the medical machines the data belongs to. The processing unit determines if a medical machine is in correct functioning status; if a medical machine is in a warning status; or if a machine is in critical status. Means generate synthetic data characterised using colours according to whether the medical machine is in the correct functioning, the warning or the critical status. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110105981 | DIALYSIS DEVICE - The present invention relates to dialysis devices comprising peristaltic pumps of linear build with piezoelectric actuators. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110098625 | HEMODIALYSIS OR HEMO(DIA)FILTRATION APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEMODIALYSIS OR HEMO(DIA)FILTRATION APPARATUS - In a hemodiafiltration apparatus, a control and command unit ( | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110092875 | DEGASSING DEVICE - A device for degassing gas bubbles out of a liquid comprises a housing having a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet and a gas bubble outlet. The housing includes a spiral wall defining a spiral flow path for the liquid and a hydrophobic membrane above the spiral wall and between the spiral wall and the gas bubble outlet. The spiral wall forces inward liquid entering the housing through the inlet into a spiral flow along the spiral flow path, and causes an upward flow of the gas bubbles toward the hydrophobic membrane. A method for degassing gas bubbles out of a liquid, e.g., blood, e.g., during hemodialysis, hemofiltration and hemodiafiltration, and use of such a degassing device in an extracorporeal circuit for degassing gas bubbles out of liquid, e.g., blood, e.g., during hemodialysis, hemofiltration and hemodiafiltration, are disclosed. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110087187 | HYDROPHOBIC DEAERATION MEMBRANE - An optimized deaeration membrane has a biocompatible coating composition. Methods for preparing the membrane and the use of the membrane in medical devices for separating air from liquid that are administered to a living subject, e. g., blood processing devices used in dialysis and the like, are also described. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110066693 | MEDICAL MACHINE FOR FLUID TREATMENT - A medical machine for fluid treatment comprises a module ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110064612 | MEDICAL FLUID CIRCUIT COMPRISING A LOW LEVEL DETECTOR 1 - In an infusion circuit ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110028882 | MEDICAL APPARATUS - A medical apparatus comprises a machine ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110028881 | MEDICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A MACHINE FOR TREATMENT OF FLUIDS - A medical apparatus comprises a machine for treatment of fluids provided with means ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20100329926 | EXTRACORPOREAL FLUID CIRCUIT - An extracorporeal blood circuit defines a blood course comprising a first conduit ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100315231 | DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT AND EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a medical device for providing a plurality of extracorporeal blood or plasma treatments, apt to receive at least one disposable article that can be connected to extracorporeal circuit, each disposable article being equipped with storage means containing information about the disposable article, the device comprising a first receiving station ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100300945 | MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT - A medical apparatus ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100292657 | DISPOSABLE EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT AND APPARATUS FOR THE EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT OF BLOOD - A rigid tubular piece ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100292627 | AIR SEPARATOR FOR EXTRACORPOREAL FLUID TREATMENT SETS - An air separator ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100288761 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CHAMBER - An extracorporeal blood chamber ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100282834 | FLUID PROCESSING MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING-UP A FLUID PROCESSING MEDICAL APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for setting up a fluid treatment apparatus using a single, and always accessible, reader of information relating to replaceable components which are to be mounted on the apparatus to perform the fluid treatment. It is also disclosed a fluid treatment apparatus having the always accessible reader. The reader can also be relied on to enter information other that those relating to the replaceable components, such as commands for the apparatus, patients' related information, etcetera. