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Fenwal, Inc.

Eric Linner

Brian C Case

Richard L West

Steven R Katz

Kenneth M Lynn

Janice Stewart

Randolph Meinzer

Grace M Esche

Jeffrey Maher

Robert Crampton

Kimball J Knowlton

Jane M Zeisloft

Ryan DeLacey

Cynthia Bennett

Eric J Michael

Debra Gelhar

Joseph Kruft

Gilbert Rivas

Daniel Kusswurm

Eileen D Hirotsuka

A blood processing system includes a centrifuge and an optical monitoring system mounted at a stationary radial position with respect to the centrifuge. A flow circuit may be mounted within the centrifuge, with an umbilicus of the flow circuit extending outside of the centrifuge. A midsection of the umbilicus is orbited around a rotational axis of the centrifuge at a uniform first speed, which causes the centrifuge to rotate at a non-uniform second speed that is approximately double the first speed. The monitoring system is configured to view the flow circuit through a radial window of the centrifuge to determine a characteristic of the flow circuit. The yoke and/or umbilicus may occasionally move into position between the monitoring system and the window, so a controller of the monitoring system is configured to determine when unobstructed light reflected through the window by the centrifuge is received by the monitoring system.

Stationary optical monitoring system for blood processing system

The present invention provides an infusion pump having a main body portion. The main body portion includes a display area for displaying user interface information. At least one pump module is provided which is removably secured to the main body portion and adapted to receive an IV tube. The pump module can apply pumping action to the IV tube. The pump module further includes an auxiliary display area for displaying supplemental user interface information. A microprocessor is contained in the main body portion for generating user interface information on the display areas.

Medical infusion pump

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Crystal Lake, IL, United States of America

Eric Linner