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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Applicants:
Gregory R. Collins, Monroe, NY (US);
James Summerton, Hillsdale, NJ (US);
Edward Spence, Bronx, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory R. Collins, Monroe, NY (US);
James Summerton, Hillsdale, NJ (US);
Edward Spence, Bronx, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nephros, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/26 (2006.01); B01D 61/32 (2006.01); B01D 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for generating sterile infusion fluid from non-sterile infusion fluid produced by a machine. In one embodiment, the sterile infusion fluid is produced by a sterile fluid generating device that is an ancillary device designed to operate in conjunction with the existing machine. For example, the sterile fluid generating device is used in conjunction with a dialysis machine according to one embodiment resulting in sterile infusion fluid being produced.