Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

American Sterilizer Company

Stryker Corporation

Other

Baxter Healthcare Inc.

Bexter Healthcare S.a.

Bacter Healthcare S.a.

Bazter Healthcare Sa

Robert W Childers

Thomas D Kelly

Rodolfo G Roger

Shahid Din

Peter A Hopping

Don Busby

Waleed Mutasem El Sayyid

Alex Anping Yu

Ying-Cheng Lo

Brian Lauman

Anping Yu

Borut Cizman

Justin Belanger Rohde

Michael E Hogard

Donald D Busby

Shincy J Maliekkal

James Grayson

Ramesh Wariar

Leo Martis

Sujatha Karoor

Patrick R Balteau

Patrick Lee

Paul J Soltys

Douglas W Reitz

David S Brown

David B Howard

Vital Eerlingen

Bruce D Henniges

Sherwin S Shang

Joseph H Bowman

Andrey Kopychev

Rick Kienman

Duane Belongie

Ian Richardson

Atif M Yardimci

Anders John Wellings

Gideon Hecht

John Edward Steck

Kurt Holmquist

Gino Cicchello

Christian Bernard

Anthony Simiele

Matthew R Muller

Erik Vaclav Chmelar

Marc Steven Minkus

William Patrick Burns

Angelito A Bernardo

Benjamin Kellam

Cody Buchmann

Tahua Yang

Paul R Chapman, Jr

Li Pan

Andrew D Hopping

Richard Avoy

John Booras

Jeffrey W Jerrell

David Vescovi

Paul Grippo

Austin J Orand

Yuanpang Samuel Ding

Donald Smith

Thaddeus Joseph Mielnik

Mark William Foohey

John Biewer

Randy K Murphey

Li Yue

James R Rickloff

Eric Callahan

William Reese

Debra Toczko

Randall Sharo

Mark E Jablonski

Seyed Khorashahi

Katherine M Holian

Stephen J Reasoner

Brian MacLachlan

Michael R Prisco

James Laird

Arthur L Cummings

Jose Alvaro

Benjamin John Purrenhage

Kenneth J Klobusnik

Loren M Lundtveit

David A Karle

Ronald P Krahe

Thomas George Cook

Donald R Gagne

Adam Dudycha

Mark M Xie

Paul Chapman

Bruce Ming-Da Eu

Steve Joseph Lindo

Joseph T Sestak

Francesco Peluso

Dirk Faict

Paul F Emerson

Chamara L Gamhewage

Paul Archie Steen

Richard E Kienman

Jason Cartwright

A chuck () includes a jaw guide (), interleaving jaws (), and an inclined engagement surface (). The jaw guide defines a longitudinal axis () and includes jaw channels () circumferentially distributed about the axis. The jaws are slidably disposed in the jaw channels Each jaw has a clamping surface () facing the axis and a driving surface () substantially opposite the clamping surface and a protrusion () on a first lateral side and a cavity () on a second lateral side. The protrusion of each jaw is disposed at least in part in the cavity of an adjacent jaw. The engagement surface is on one of an inner surface of the jaw guide and an engagement sleeve (), and is substantially centered about the axis and substantially parallel to the driving surface. Displacement of the jaws relative to the engagement surface in a clamping direction displaces the clamping surfaces toward the axis.

Chuck for a wire driver

A system is disclosed for the automated collection of dialysis and physiological data. An example system includes a dialysis machine configured to generate dialysis data and a wireless peripheral device configured to generate physiological data. The system also includes a personal digital device including an application configured to communicatively couple to the dialysis machine. The application is further configured to detect being within a wireless range of the wireless peripheral device, pair with the wireless peripheral device, receive the physiological data from the wireless peripheral device, and transmit the received physiological data to the dialysis machine. The dialysis machine is configured to store the received physiological data in conjunction with the dialysis data.

