Deka Products Limited Partnership

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Applied Materials, Inc.

Brian Daniel Tracey

Kevin L Grant

Jason A Demers

James D Dale

Michael J Wilt

Dean Kamen

Larry B Gray

Richard J Lanigan

N Christopher Perry

Dirk Albertus Van Der Merwe

David E Collins

Timothy D Moreau

David D B Cannan

Stephen Lewis Fichera

Scott A Leonard

Gregory R Lanier

Frederick Marshall Morgan

Derek Geoffrey Kane

David Blumberg, Jr

Arun Dhyaneshwar Chawan

Matthew C Harris

Michael A Baker

Bright C K Foo

Craig R Steinfels

Christopher Charles Langenfeld

David W McGill

Marc Aurele Mandro

Kevin A Durand

Michael C Tilley

Catharine N Flynn

Stuart A Jacobson

Dane Fawkes

John Matthew Kerwin

Russell Herbert Beavis

Jesse Tetherly Bodwell

Lisa A Gustin

Thomas F Soldau

Lisa A Panneton

Jacob William Scarpaci

Brian H Yoo

Michael S Place

Gregory R Lanier, Jr

Colin Holmes Murphy

Michael J Slate

David E Altobelli

Bob D Peret

Jared N Farlow

Kingston Owens

John J Biasi

Matthew Ware

Jeffrey L Klein

John F Mannisto

Thomas J Bollenbach

Brett A Rudolf

David W Mcgill

Matthew J Johnson

Thomas S Schnellinger

Richard E Andrews

Peter K Vondras

Michael J Haynes

Kaitlyn S Clarke

Gregory Hurley

Hans Erik Johnson

Richard E Gautney

Eitan C Zeira

Thaddeus Joseph Hughes

Robert Houston Lawler, Jr

Jared Hamilton

Christopher Perry

Ryan P Wood

Christopher C Lagenfeld

Colleen N Fulton

David D Cannan

David Blumberg

David Db Cannan

Stanley B Smith

Jack MacLeod

Keller Waldron

Patrick Poisson

Jeremy Shane Dube

Michel A Rosa

Farrukh Usman

Trevor M Naro

Bright Ck Foo

Robert J Bryant

Bright Foo

Jesse T Well

Marc A Mandro

Robert Piccirillo

Matthew H Andrews

Sean P Duffy

Paul Richard Curtin

Manuel Lopez

Margaret Bayne Bradley

Donald Kilian

Jeremy Elan Trilling

Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to certain types of reciprocating positive-displacement pumps (which may be referred to hereinafter as 'pods,' “pump pods,” or “pod pumps”) used to pump fluids, such as a biological fluid (e.g., blood or peritoneal fluid), a therapeutic fluid (e.g., a medication solution), or a surfactant fluid. The pumps may be configured specifically to impart low shear forces and low turbulence on the fluid as the fluid is pumped from an inlet to an outlet. Such pumps may be particularly useful in pumping fluids that may be damaged by such shear forces (e.g., blood, and particularly heated blood, which is prone to hemolysis) or turbulence (e.g., surfactants or other fluids that may foam or otherwise be damaged or become unstable in the presence of turbulence).

Fluid pumping systems, devices and methods

A disposable housing assembly. The disposable housing assembly includes a reservoir cavity, a needle located within the reservoir cavity, a fluid path fluidly connected to the needle, and a cover, wherein the cover is in a first position, the reservoir cavity and needle are exposed and when the cover is in a second position, the reservoir and needle are not exposed.

Infusion pump assembly

Hemodialysis and similar dialysis systems including a variety of systems and methods that make hemodialysis more efficient, easier, and/or more affordable, and include new fluid circuits for fluid flow in hemodialysis systems and a reciprocating diaphragm pump for pumping fluids. The reciprocating diaphragm pump includes a flexible diaphragm, a first rigid body having a curved pumping chamber wall, a second rigid body having an opposing curved control chamber wall. The diaphragm is interposed between the pumping chamber wall and the control chamber wall to define a pumping chamber and a control chamber. The diaphragm of the pump has a peripheral bead arranged to locate the diaphragm between the first rigid body and the second rigid body and a diaphragm body having a curved, semi-spheroid or domed shape. The diaphragm is pre-formed or molded so that during a delivery stroke of the pump, the elastic force of the diaphragm resisting its deployment into the pumping chamber prevents a peripheral portion of the diaphragm body from fully contacting the pumping chamber wall.

Reciprocating diaphragm pumps for blood treatment systems and methods

A system for priming an infusion pump is disclosed. The system includes a priming cap including a septum and configured to matably connect with a male part comprising a needle and attached to a length of tubing for fluid, wherein when matably connected with the male part, the priming cap occludes the tubing.

Infusion pump methods, systems and apparatus

A system and method for growing and maintaining biological material including producing a protein associated with the tissue, selecting cells associated with the tissue, expanding the cells, creating at least one tissue bio-ink including the expanded cells, printing the at least one tissue bio-ink in at least one tissue growth medium mixture, growing the tissue from the printed at least one tissue bio-ink, and maintaining viability of the tissue.

