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Liquid Purification Or Separation > Processes > Liquid/liquid Solvent Or Colloidal Extraction Or Diffusing Or Passing Through Septum Selective As To Material Of A Component Of Liquid; Such Diffusing Or Passing Being Effected By Other Than Only An Ion Exchange Or Sorption Process > Diffusing Or Passing Through Septum Selective As To Material Of A Component In Liquid/liquid Solvent Or Colloidal Extraction > Biological Fluid (e.g., Blood, Urine, Etc.)

Biological Fluid (e.g., Blood, Urine, Etc.)

Biological Fluid (e.g., Blood, Urine, Etc.) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

08/30/07 - 20070199897 - Method for filtering blood or blood components using leukocyte-removing filter and filter device
The method comprises providing a leukocyte-removing filter having a thickness of 9.0 mm to 9.4 mm, an air permeability pressure drop of 300 Pa to 700 Pa, and effective filtration area of 50 cm2 to 70 cm2 which comprises a flat and flexible container having an inlet port and an ...

08/09/07 - 20070181500 - Shear-enhanced systems and methods for removing waste materials and liquid from the blood
Systems and methods convey the blood through a gap defined between an inner surface that is located about an axis and an outer surface that is concentric with the inner surface. At least one of the inner and outer surfaces carries a membrane that consists essentially of either a hemofiltration ...

08/09/07 - 20070181499 - Plasma detoxification and volume control system and methods of use
An extracorporeal circuit for removing toxins from the blood and plasma volume control in patients suffering from sepsis and renal failure. The extracorporeal circuit disclosed herein comprises a plasma filter, a toxin removal device and optionally a hemofilter that minimizes electrolyte and protein depletion from the treated plasma while effectively ...

08/02/07 - 20070175827 - Cardiac rhythm management device and sensor-suite for the optimal control of ultrafiltration and renal replacement therapies
A cardiorenal patient monitoring system comprising, either implanted or non-implanted device(s), remote peripheral device(s), computer network(s), host, and communication means between the device(s), computer network(s), and host. The preferred embodiment shows an advanced patient monitoring system for using an implanted cardiac device and a dialysis machine in renal therapy. In ...

07/12/07 - 20070158267 - Systems and methods for peritoneal dialysis
Systems and methods relating to dialysis therapy, particularly continuous flow dialysis therapy, are provided. The present invention includes a single closed fluid path along which a minimal amount of therapy fluid including dialysate is fed into, continuously circulated and cleaned such that a therapeutic effective amount of solutes, excess water ...

06/07/07 - 20070125709 - Extracorporeal renal dialysis system
The present invention provides an extracorporeal renal dialysis system including a recirculating dialysis apparatus and at least one detoxification cartridge wherein the system can be used for either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis requiring small volumes of dialysate. ...

05/31/07 - 20070119781 - Apparatus and method for enhanced hemodialysis performance
A dialyzer module utilizing a nano-porous ceramic membrane for enhanced hemodialysis performance, and a method for manufacturing the same, are provided. The dialyzer module may be utilized in an extracorporeal blood circuit together with pumps, monitors, and/or other components used for dialysis therapy. The one or more nano-porous ceramic tubes ...

05/31/07 - 20070119780 - Prechargable fluid filtration method and apparatus
A fluid filtration apparatus is provided which includes at least a functional biomedical device having an inlet and an outlet, a first biological fluid container in fluid communication with the inlet of said functional biomedical device, a first biological fluid receiving container downstream of the functional biomedical device in fluid ...

03/29/07 - 20070068870 - Separation
The invention refers to method for selectively binding and separating at least one component from whole blood or a body fluid, whereby the blood or body fluid is allowed to pass through a rigid integral separation matrix without being excluded therefrom. The matrix has a porous structure with a pore ...

03/22/07 - 20070062871 - Filter device
A filter device having two flow paths. The first flow path having at least one cap and fluid port. The second flow path surrounding the first fluid flow path and having at least one cap that overlaps the cap of the first fluid flow path. The second flow path also ...

