Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

The West Company

Steven C. Jepson

Michael J. Finley

Thomas E. Dudar

Vincent C. Desecki

Michael Minailo

Mark G. Gordon

Brent Noblitt

David J. Shepherd

Steven C Jepson

Thomas Edward Dudar

Michael J Finley

Vincent C Desecki

Algirdas J Bindokas

Brian D Zdeb

Vince C Desecki

Peter L Graham

Jason J White

Rodrigo A Montanez

Lewis E Daniels, Jr

Richard A Rollins

James B Winje

Camille Summers

Richard F Chamernik

Birendra K Lal

Eric J Henaut

Mark Perry

Gianni Di Stefani

Samuel Ding

Georges E Rondeau

Robert P Dobbie

Camille Summer

David D Hsu

Ying-Cheng Lo

Yuanpang Samuel Ding

Joseph V Ranalletta

Bernd Krause

David V Bacehowski

Michael T Ling

Paul J Soltys

Douglas W Reitz

Michael Plishka

William S Hurst

Mark Edward Pasmore

Mark G Gordon

Alice Marie Jandrisits

Hugh M Forman

Grant Anthony Bomgaars

Michael Joseph Sadowski

William A Conard

Anastasios Hristakos

Michael W Scharf

Kent Lane Lurvey

Edward F Vander Bush

Yuan Pang Samuel Ding

James C Richardson

David J Shepherd

Thomas Yatsko

Anthony D Friend

Yuangpang Samuel Ding

Jerome D Olivas

Gilbert Semaan

Kathryn M Button

Daniel J Rudolph

Thomas A Stonis

Ray Brausam

Dan Liu

Mark C Perry

Donald A Smith

A product bag includes a bladder and an elongated filtration device. The bladder includes opposing first and second film layers defining a product chamber. The first and second film layers are sealed together along a perimeter seal extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of the bladder. The elongated filtration device includes a housing, a filtration membrane disposed in the housing, an inlet adapted for receiving a fluid to be filtered, and an outlet in fluid communication with the product chamber. A majority of the elongated filtration device is embedded between the first and second film layers of the perimeter seal of the bladder to provide for a compact form factor.

Filtered product bag with compact form factor

An infusion map system includes a memory storing at least infusion mapping instructions, and a processor that executes the stored instructions. When the processor executes the infusion mapping instructions, the infusion map system performs a displaying function that displays at least a portion of an electronic medical record associated with a patient and a diagramming function that receives the electronic medical record and generates an infusion map showing all intravenous drugs being administered to the patient. For each of the drugs, the infusion map further illustrates a route of administration for the drug. An order administering function performed by the system allows a user to alter the infusion map, and a record updating function of annotating the electronic medical record to correspond to the altered infusion map.

Patient information software system including infusion map

An infusion line management system is provided, including a label generating device receiving prescription information for one or more patient prescriptions, the received information being used to generate, for each of the one or more prescriptions, a label including a master label and one or more sub-labels related to the corresponding prescription; each master label includes at least information related to the prescription and an indicator identifying a particular portion of a patient infusion system to which the prescription should be connected; and the one or more sub-labels each include the indicator, the one or more sub-labels being individually removable from the master label and affixable to locations throughout the patient infusion system.

Infusion line management system

A container closure is provided for use in dispensing fluids from a container, and includes a base constructed and arranged for being attached to a mouth of the container, a first port disposed on the base and in fluid communication with the mouth, a second port disposed on the base in fluid communication with the mouth, and the first and second ports being visually differentiated from each other.

Port configurations for a fluids container

A port assembly includes a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the opening to control access through the opening, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base. The perforator has first and second lumens, the first lumen extending between the first and second ends of the perforator and the second lumen extending between a point between the first and second ends and the second end. The perforator also has a seal disposed about the first lumen at the first end of the perforator, and a valve associated with the second lumen to limit flow of fluid through the second lumen in the direction of the second end.

Port assembly for use with needleless connector

A needleless connector includes a housing having a housing passage with an open end, a slider disposed in the housing passage, and a mechanism to bias the slider toward the open end of the housing passage. The connector may also include a seal at the open end of the housing passage, the seal either cooperating with the slider to seal the open end of the connector, or sealing the open end of the connector without interaction with the slider, for example taking the form of a slit septum.

Needleless connector with slider

A luer activated device includes an inlet adapted to receive a male luer, an outlet associable with a fluid flow system, and a fluid flow path therebetween. The flow path is defined by an elastomeric flow controller extending between the inlet and outlet and maintained in a tensioned state. When a male luer is inserted into the inlet, some of the tension in the flow controller is relieved, allowing the flow path to deform and change in volume. The flow path is adapted such that the change in volume results in no net fluid displacement or minimal positive fluid displacement when the male luer is inserted into the inlet. Other aspects include tensioned flow controllers having a plurality of sealing layers for the inlet and methods of manufacturing valves having a tensioned fluid flow controller.

Luer activated device with valve element under tension

A port assembly includes a valve housing with an inlet opening, a valve disposed in the valve housing to control access through the inlet opening, and a base joined to the valve housing and having a bore therethrough. The bore has a closed end defined by a frangible barrier, and a pushrod is disposed in the bore between the valve and the frangible barrier, axial movement of the pushrod causing rupture of the frangible barrier. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit is defined, at least in part, by a port assembly.

A needless connector is provided which utilizes a resealable preslit septum valve. The valve is resiliently restrained relative to a housing with the valve and housing configured to accept a standard male luer lock having a luer tip which penetrates the valve through the opening to extend within the housing and a luer locking flange of the luer lock extending about the housing. The valve includes a disk shaped upper portion covering the opening, a lower portion spaced from the housing and extending downward from the disk shaped portion into a passageway defined by the housing, and an annular skirt to attach the septum to the housing. The connector exhibits satisfactory leak pressure after multiple connections and disconnects to the luer lock fitting and long periods of indwell of the luer tip.

Needleless connector

A port assembly includes a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the bore to control access through the opening, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit may be defined, at least in part, by the port assembly.

A luer activated device for infusing and aspirating fluids to and from a variety of fluid systems. The luer activated device includes a housing and employs a variety of valves that permit and prevent the transfer of fluids through the housing into or out of various fluid systems.

Luer activated device

A pre-slit injection site includes a housing with a flow path therethrough. A first end of the housing carries a pre-slit septum. One form of a blunt cannula, usable with the injection site, carries a locking member. When the pre-slit injection site slidably receives the blunt cannula, the locking member latches to the injection site and creates a mechanically coupled unit. Another form of the cannula includes a tube having a tapered distal end region and having elongate discharge slots for reducing contact surface area and for directing the flow laterally out of the cannula. The cannula may also include a rounded lead post, an annular barb, and axially oriented grooves.

Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula

A pre-slit injection site ( ) includes a housing ( ) with a flow path therethrough. A first end ( ) of the housing ( ) carries a pre-slit septum ( ). One form of a blunt cannula ( ), usable with the injection site ( ), carries a locking member ( ). When the pre-slit injection site ( ) slidably receives the blunt cannula ( ), the locking member ( ) latches to the injection site ( ) and creates a mechanically coupled unit. Another form of the cannula ( ) includes a tube having a tapered distal end region ( ) and having elongate discharge slots ( ) for reducing contact surface area and for directing the flow laterally out of the cannula. The cannula may also include a rounded lead post ( ), an annular barb ( ), and axially oriented grooves ( ).

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Palatine, IL, United States of America

Steven C Jepson