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Patent US7727176 - Machine for extracorporeal blood treatment coupled to a support element - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe invention relates to support element (4) comprising a main body (6) having a front wall (25) and a peripheral wall (32) projecting away from the front wall. The front wall and the peripheral wall define a housing compartment (33) designed to receive a fluid distribution circuitry cooperating with...http://www.google.com/patents/US7727176?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7727176 - Machine for extracorporeal blood treatment coupled to a support elementAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7727176 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/808,068Publication dateJun 1, 2010Filing dateJun 6, 2007Priority dateFeb 7, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7247146, US7641626, US20040167457, US20070249983, US20070293803Publication number11808068, 808068, US 7727176 B2, US 7727176B2, US-B2-7727176, US7727176 B2, US7727176B2InventorsClaudio Tonelli, Vincenzo Baraldi, Massimo Zaccarelli, Annalisa Delnevo, Francesco Ribolzi, Jacques Chevallet, Jacques Duchamp, Aziz Aberkane, Gabriel Meyssonnier, Dominique PouchoulinOriginal AssigneeGambro Lundia AbExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (62), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (37), Classifications (40), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMachine for extracorporeal blood treatment coupled to a support element
US 7727176 B2Abstract
1. A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment comprising a body having a surface having a given number of pumps configured to cooperate with a fluid distribution circuitry, wherein the machine body has a guiding and positioning projection protruding from the surface configured to be coupled, when in use, with a respective peripheral wall of a support element, said support element comprising a main body having a front wall and at least a peripheral wall projecting away from said front wall, said front wall and said peripheral wall defining a housing compartment, said front wall being delimited by first and second opposite longer sides with a basically rectilinear development, each of said first and second opposite longer sides having first and second curved portions forming a cavity facing a respective opposite longer side, said front wall being further delimited by first and second opposite shorter sides with a basically rectilinear development, at least one of said first and second opposite shorter sides having a third curved portion configured between first and second rectilinear lengths, a cavity formed by said third curved portion facing the other of said first and second opposite shorter sides;
2. A machine according to claim 1, wherein the guiding and positioning projection has a side surface substantially counter-shaped to the profile of the peripheral wall of the support element.
3. A machine according to claim 1, wherein said pumps protrude from the surface of the machine body, at least a part of the side surface of said pumps being counter-shaped to the peripheral wall of the support element.
4. A machine according to claim 3, wherein when the support element is engaged to the machine, the peripheral wall of the support element surrounds the side surface of said pumps and of said guiding and positioning projection.
5. A machine according to claim 1, wherein the protruding pumps and the guiding and positioning projection define together seats, said seats being configured to engage corresponding U-shaped tube lengths.
6. A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said pumps is a blood pump configured to cooperate with a respective blood pump of the distribution circuitry, the machine body defining on its surface a first zone having said blood pump and at least a second zone opposite said first zone and comprising the other pumps.
7. A machine according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said pumps is an intake pump and is configured to cooperate with a respective intake line for fresh dialysis liquid of the distribution circuitry.
8. A machine according to claim 7, wherein said second zone comprises at least first and second half-parts placed side by side, the intake pump being placed in said first half-part.
9. A machine according to claim 8, wherein in operating conditions the first and second half-part of the second zone of the machine body are placed side by side.
10. A machine according to claim 8, wherein said first and second half-part are perfectly symmetrical.
11. A machine according to claim 6, wherein in operating conditions the first zone of the machine body is placed below the second zone of said machine body.
12. A machine according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said pumps is a suction pump configured to cooperate with a respective discharge line of the distribution circuitry.
13. A machine according to claim 12, wherein said second zone comprises at least first and second half-parts placed side by side, the suction pump being placed in said second half-part.
14. A machine according to claim 12, said machine being configured to receive an integrated fluid treatment module including:
15. A machine according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said pumps is an infusion pump configured to cooperate with a respective infusion line of the distribution circuitry.
16. A machine according to claim 15, wherein said second zone comprises at least first and second half-parts placed side by side, the infusion pump being placed in said first half-part.
17. A machine according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said pumps is an auxiliary pre-infusion pump configured to cooperate with a respective auxiliary pre-infusion line of the distribution circuitry.
18. A machine according to claim 17, wherein said second zone comprises at least first and second half-parts place side by side, the auxiliary pre-infusion pump being placed in said second half-part.
19. A machine according to claim 6, wherein said pumps are peristaltic pumps.
20. A machine according to claim 19, wherein each peristaltic pump comprises a moving arm rotating around a fulcrum, and an active element, said active element being fastened to the moving arm and rotating with said moving arm, the moving arm operating on at least a deformable tube length associated thereto.
21. A machine according to claim 20, wherein the moving arm of the blood pump is longer than that of the other pumps.
22. A machine according to claim 1, comprising an integrated fluid treatment module including:
23. A machine according to claim 22, wherein said moving element is mounted directly onto the machine body.
24. A machine according to claim 1, comprising an integrated fluid treatment module including:
said fluid distribution circuitry comprising a further moving element acting on a pre-infusion branch or on a post-infusion branch so as to selectively determine a blocking or a passage of fluid within said pre-infusion branch or within said post-infusion branch.