System for automated collection of dialysis data

A method of operating a waste collection unit including a light assembly separate from a display panel. A vacuum level of the vacuum drawn on a waste canister is measured with a vacuum sensor. The light assembly positioned adjacent a manifold receiver is operated to selectively emit light of a color based on the measured vacuum level. A commanded vacuum level may be received on the display panel, and a colored image indicative of a commanded vacuum level may be displayed on the display panel. The waste collection unit may include plural manifold receivers each configured to receive a manifold. The light assembly that is adjacent the manifold receiver corresponding to the waste canister into which the vacuum is being drawn may be operated to selectively emit light to emit light at different colors or different patterns based on the operating state of the waste collection unit.

Methods of operating a waste collection unit including a light assembly

A sterilization system comprising a sterilization container for holding a surgical instrument, the sterilization container formed to allow sterilant to enter and residual sterilant to exit so that the surgical instrument in the sterilization container can be subjected to a sterilization process. The sterilization container comprises an electronic sensor module for measuring a characteristic of an environment in the sterilization container during a sterilization process. The system further comprises a station capable of being in electronic communication with the sterilization container, with the station comprising a station memory. The station is configured to track usage of the sterilization container on the station memory based on data measured by the electronic sensor module.

Sterilization container capable of providing an indication regarding whether or not surgical instruments sterilized in the container were properly sterilized

A peritoneal dialysis system includes a drain container; a drain line in fluid communication with the drain container and a patient's peritoneal cavity; a solenoid configured to permit a pneumatic force through a vacuum line and open a drain valve of the drain line; the vacuum source configured to apply and adjust the pneumatic force; the vacuum line; a weight sensor configured to output a weight of used dialysis fluid delivered to the drain container from the patient's peritoneal cavity; and the controller configured to: (i) determine an actual flow rate of used dialysis fluid removed from the patient's peritoneal cavity based on the output from the weight sensor; (ii) compare the actual flow rate to a desired flow rate; and (iii) adjust the pneumatic force applied by the vacuum source via the solenoid to attempt to match the actual flow rate to the optimal flow rate.

Systems for performing peritoneal dialysis

A blood treatment air purging system and method includes a level detector positioned and arranged to detect a low fluid level in a blood circuit indicating a high amount of air in the blood circuit; a blood pump operable with the blood circuit; a venous patient line of the blood circuit; and at least one blood circuit air vent valve, wherein the system and method are configured or programmed to (i) stop the blood pump, (ii) close the venous patient line, and (iii) open the at least one blood circuit air vent valve to atmosphere or a container when the low fluid level is detected, and (iv) run the blood pump to meter air through the at least one blood circuit air vent valve to atmosphere or the container.

Blood treatment air purging system and method

A sterilization container with a sensor module for monitoring the environmental characteristics internal to the container. The sensor module includes a normally closed end bore. A sensor is disposed in the closed end void space. Other sensors also part of the module monitor the pressure and temperature of the environment inside the container. Based on the measurements of the environment in the container and the environment within the closed end void space it is possible to determine the extent to which the container is filled with saturated steam.

Sterilization container with battery powered sensor module for monitoring the environment in the container

A hemodialysis system is disclosed. The hemodialysis system includes a dialyzer, a saline container including saline, and a disposable set comprising a blood pumping tube fluidly connected to a first end of the dialyzer, an arterial line fluidly connected to a first end of the blood pumping tube, a venous line fluidly connected to a second end of the dialyzer, a saline line fluidly connected to the blood pumping tube and the saline container, and a dialyzer line fluidly connected to a second end of the blood pumping tube and a second end of the dialyzer. The hemodialysis system also includes a dialysis instrument comprising an arterial line clamp, a venous line clamp, and a saline valve. The saline rinses blood out of the arterial line when the venous line clamp is closed, the arterial line clamp is opened, and the saline value is opened.

Hemodialysis system including a disposable set and a dialysis instrument

A method for performing a peritoneal dialysis therapy includes performing a plurality of peritoneal dialysis cycles for a patient and tracking an amount of dialysis fluid provided by at least one dialysis fluid pump during the plurality of peritoneal dialysis cycles. The method also includes determining an amount of ultrafiltrate ('UF') removed from the patient based on the amount of dialysis fluid provided by the at least one dialysis fluid pump. The method further includes updating a UF trend using previous amounts of UF removed from the patient and the amount of UF removed from the patient during the most recent dialysis treatment and generating an alert if the UF trend changes by more than a preset percentage.