System and method for creating tissue

A medical agent delivery device may comprise a laminate of a number of layers coupled together. The medical agent delivery device may further comprise a collapsible reservoir within the laminate. The medical agent delivery device may further comprise a sharp bearing body having at least one microneedle. The medical agent delivery device may further comprise a collar element attached to the sharp bearing body. The medical agent delivery device may further comprise a removable cover assembly including a microneedle encasing body coupled to the sharp bearing body and to a release liner. The microneedle encasing body may be attached more weakly to the sharp bearing body than to the release liner.

Medical agent dispensing systems, methods, and apparatuses

A fluid connector assembly. The fluid connector assembly includes a tab portion including a slot; a plug portion slidably connected to the tab portion the plug portion comprising a fluid path and a disc, the disc configured to seat within the slot; a catch feature located on a first end of the tab portion and configured to interact with a reservoir; and a latching feature located on a second end of the tab portion, the latching feature configured to interact and lock onto the reservoir, wherein force applied to the plug portion may overcome a threshold force and unseat the disc from the slot wherein the plug portion moves with respect to the tab portion.

A repeater system may control a pump by using a repeater and a user interface. An adhesive patch system may be used for affixing a pump or other object to a human body. Such an adhesive patch system may include two sets of adhesive members, each member including an adhesive material on at least one side so as to attach to the body. The members of the first set are spaced to allow the members of the second set to attach to the body in spaces provided between the members of the first set, and the members of the second set are spaced to allow members of the first set to detach from the body without detaching the members of the second set. Also, fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems.

Adhesive and peripheral systems and methods for medical devices

A removable power supply cover assembly for an infusion pump is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing body configured to removably attach to an infusion pump, a conductor assembly attached to the housing body, a power supply contact assembly, and a spring attached to the power supply contact assembly and the conductor assembly. An electrical coupling between a power supply to the conductor assembly is formed through the spring.

A medium connector including a passage configured to allow for the flow of medium, and a multi-portion engagement surface positioned about the passage. The multi-portion engagement surface includes a first surface portion, and a second surface portion. The first surface portion is configured to provide an interference fit with a corresponding sealing surface of a mating connector. The second surface portion is configured to provide a clearance fit with the corresponding sealing surface of the mating connector. The ratio of the first surface portion and the second surface portion is selected to regulate an engagement force between the medium connector and the mating connector.

Medium connector

The present invention generally relates to hemodialysis and similar dialysis systems, including a variety of systems and methods that would make hemodialysis more efficient, easier, and/or more affordable. One aspect of the invention is generally directed to new fluid circuits for fluid flow. In one set of embodiments, a hemodialysis system may include a blood flow path and a dialysate flow path, where the dialysate flow path includes one or more of a balancing circuit, a mixing circuit, and/or a directing circuit. Preparation of dialysate by the preparation circuit, in some instances, may be decoupled from patient dialysis. In some cases, the circuits are defined, at least partially, within one or more cassettes, optionally interconnected with conduits, pumps, or the like. In one embodiment, the fluid circuit and/or the various fluid flow paths may be at least partially isolated, spatially and/or thermally, from electrical components of the hemodialysis system. In some cases, a gas supply may be provided in fluid communication with the dialysate flow path and/or the dialyzer that, when activated, is able to urge dialysate to pass through the dialyzer and urge blood in the blood flow path back to the patient. Such a system may be useful, for example, in certain emergency situations (e.g., a power failure) where it is desirable to return as much blood to the patient as possible. The hemodialysis system may also include, in another aspect of the invention, one or more fluid handling devices, such as pumps, valves, mixers, or the like, which can be actuated using a control fluid, such as air. In some cases, the control fluid may be delivered to the fluid handling devices using an external pump or other device, which may be detachable in certain instances. In one embodiment, one or more of the fluid handling devices may be generally rigid (e.g., having a spheroid shape), optionally with a diaphragm contained within the device, dividing it into first and second compartments.

Hemodialysis systems and methods

A pumping cassette including a housing having at least two inlet fluid lines and at least two outlet fluid lines. At least one balancing pod within the housing and in fluid connection with the fluid paths. The balancing pod balances the flow of a first fluid and the flow of a second fluid such that the volume of the first fluid equals the volume of the second fluid. The balancing pod also includes a membrane that forms two balancing chambers. Also included in the cassette is at least two reciprocating pressure displacement membrane pumps. The pumps are within the housing and they pump the fluid from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet line and pump the second fluid from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet.

Pumping cassette

A blood circuit assembly for a dialysis unit may include an organizing tray, a pair of pneumatic pumps mounted to the organizing tray for circulating blood received from a patient through a circuit including a dialyzer unit and returned to the patient, an air trap mounted to the organizing tray arranged to remove air from blood circulating in the circuit, a pair of dialyzer connections arranged to connect to the inlet and outlet of a dialyzer unit, and a pair of blood line connectors, one inlet blood line connector for receiving blood from the patient and providing blood to the pneumatic pumps and the other outlet blood line connector for returning blood to the patient.

Blood circuit assembly for a hemodialysis system

A cassette integrated system. The cassette integrated system includes a mixing cassette, a balancing cassette, a middle cassette fluidly connected to the mixing cassette and the balancing cassette and at least one pod. The mixing cassette is fluidly connected to the middle cassette by at least one fluid line and the middle cassette is fluidly connected to the balancing cassette by at least one fluid line. The at least one pod is connected to at least two of the cassettes wherein the pod is located in an area between the cassettes.

Cassette system integrated apparatus

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Litchfield, NH, United States of America

Brian Daniel Tracey