25. A machine according to claim 24, wherein said moving element is mounted directly onto the machine body.
26. A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment comprising:
said guiding and positioning projection being configured to be coupled, when in use, with a respective peripheral wall of a support element; said support element presenting a main body having a box-shaped structure having a front wall and a peripheral wall projecting away from said front wall, said peripheral wall defining an access opening configured to face said machine when the support element is engaged to the machine, said front wall and said peripheral wall defining a housing compartment enclosing the guiding and positioning projection and said pumps when the support element is engaged to the machine; wherein the guiding and positioning projection has a side surface substantially counter-shaped to the profile of the peripheral wall of the support element; wherein said pumps protrude from the surface of the machine body, at least a part of the side surface of said pumps being counter-shaped to the peripheral wall of the support element; wherein, when the support element is engaged to the machine, the peripheral wall of the support element surrounds the side surface of said pumps and of said guiding and positioning projection.
27. A machine according to claim 26, wherein the pumps and the protruding guiding and positioning projection define together seats, into which corresponding U-shaped tube lengths are engaged.
28. A machine according to claim 27, wherein said seats are substantially semicircular.
29. A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment according to claim 26, wherein at least one of said pumps is a blood pump configured to cooperate with a respective blood line of the distribution circuitry, the surface of the machine body defining a first zone having said blood pump and at least one second zone opposite said first zone, said at least one second zone comprising at least one other pump.
30. A machine according to claim 29, wherein at least one of said pumps is an intake pump, said intake pump being configured to cooperate with a respective intake line for fresh dialysis liquid of the distribution circuitry.
31. A machine according to claim 30, wherein said blood and intake pumps are peristaltic pumps.
32. A machine according to claim 30, wherein said second zone comprises at least first and second half-parts configured side by side, the intake pump being placed in said first half-part.
33. A machine according to claim 32, wherein, in operating conditions, the first and second half-part of the second zone of the machine body are configured side by side.
34. A machine according to claim 32, wherein said first and second half-part are perfectly symmetrical.
35. A machine according to claim 29, wherein, in operating conditions, the first zone of the machine body is configured below the second zone of said body.
36. A machine according to claim 29, wherein at least one of said pumps is a suction pump configured to cooperate with a respective discharge line of the distribution circuitry.
37. A machine according to claim 36, wherein said second zone comprises at least first and second half-parts configured side by side, the suction pump being configured in said second half-part.
38. A machine according to claim 36, wherein said blood and suction pumps are peristaltic pumps.
39. A machine according to claim 29, wherein at least one of said pumps is an infusion pump configured to cooperate with a respective infusion line of the distribution circuitry.
40. A machine according to claim 39, wherein said second zone comprises at least first and second half-parts configured side by side, the infusion pump being configured in said first half-part.
41. A machine according to claim 39, wherein said blood and infusion pumps are peristaltic pumps.
42. A machine according to claim 29, wherein at least one of said pumps is an auxiliary pre-infusion pump configured to cooperate with a respective auxiliary pre-infusion line of the distribution circuitry.
43. A machine according to claim 42, wherein said second zone comprises at least first and second half-parts configured side by side, the auxiliary pre-infusion pump being configured in said second half-part.
44. A machine according to claim 42, wherein said blood and auxiliary pre-infusion pumps are peristaltic pumps.
45. A machine according to claim 29, wherein said blood pump and said other pumps are peristaltic pumps, each pump comprising a moving arm rotating around a fulcrum and an active element, said active element being fastened to the moving arm, each pump further operating on at least a deformable tube length associated thereto, and wherein the moving arm of the blood pump is longer than that of the other pumps. Description
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/775,993, filed Feb. 9, 2004, and claims the right to priority based on Italian Patent Application No. MI2003A0213, filed Feb. 7, 2003, and claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/470,453, filed May 15, 2003, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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ClassificationA61M2205/3393, A61M2205/3334, Y10T137/877, A61M1/1643, A61M1/3413, A61M1/3465, A61M1/16, A61M1/3434, A61M1/3451, A61M2205/126, A61M1/34, A61M1/3437European ClassificationA61M1/34, A61M1/16Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMay 21, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: CITICORP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOMFree format text: IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT;ASSIGNOR:GAMBRO LUNDIA AB;REEL/FRAME:022714/0702Effective date: 20090331Owner name: CITICORP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED,UNITED KINGDOMFree format text: IP SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT;ASSIGNOR:GAMBRO LUNDIA AB;REEL/FRAME:022714/0702Effective date: 20090331Dec 29, 2011ASAssignmentOwner name: GAMBRO LUNDIA AB, COLORADOFree format text: RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS;ASSIGNOR:CITICORP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED, AS SECURITY AGENT;REEL/FRAME:027456/0050Effective date: 20111207Nov 26, 2013FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of 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