Method for trending automated peritoneal dialysis treatments

A sterilization enclosure to be placed within a sterilizer, the sterilization enclosure defining an interior for accommodating at least one surgical instrument and maintaining sterility of the at least one surgical instrument after the sterilization enclosure is removed from the sterilizer. The enclosure comprising a light source and a transparent window. The light source to illuminate the interior and the transparent window positioned such that the interior and the at least one surgical instrument are visible through the transparent window. A process indicator that is either disposed within the interior or coupled to an external surface of the sterilization enclosure. The process indicator in fluid communication with the interior of the sterilization enclosure such that the process indicator is exposed to a sterilant agent disposed within the interior of the sterilization enclosure to measure a characteristic within the interior during a sterilization process.

Sterilization enclosure for surgical instruments

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 peritoneal dialysis system includes first and second concentrate sources in selective fluid communication with a medical fluid pumping cassette, the first and second concentrate sources holding first and second peritoneal dialysis concentrates, respectively; a pump actuator configured to cause the medical fluid pumping cassette to pump the first and second concentrates; and a processor and memory configured to (i) determine a cumulative volume of at least one of the first or second peritoneal dialysis concentrates pumped from the medical fluid pumping cassette by the pump actuator, (ii) compare the cumulative volume to a threshold, and (iii) if the cumulative volume is outside of the threshold, modify a subsequent stroke volume of at least one of the first or second pump chambers actuated by the pump actuator in an attempt to cause an updated cumulative volume for the at least one peritoneal dialysis concentrate to be within the threshold.

System and method for preparing peritoneal dialysis fluid at the time of use

An example peritoneal dialysis system is disclosed. The example peritoneal dialysis system includes at least one pump and a memory device configured to store therapy prescriptions including a low ultrafiltration ('UF') therapy prescription, a first standard UF therapy prescription with a longer duration and a lower dextrose concentration, and a second standard UF therapy prescription with a shorter duration and a higher dextrose concentration. The memory device also stores a schedule indicative as to which of the therapy prescriptions are to be performed on specified dates. The system further includes a logic implementer configured to determine or identify a current date, use the schedule stored in the memory device to select the therapy prescription based on the current date, and control the at least one pump based on the selected therapy prescription to perform a peritoneal dialysis therapy.

Dialysis system having adaptive prescription management

An automated peritoneal dialysis system and machine configured to perform dextrose mixing are disclosed. An example dialysis machine includes a pump, a first solution having a first formulation stored in a first container that is placed in fluid communication with the pump, and a second solution having a second formulation stored in a second container that is also placed in fluid communication with the pump. The first container has a first unique identifier indicative of the first formulation and the second container has a second unique identifier indicative of the second formulation. The dialysis machine also includes a logic implementer programmed to receive a therapy prescription and operate the pump if the first formulation indicated by the first unique identifier is specified by the therapy prescription, or the second formulation indicated by the second unique identifier is specified by the therapy prescription.

Automated peritoneal dialysis system

A system and method are disclosed for the automated collection of dialysis data. An example method includes receiving and aggregating dialysis data comprising a fill volume amount and a drain volume amount for at least one continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis ('CAPD') cycle. The method also includes calculating an amount of ultrafiltration removed for each CAPD cycle by subtracting the fill volume amount from the drain volume amount for the respective CAPD cycle, and storing ultrafiltration data that is indicative of the amount of ultrafiltration removed as part of the aggregated dialysis data. The method further includes determining or receiving an indication that a dialysis machine is connected. After the dialysis machine is connected, the method includes transmitting the aggregated dialysis data to the dialysis machine to enable the aggregated dialysis data to be combined with additional dialysis data generated by the dialysis machine for determining total dialysis data.

System and method for automated collection of dialysis data

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Trinity, FL, United States of America

Robert W Childers