Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Baxalta Gmbh

Fenwal, Inc.

Atif M Yardimci

Michael R Prisco

James Laird

Scott R Ariagno

Donald D Busby

James S Slepicka

Robert W Childers

Arnold C Bilstad

Michael E Hogard

Shincy J Maliekkal

Mark E Williamson

David W Pennington

Mark Perry

Rodolfo G Roger

Yuanpang Samuel Ding

Sidney T Smith

Alan W Marttila

Thomas D Kelly

Ying-Cheng Lo

Tuan Bui

Donald Smith

Paul Mario DiPerna

James Duane Jacobson

Marc C Bellotti

Serhan Acikgoz

Mark E Jablonski

Katherine M Holian

Stephen R Garchow

Justin Belanger Rohde

Matthew R Muller

Jorge DelCastillo

Richard K Spero

Yves A Delmotte

Daniel Edward Roush

Douglas W Reitz

David L Amrani

William Chan

Jorge Del Castillo

Scott Alan Ruddell

James Diorio

Cristina Stadler

Michael P Wehrli

Carlos Corrales

Jorge A DelCastilio

Justin Stevens

Brian R Head

Robert L Petersen

Gordon Howard Epstein

Brian Lauman

Craig L Sandford

Gideon Hecht

John Edward Steck

Robin Gail Pauley

Adam Hagmann

Andrey Kopychev

Edwin Chim

Robert A Clarke

Richard E Kienman

Gordon E Epstein

Lillian G Zakarija

Joseph J Kircher

Georgios Andrea Bertos

Jennifer S Lindsay

Mark David Schweiss

Dan Roush

Nathan A Mitchell

Chinmay Kanuga

Joseph S Moore

Brian C Lauman

Tejas J Dhyani

Eric Bernard Jedrzejek

Aaron Tan

Amy R Cohen

Amy L Twining

David V Alizo

Mehmet B Ozer

George F Bobart

Luke Beehner

Mihir Sheth

Arch Sites

Adam E Peindl

Michelle L Moran

John Womelsdorf

Joseph F Prybell

Jacquelynn Welter

William W Chan

Robin Pauley

Jorge Delcastillo

Daniel E Rousch

Amy Twining

Donald A Smith

An airtrap for a medical or physiological fluid in one embodiment includes a conical housing having a radius that increases from its top to its bottom when the housing is positioned for operation; a medical or physiological fluid inlet located at an upper portion of the conical housing; a medical or physiological fluid outlet located at a lower portion of the conical housing, the inlet and the outlet positioned and arranged so that medical or physiological fluid spirals in an increasing arc around an inside of the conical housing downwardly from the inlet to the outlet; and a gas collection area located at an upper portion of the conical housing. In another embodiment, the airtrap is shaped like a seahorse having a head section and a tail section. Any of the airtraps herein may be used for example in blood sets, peritoneal dialysis cassette tubing, and drug delivery sets.

Airtrap, system and method for removing microbubbles from a fluid stream

A system and method for balancing flows of renal replacement fluid is disclosed. The method uses pressure controls and pressure sensing devices to more precisely meter and balance the flow of fresh dialysate and spent dialysate. The balancing system may use one or two balancing devices, such as a balance tube, a tortuous path, or a balance chamber.

Balanced flow dialysis machine

A medical delivery device is provided for delivering a medicinal substance into a user's body. A foldable hub has a left wing and a right wing, where the hub is attached at one end to a tube, and at an opposite end to a needle. At least one first rib is disposed on the left wing and at least one second rib is disposed on the right wing. When the wings are folded back away from the needle and pinched together, the first and second ribs prevent twisting and/or sliding of the wings relative to each other during an insertion of the needle into a user's skin, thereby preventing a breakage of the needle due to undesirable movement of the wings.

Subcutaneous infusion device for injecting medicinal substances

A storage tray for one or more syringes includes a recess for each of the syringes to be held in the tray. Each recess has first and second opposed sidewalls that define a space therebetween for receiving the barrel of the syringe. Each of the first and second sidewalls has one or more deformable projections thereon that protrude into the space between the sidewalls for positively retaining the barrel of the syringe between the first and second sidewalls. Additionally, a slot is provided for receiving the thumb rest of the plunger. The slot includes a third sidewall oriented generally transverse to the first and second sidewalls, with the third sidewall including a further projection for engaging a surface of the thumb rest. Preferably, a plurality of such transverse slots is provided to accommodate different positions of the plunger relative to the syringe barrel. The tray also includes a relieved portion intermediate the first and second sidewalls and the slot that provides access to a proximal portion of the syringe barrel to facilitate removal of the syringe from the tray.

