Gambro Lundia Ab

Hospal Ag

Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Luca Vinci

Francesco Fontanazzi

Tom Westberg

Matthew R Muller

Paolo Rovatti

Mauro Suffritti

James W Kendall

Carlos Corrales

Andrea Tusini

Michela Carpani

Andrea Rossi

A mobile dialysis therapy cart includes a top shelf; a cycler compartment positioned below the top shelf, the cycler compartment sized and shaped to house an APD cycler; a fluid bag management compartment sized and shaped to house at least two fluid bags; a drain compartment positioned below the fluid bag management compartment; and a plurality of wheels. The cart may include a heating device associated with the fluid bag management compartment and/or a sanitizing light source for sanitizing a location of a disposable set associated with the fluid bags.

Multi-functional peritoneal dialysis mobile cart

Disposable set for an extracorporeal blood treatment system. The disposable set includes an extracorporeal blood circuit having a blood withdrawal line and a blood return line configured to be attached to a blood treatment device and an infusion circuit coupled to the extracorporeal blood circuit through infusion lines. The disposable set further includes an infusion valve unit configured to be releasably connected to an infusion pump of the extracorporeal blood treatment system, the infusion valve unit incorporating a one-way valve or seal to control the flow of infusion liquid through the infusion cicuit.

Extracorporeal blood treatment system, disposable set and valve unit for pre/post infusion

A medical apparatus () for extracorporeal blood treatment comprises a support structure () housing a hydraulic circuit () located above a liquid collection zone () such that liquid losses from the hydraulic circuit can at least partially accumulate at the liquid collection zone. A liquid sensor () detects presence of any liquid in the liquid collection zone and operates in a distanced position with respect to the liquid collection zone ().

Medical apparatus for extracorporeal treatment

Equipment for controlling blood flow in an extra-corporeal blood circuit, comprising at least a first sensor (), designed to measure an arterial pressure (Part) upstream of a peristaltic pump (); at least a second sensor (), designed to measure an angular velocity (&#x3a9;) of the peristaltic pump; a memory () designed to store at least one set value (Qset) of the desired blood flow through the access branch, and a calibration function (F) in to at least the variables (v), related to the angular velocity (&#x3a9;) of the pump, (v), related to the arterial pressure (Part) in the portion of the said access branch upstream of the peristaltic pump, (v), related to an actual flow of blood (Qactual) through the said access branch; and at least one control unit (), capable of calculating an actual flow value (Qactual) by applying the function F to the values of angular velocity and arterial pressure (Part, &#x3a9;) measured by the sensors; comparing the actual flow (Qactual) with the desired flow (Qset); and varying the angular velocity of the said peristaltic pump if the Qactual&#x2212;Qset lies outside a predetermined range.

Apparatus for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit

A hydraulic connector made entirely of an elastomeric material connects tubes or other hydraulic circuit components used in machines for extracorporeal blood treatment. The hydraulic connector comprises a main body (), which defines a conduit (), and a predetermined number of protuberances () fashioned to enable a stable engagement of the connector to an end of a tubular port () of tubing or other hydraulic component. The conduit () exhibits a first longitudinal portion () directed along a first development axis () and a second longitudinal portion () directed along a second development axis (); the axes () do not coincide.

Hydraulic connector and a hydraulic circuit incorporating the connector

Equipment for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising at least a first sensor, designed to measure an arterial pressure upstream of a peristaltic pump, at least a second sensor, designed to measure an angular velocity of a peristaltic pump, a memory designed to store at least one set value of the desired blood flow through the access branch, a calibration function, and a control unit. The calibration function has at least variables (v), related to the angular velocity of the pump, (v), related to the arterial pressure in a portion of the access branch upstream of the peristaltic pump, (v), related to an actual flow of blood through the access branch. The control unit is capable of calculating an actual flow value by applying the calibration function to the values of angular velocity and arterial pressure measured by the sensors, comparing the actual flow with the desired flow, and varying the angular velocity of the peristaltic pump if the actual flow value minus the desired flow lies outside a predetermined range.

Process for controlling blood flow in an extracorporeal blood circuit

Equipment for controlling blood flow in an extra-corporeal blood circuit, comprising at least a first sensor (), de-signed to measure an arterial pressure (Part) upstream of a peristaltic pump (); at least a second sensor (), designed to measure an angular velocity (&#x3a9;) of the peristaltic pump; a memory () de-signed to store at least one set value (Qset) of the desired blood flow through the access branch, and a calibration function (F) in at least the variables (vI), related to the angular velocity (&#x3a9;) of the pump, (v), related to the arterial pressure (Part) in the portion of the said access branch upstream of the peristaltic pump, (v), related to an actual flow of blood (Qactual) through the said access branch; and at least one control unit (), capable of calculating an actual flow value (Qactual) by applying the function F to the values of angular velocity and arterial pressure (Part, &#x3a9;) measured by the sensors; comparing the actual flow (Qactual) with the desired flow (Qset); and varying the angular velocity of the said peristaltic pump if the Qactual&#x2014;Qset lies outside a predetermined range.

A filtration unit is disclosed for a dialysis machine. The unit includes a casing with a number of first connecting elements and a support provided with a number of second connecting elements. Structure is provided for locking the filter on the support when the first and second connecting elements engage each other. The lock structure may include a pair of slides movable between a locking position, in which locking parts interact with stopping portions, and a release position, in which the filter is not locked to the support. An elastic structure may be provided for resiliently urging the slides into the locking position.

Filtration unit for a dialysis machine

A filtration device includes an ultrafilter having an inlet chamber, an outlet chamber, and an ultrafiltration membrane separating the inlet chamber from the outlet chamber. An inlet line flow connects the inlet chamber to a source of dialysis liquid. Pressure sensors determine pressure values on opposite sides of the membrane, and a controller calculates a transmembrane pressure therefrom and compares the calculated transmembrane pressure with a predetermined threshold value. If the threshold value is reached, the controller emits a threshold signal to either warn an operator or alternatively to automatically divert flow to bypass the ultrafilter.

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Poggio Rusco, Italy

Luca Vinci