03/08/07 - 20070051681 - Device and machine for regenerating a human liver
Device (10) and machine (1000) for regeneration of a human liver (L). The device (10) comprises at least two catheters (11, 12) and a three-way connection (13) between the two catheters (11, 12). ...

02/08/07 - 20070029257 - Multiple laminar flow-based particle and cellular separation with laser steering
The invention provides a method, apparatus and system for separating blood and other types of cellular components, and can be combined with holographic optical trapping manipulation or other forms of optical tweezing. One of the exemplary methods includes providing a first flow having a plurality of blood components; providing a ...

01/11/07 - 20070007209 - Blood purification apparatus for elevating purification efficiency
A blood purification method that purifies blood taken from a body by blood dialysis or by hemodiafiltration includes the step of changing an osmotic pressure of the blood to an increasing condition until a blood volume (BV level) attains a standard blood volume, in a former part of a blood ...

01/11/07 - 20070007208 - Batch filtration system for preparation of sterile fluid for renal
A method and device for blood treatments that use fluids such as dialysate and replacement fluid for renal replacement therapy. In an embodiment, fluid is passed either by pump or passively by gravity feed, through a microporous sterilization filter from a fluid source to a replacement fluid container. The latter ...

11/09/06 - 20060249456 - Method of removing carbon monoxide from an oxygen carrier and apparatus for removing carbon monoxide
A method of removing carbon monoxide from an oxygen carrier including setting a carbon monoxide bonded oxygen carrier solution across a separation membrane from an oxygen-dissolved solution; and exposing the setting part to the light and a method of removing carbon monoxide from an oxygen carrier including setting a carbon ...

09/28/06 - 20060213836 - Ultrafiltration membrane,device, bioartificial organ, and methods
The present invention relates to ultrafiltration. In particular, the present invention provides a compact ultrafiltration device and methods for generating an ultrafiltrate, both of which can be used for a variety of applications, including, but not limited to filtering blood, diagnostic applications, and as a bioreactor. ...

09/28/06 - 20060213835 - Blood purification apparatus and method for blood purification
A blood purification apparatus includes a blood circuit, a blood purifying device, a first valve, a discharge line, a second valve, and a detection device. The blood circuit has an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit. The first valve opens and closes the venous blood circuit. The second ...

09/21/06 - 20060207937 - Filter for the separation of leukocytes from whole blood or blood preparations, method for production of said filter, corresponding device and use thereof
The invention relates to a filter for the separation of leukocytes from whole blood, comprising a hydrophobic support material and a polymeric coating material, whereby the surface of the filter has a critical surface wetting tension in the range 50 to 80 dyn/cm and the polymeric coating material may be ...

08/24/06 - 20060186045 - Systems and methods for delivery of peritoneal dialysis (pd) solutions
The invention provides container systems, kits and methods for peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions. Such a system, for example, includes a first compartment that contains a PD osmotic agent and a second compartment that contains a PD buffer agent. The compartments maintain their respective contents separately from one another for purposes ...

08/24/06 - 20060186044 - Machine for plasma purification combined with plasma adsorption-perfusion by using a tricompartmental dialyzer
The present invention relates to a machine for performing purification of whole blood that circulates in a flow duct on which there is a stage for filtering plasma from whole blood, which can be functionally arranged in connection to a plasma purification circuit; a stage for dialysis of the whole ...

06/01/06 - 20060113249 - Medical fluid machine with air purging pump
A medical fluid machine includes a housing providing a first wall and a second wall, the first and second walls at least partially defining a pump chamber. A fluid receptacle is located within the pump chamber, the fluid receptacle including first and second flexible membranes configured to be moved apart ...

04/27/06 - 20060086666 - Device and method for separating blood into leukocyte depleted blood components
A device for separating blood into blood components comprising:—a collecting container (2) for receiving blood (WB),—a first satellite container (4) connected, in fluid flow communication, to said collecting container (2) through a leukocyte filter (22) for receiving from said collecting container (2) a leukocyte depleted first blood component (PRP),—a second ...

04/13/06 - 20060076295 - Systems and methods of blood-based therapies having a microfluidic membraneless exchange device
The present invention is directed to devices, systems and methods for removing undesirable materials from a sample fluid by contact with a second fluid. The sample fluid flows as a thin layer adjacent to, or between, concurrently flowing layers of the second fluid, without an intervening membrane. In various embodiments, ...