Syringe storage tray

A storage system is provided. The system may include a tray having at least one recess in which at least one syringe is disposed, the syringe including a barrel with first and second barrel ends, and a stopper fixedly disposed between the first and second barrel ends. A tool attached to the stopper through the second barrel end, the tool having a first end attached to the stopper and a second end attached to or abutting the barrel or a surface of the recess, the first end being selectively adjustable relative to the second end to vary the distance between the first and second ends of the tool. In addition or in the alternative to the tool, the system may include a motion generator attached externally to the syringe, the motion generator being one of at least a vibration generator and a rotating frame.

An applicator device for applying at least one agent to a target site, including: a rigid section configured for the passage of fluid therethrough, the rigid section having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion configured for communication with at least one fluid reservoir; a formable section attached to the distal end portion of the rigid section, the formable section configured to be shaped into a desired configuration, the formable section including at least a first lumen and a second lumen, the first lumen configured to receive fluid from the rigid section; and a malleable member positioned within the second lumen, wherein the malleable member is configured to assist in retaining the formable section in the desired configuration.

Sealant applicator with malleable section

A system for mixing or reconstituting agents including engageable syringe barrels, one of which having a male engagement region and the other a female engagement region. Each of the male and female engagement regions is provided with a screen. The screens are closely spaced from one another when the first and second syringe barrels are engaged with one another. The screens may take the form of a mesh, a plurality of protuberances, or cantilevered wedges having tapering thicknesses.

Reconstitution and applicator system for wound sealant product

An applicator for mixing and applying multi-component compositions to a work surface, such as two-component surgical sealants. A luer hub sub-assembly having a proximal hub and a distal hub, an elongate, four-lumened cannula, and a spray tip sub-assembly are provided, with interconnections between the sub-assemblies preserving isolation of the fluid components from one another. The tip cap sub-assembly includes registration structure to assure proper alignment between tip cap and tip insert. The end wall of the tip cap includes a spinner region with three feeders or feeder channels leading thereto, the fluid components remaining isolated from one another in two of the feeders or feeder channels, and initiating mixing with one another in a third of the feeders or feeder channels.

Device for mixing and dispensing of two-component reactive surgical sealant

A dialysis fluid heating system includes a plurality of conductive tubes; first and second end caps located at first and second ends of the tubes, respectively, the first end cap including a dialysis fluid inlet and a dialysis fluid outlet, the end caps and the tubes configured such that dialysis fluid can flow from the fluid inlet of the first end cap, through at least one first tube to the second end cap, and through at least one second tube back to the first end cap; a conductive wire wound around an outside of the conductive tubes; and electronics configured to supply power to the conductive wire, the wire forming a primary coil of a transformer, the tubes forming a secondary coil of the transformer.

Dialysis fluid heating systems

An applicator for mixing and applying multi-component compositions to a work surface, such as two-component surgical sealants, while avoiding clogs, preventing cross-contamination of the components until a point of intended mixing at a location within the apparatus immediately upstream of an application opening in a tip cap, decreasing pressure drop along the applicator to facilitate fluid delivery, and increasing efficiency of mixing of the components. A luer hub sub-assembly having a proximal hub and a distal hub, an elongate, four-lumened cannula, and a spray tip sub-assembly are provided, with interconnections between the sub-assemblies preserving isolation of the fluid components from one another. The tip cap sub-assembly includes registration structure to assure proper alignment between tip cap and tip insert. The end wall of the tip cap includes a spinner region with three feeders leading thereto, the fluid components remaining isolated from one another in two of the feeders, and initiating mixing with one another in a third of the feeders.

A fluid delivery system having a closed-loop control process for delivering a medical fluid to a patient. A fluid infusion system includes a pump for delivering a fluid to a patient via an administration tube. A flow sensor associated with the administration tube provides an indication of the actual flow rate of fluid in the administration tube. Such a flow sensor may comprise a positive displacement flow sensor constructed using micro-fabrication and/or micro-molding techniques. A reader reads the actual flow rate signal and provides an indication to a controller for controlling the pump. The flow rate information can also be used for providing status information, such as the existence of a blockage in the fluid delivery system.

Fluid delivery system and flow control therefor

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Vernon Hills, IL, United States of America

Atif M Yardimci