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100280430 | INFUSION APPARATUS - In an infusion apparatus, an infusion line ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100274171 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT - An extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising an expansion chamber for air-blood separation, wherein a filter ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100268145 | MEDICAL FLUID CIRCUIT UNIT - A medical fluid circuit comprises a fluid transport unit connected to a source of a medical fluid for infusion into an extracorporeal blood circuit. A support element for the transport line exhibits three engaging projections predisposed for mounting the unit to an external apparatus. A first and a second projection each comprise a first and a second tubular extension ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100243543 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR ABLE TO CONNECT SPECIFIC MEDICAL TUBE AND INPUT PORT - A medical connector ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100241044 | HEMO(DIA) FILTRATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for hemo(dia)filtration comprises an extracorporeal blood circuit and a supply line of a replacement fluid to the extracorporeal blood circuit. The supply line has a bifurcation which divides a main branch ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100219129 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A BLOOD TREATMENT EQUIPMENT - A controller for blood treatment equipment comprising a treatment unit including a semipermeable membrane separating the treatment unit into a first compartment for the circulation of blood and a second compartment for the circulation of a treatment liquid is enclosed. The controller is adapted to receive one or more entries of information measured during the course of a treatment procedure, to calculate from said measured information a value of a significant parameter indicative of the progress of an extracorporeal blood treatment carried out by the equipment. The controller is also adapted to compare the calculated significant parameter to a prescribed reference value for the same parameter and to generate at least one output control signal responsive to said comparison for automatically controlling one or more operations performed by the equipment. Equipment comprising the controller and a control method the controller can be programmed to carry out are also disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100198129 | FLOW REVERSING DEVICE AND FLUID TREATMENT APPARATUS - The invention relates to a multi-ports extracorporeal medical device ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100181235 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TO A LIQUID SOURCE - A connecting device comprises a buffer chamber ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100168643 | INFUSION SITE FOR IMPROVED MIXING OF FLUIDS - The invention relates to a blood line ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100145250 | FOLLOW-UP OF THE VASCULAR ACCESS OF A DIALYZED PATIENT - The invention relates to a calculation and control system for the determination of the state of a vascular access of a patient intended to follow successive sessions of extracorporeal blood treatment by extraction and return of the blood via the vascular access, the system comprising: means for determining the value of at least one hemodynamic extracorporeal parameter of the patient for at least two sessions; means for determining the value of the purification effectiveness of the treatment for at least two sessions; programmed means for determining a risk score relating to the state of the vascular access of the patient as a function of at least two values of the hemodynamic extracorporeal parameter and of at least two determined values of the purification effectiveness. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100137840 | MEDICAL PRODUCT, AND A METHOD OF HANDLING A MEDICAL SYSTEM - A medical product configured for use in a medical system and a method of handling a medical system comprising a first subsystem and a second subsystem containing a medical fluid are provided. A connector connects the first and second subsystems for transport of the medical fluid from one of the subsystems to the other subsystem. The connector comprises a valve device, a first connection pipe connectable to the first subsystem, and a second connection pipe connectable to the second subsystem. The valve device comprises a first part and a second part, which are movable in relation to each other to permit an opening movement from a closed position, preventing a fluid communication between the first and second connection pipes, and an open position permitting the fluid communication. The medical product comprises a blocking member preventing, in a blocking state, the opening movement, and permitting changing of the blocking state to a non-blocking state permitting the opening movement. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100114005 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - In an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment, an extracorporeal circuit ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100106071 | BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS - A blood treatment apparatus ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100105990 | METHOD OF MONITORING HYPERTENSIVE HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS - The invention relates to a calculation and control system for determining whether a patient intended to follow several sessions of hemodialysis treatment falls or not within one group among several groups of hypertension-affected patients, the system comprising:
| 04-29-2010 |
| 20100016802 | MEDICAL-USE BANDAGE - The invention relates to a medical-use bandage ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100010412 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - An apparatus ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090314063 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ACCESS RECIRCULATION - A switch valve for use in an extracorporeal blood flow circuit comprises a valve housing having a chamber, four openings communicating with the chamber, and a valve member located in the valve chamber. A first opening is to be connected to a patient via an arterial cannula, a second opening is to be connected to a patient via an venous cannula, a third opening is to be connected to a first inlet/outlet of a blood treatment device, and a fourth opening is to be connected to a second inlet/outlet of a blood treatment device. The valve member is movable within the valve housing to fluidly connect the first opening to either the third or the fourth opening and to fluidly connect the second opening to either the third or the fourth opening. The width of the valve member is smaller than a peripheral dimension of the openings. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090284108 | BLOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS - The invention relates to blood processing apparatus comprising a cabinet ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090272678 | Prediction of Rapid Symptomatic Blood Pressure Decrease - The invention relates to prediction of a rapid symptomatic drop in a subject's blood pressure, e.g. during a medical treatment or when operating an aircraft. To this aim, a pulse shape parameter (Pps) with respect to a peripheral body part ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090206038 | USE OF A COLLOIDAL SUSPENSION OF A CATIONIC POLYMER TO TREAT A SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL USE - The invention concerns a composite support comprising a base support for the treatment of a biological fluid, in which: “the base support is essentially-constituted by a first polymer carrying anionic or anionizable groups;” at least a part of the surface of the base support is coated with a second polymer ionically bonded to the first polymer, the second polymer carrying the cationic or cationizable groups which are capable of forming an ionic bond with the anionic or anionizable groups of the first polymer; in which the second polymer is in the colloidal form and in mixture with a polyacid during application to the support, allowing the composite membrane to adsorb at least one entity containing anionic or anionizable groups by bonding with cationic or cationizable groups of the second polymer. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090171261 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING FLUID FLOW RATE - A switch valve for use in an extracorporeal blood flow circuit comprises a valve housing having a chamber, four openings communicating with the chamber, and a valve member located in the valve chamber. A first opening is to be connected to a patient via an arterial cannula, a second opening is to be connected to a patient via an venous cannula, a third opening is to be connected to a first inlet/outlet of a blood treatment device, and a fourth opening is to be connected to a second inlet/outlet of a blood treatment device. The valve member is movable within the valve housing to fluidly connect the first opening to either the third or the fourth opening and to fluidly connect the second opening to either the third or the fourth opening. The width of the valve member is smaller than a peripheral dimension of the openings. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090134284 | MEDICAL MACHINE COMPRISING A SUSPENSION MEANS FOR SUSPENDING LIQUID BAGS - The invention concerns a medical machine ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090082684 | DETECTION OF DRASTIC BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES - The invention relates to cardiac-activity based prediction of a rapid drop in a patient's blood pressure during hemodialysis. A proposed alarm apparatus includes an input interface, primary and secondary analysis units and an alarm-generating unit. An electrocardiogram signal (H | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090069792 | CATHETER FOR VASCULAR ACCESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090001718 | Hydraulic Connector and a Hydraulic Circuit Incorporating the Connector - A hydraulic connector made entirely of an elastomeric material connects tubes or other hydraulic circuit components used in machines for extracorporeal blood treatment. The hydraulic connector comprises a main body ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080307353 | Medical Apparatus and User Interface for a Medical Apparatus - A medical apparatus comprises a user interface ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080275377 | Apparatus for Controlling Blood Flow in an Extracorporeal Circuit - The apparatus for blood flow control in an extracorporeal circuit comprises: a user interface for setting a desired blood flow value (q | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080249377 | Medical Apparatus - A medical apparatus ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080237128 | Process and an Apparatus for Filling and/or Rinsing an Extracorporeal Blood Circuit - A patient end of a venous blood line ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080221496 | Machine for Extracorporeal Blood Treatment - In a machine for extracorporeal blood treatment, a syringe pump ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080214981 | Extracorporeal Blood Set - A blood set comprises an arterial line having a patient end provided with a multiport connector ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080209357 | Medical Apparatus and Method for Setting Up a Medical Apparatus - A medical apparatus comprises a user interface for setting parameters and includes: a screen for visualizing values of said parameters, a main control unit connected to the interface, a first memory and a video memory both connected to the main control unit for storing data corresponding to images on screen; the main control unit allows setting of a new value for a parameter, displays the new value on a screen region, stores the new value in the first memory, captures from the video memory data representative of said screen region, verifies from said representative data if the displayed value corresponds to the value in the first memory. A method for setting up a medical apparatus is also disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