03/16/06 - 20060054557 - Virus-removing bag and virus-removing method using the same
A virus removal bag for removing viruses from a virus-containing suspension, comprising a pouchy casing (a) having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, and a separation membrane (b) which is securely held in the pouchy casing (a) and which partitions the internal space of the pouchy casing ...

02/16/06 - 20060032817 - Separation apparatus
A method for centrifugally separating whole blood into red blood cells and a plasma constituent rotates about a rotational axis a separation zone having radially spaced apart walls with a high-G side and a low-G side located closer to the rotational axis than the high-G side. Whole blood enters the ...

01/19/06 - 20060011545 - Method and 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 concentrate and plasma in a plasma filter and is then separated into a second erythrocyte concentrate and more thrombocyte-containing plasma during the return ...

12/29/05 - 20050284815 - Medical treatment system and method
A treatment system and method for treating a fluid withdrawn and then returned to a living body. The system includes outgoing and incoming fluid lines connected to the living body for transporting the fluid from the living body, through the treatment system, and back to the living body, a device ...

12/15/05 - 20050274673 - Whole blood collection and processing method
A method is disclosed for collecting and processing whole blood. Whole blood is collected at several remote donor sites and transported to a central blood-processing center, where information regarding demand for blood products is used to direct processing of whole blood into blood products. Whole blood is initially collected in ...

12/15/05 - 20050274672 - Extracorporeal pathogen reduction system
The invention relates to an apparatus system and methods for treatment of virus-infected or pathogen-loaded human blood components separated from normal components comprising a separation apparatus and treatment apparatus system that inactivate pathogens in an extracorporeal blood system. ...

11/03/05 - 20050242033 - Extracorporeal pathogen reduction system
The invention relates to an apparatus system and methods for treatment of virus-infected or pathogen-loaded human blood components separated from normal components comprising a separation apparatus and treatment apparatus system that inactivate pathogens in an extracorporeal body fluid system. ...

10/27/05 - 20050236329 - Metabolic detoxification and method
An extracorporeal filtration and detoxification system and method generally comprise separating ultrafiltrate from cellular components of blood, treating the ultrafiltrate independently of the cellular components in a recirculation circuit, recombining treated ultrafiltrate and the cellular components, and returning whole blood to the patient. A recirculation circuit generally comprises an active ...

10/20/05 - 20050230313 - Method and apparatus for blood withdrawal and infusion using a pressure controller
A method and apparatus for controlling blood withdrawal and infusion flow rate with the use of a pressure controller. The pressure controller uses pressure targets based upon occlusion limits that are calculated as a function of flow. The controller has the ability to switch from controlling withdrawal pressure to controlling ...

09/15/05 - 20050199550 - Dialysis device with air chamber
A device for the dialysis of a sample includes a hermetically sealed sample chamber formed by a gasket with dialysis membranes affixed to each side in facing relationship. The gasket is impermeable to the sample being dialyzed, but is penetrable and reusable such that a sample introduction mechanism can be ...

06/30/05 - 20050139547 - Plasma on demand tube
A device for separating plasma from whole blood is provided having an evacuated primary collection chamber capable of fluid communication through a porous filter to an evacuated secondary collection chamber. An agglutinating agent is provided within the primary collection chamber so as to aggregate blood cells within a whole blood ...

06/23/05 - 20050133450 - Hollow fiber contactor systems for removal of lipids from fluids
This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid, such as plasma, or from lipid-containing organisms. These systems contact a fluid with an extraction solvent, which causes the lipids in the fluid to separate from the fluid or causes lipids in the lipid-containing organisms to ...

06/23/05 - 20050133449 - Method and apparatus for determining a patient or treatment or apparatus parameter during an extracorporeal blood treatment
During a dialysis treatment carried out by a dialysis apparatus, in which a dialysis liquid is circulated to a clean dialysate filter (43) arranged before a dialyser (3), the conductivity of the dialysis liquid is altered according to an altering function that is a function of a mathematical model of ...



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