Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100274168 | EXTERNAL FUNCTIONAL MEANS, BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AN EXTERNAL FUNCTIONAL MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INVENTION, AND METHOD - An external functional means comprises at least one housing body, at least one chamber integrated into the housing body for receiving medical fluids, at least one passage integrated into the housing body for receiving and/or conducting a medical fluid, and at least one valve means completely or partly integrated into the housing body for controlling or regulating a fluid flowing through the external functional means. The invention further specifies a blood treatment apparatus and methods which may be carried out by means of the external functional means of the invention and by means of the blood treatment apparatus, respectively. | 10-28-2010 |
20110070132 | Disposable cassette - A disposable cassette, preferably for use in analysis technology, has at least one first part in which channel structures are cut out in the surface and a second part covering the first part in a sealing manner, with engagement regions for actuator elements being provided at pre-determined points. The first part and/or the second part are constructed of a rigid material and have a flexible material region associated therewith, with the rigid material and the flexible material region being manufactured in one piece using two-component injection molding technology. | 03-24-2011 |
20120000547 | METHOD FOR REMOVING BLOOD FROM AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT FOR A TREATMENT APPARATUS FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF A BLOOD TREATMENT SESSION, AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD - A method for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit of a treatment apparatus for the extracorporeal blood treatment of a patient following termination of a blood treatment session, wherein the treatment apparatus includes at least one extracorporeal blood circuithaving a conduit interior; at least one blood pump for conveying blood inside the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit; and at least one substitute pumpfor introducing or conveying at least one substituate fluid inside the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit. The method comprises feeding of air into the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuitby operating the blood pump, and introducing substituate fluid into the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuitby operating the substitute pump. In addition, a suitable apparatus is described. | 01-05-2012 |
20120030921 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL FUNCTIONAL DEVICE TO AN ARRANGEMENT, ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING THE DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR CONNECTING - The present invention relates to a device for connecting at least one external functional device to an arrangement, wherein the device includes at least one first contact portion and at least one second contact portion for receiving the external functional device between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, and at least the first contact portion or the second contact portion is movable. It further relates to a method for connecting at least one external functional device to an arrangement by using the device of the present invention, as well as an arrangement which includes at least one device of the present invention. | 02-09-2012 |
20120298580 | METHOD FOR RINSING AND/OR FOR FILLING A BLOOD TREATMENT DEVICE AND BLOOD TREATMENT DEVICE - A method is provided for rinsing and/or filling a blood treatment device, in particular for priming such a device. The blood treatment device includes at least one membrane filter, in particular a hollow fiber membrane filter, at least one first partial circuit, and at least one second partial circuit, with the first and second partial circuit being separated by the membrane filter in a semipermeable manner. The first partial circuit is first filled with a fluid with a uniform and/or a pulsatile first volumetric flow rate that does not exceed a specified threshold value. At this value the fluid has not yet completely wetted and/or soaked the membrane, and/or the second partial circuit is at least temporarily open towards the atmosphere, and air is displaced from the first into the second partial circuit via the membrane filter, and/or during filling no negative pressure is applied to the first partial circuit. | 11-29-2012 |
20130026098 | Device and method for monitoring the connection of a blood treatment unit to the fluid system of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus - A device and method for monitoring the connection of a blood treatment unit to a fluid system of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus are described, in which the blood treatment unit includes an inlet and an outlet for connection to the fluid system and the fluid system includes a line system with a first line segment connected to the inlet and a second line segment connected to the outlet. An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus includes a device for monitoring the connection of the blood treatment unit to the fluid system. The device and method for monitoring the connection of the blood treatment unit to the fluid system is based on measurement of pressure in the fluid system of the blood treatment apparatus. Solely on the basis of the pressure measurement, it is ascertained whether the connection of the blood treatment unit to the fluid system is correct or incorrect. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026396 | HOLDING APPARATUS FOR HOLDING AT LEAST ONE TUBE CLAMP ON A MEDICAL TUBE, MEDICAL TUBE AS WELL AS METHOD FOR STERILIZING A MEDICAL TUBE - A holding apparatus for holding at least one tube clamp on a medical tube, the tube clamp including at least one, usually two, clamping section(s) for altering a luminal cross-section of a medical tube during use, includes at least one receiving structure for detachably receiving at least one section of the tube clamp. A medical tube with at least one holding apparatus as well as a method for sterilizing a medical tube are also described. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030346 | METHOD FOR REMOVING BLOOD FROM AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT AS WELL AS APPARATUSES - The present invention relates to a method for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit and/or a functional device, each connectable or connected with a blood treatment apparatus for the purpose of blood treatment of a patient. The blood treatment apparatus of the method comprises or is connected with at least one extracorporeal blood circuit with a line having interior portions, the extracorporeal blood circuit comprising at least one arterial line section and at least one venous line section, wherein a first section of the arterial line section is configured to be connected with a second section of the venous line section, and further comprises at least one blood pump for conveying blood within the line interior portions. The method includes the step of operating the blood pump in a second conveying direction which is opposite to a first customary conveying direction. It further relates to corresponding apparatuses. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030404 | CONTACT PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR A MEDICAL FLUID-CONDUCTING CASSETTE AND CASSETTE - The present invention relates to a contact protection apparatus for covering a connection point of a medical fluid-conducting cassette for a medical fluid treatment, having at least one covering device for covering the connection point before the use of the cassette, and having at least one connection section for detachably connecting or holding the contact protection apparatus on the cassette. The present invention further relates to a medical fluid-conducting cassette having at least one contact protection apparatus according to the present invention. | 01-31-2013 |
20130139901 | RINSING LINE, MEDICAL TECHNICAL FUNCTIONAL DEVICE, MEDICAL TECHNICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A rinsing line for discharging a rinsing fluid out of a medical technical functional device having been rinsed by means of the rinsing fluid is described, in which the rinsing line is, on the one side, connected, provided or intended for being connected with a section of the medical technical functional device and in which the rinsing line is, on the other side, connected with, provided or intended for being connected with a fluid supplying device for supplying a medical fluid into the medical technical functional device. A medical technical functional device, a medical technical treatment apparatus, a method and a control unit are also described. | 06-06-2013 |
20130240443 | METHOD FOR DOSING A SUBSTITUATE WHICH WAS PRODUCED BY A BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS AS WELL AS APPARATUSES - The present invention relates to methods for dosing a substituate produced by a blood treatment apparatus. Dosing for the present invention is via a hydraulic system of the blood treatment apparatus, the hydraulic system having at least one dialysis liquid supply line which leads into a dialyzer and at least one substituate line. Regulating or controlling the size of the share which passes through the second filtration stage is performed by affecting at least one conveying apparatus and/or at least one flow limitation device and/or a flow divider valve, which are each located or which each operate in the dialysis liquid supply line and/or the substituate line and/or in the branch line which connects the dialysis liquid supply line with the substituate line. The present invention further relates to a control device, a blood treatment apparatus, a medical functional apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium related to the methods. | 09-19-2013 |
20150059894 | METHOD FOR REMOVING BLOOD FROM AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT AS WELL AS APPARATUSES - The present invention relates to a method for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit and/or a functional device, each connectable or connected with a blood treatment apparatus for the purpose of blood treatment of a patient. The blood treatment apparatus of the method comprises or is connected with at least one extracorporeal blood circuit with a line having interior portions, the extracorporeal blood circuit comprising at least one arterial line section and at least one venous line section, wherein a first section of the arterial line section is configured to be connected with a second section of the venous line section, and further comprises at least one blood pump for conveying blood within the line interior portions. The method includes the step of operating the blood pump in a second conveying direction which is opposite to a first customary conveying direction. It further relates to corresponding apparatuses. | 03-05-2015 |