Patents Assigned to Lifebridge Medizintechnik AG
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Publication number: 20120143115Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to preserve the viability or one or more organs in a clinically dead organ donor or harvested donor organ for subsequent transplantation to an organ receiver patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE Medizintechnik AGInventors: Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
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Patent number: 8187214Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in a particular a heart-lung machine, comprising machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Lifebridge Medizintechnik AGInventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske
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Publication number: 20110239733Abstract: An air bubble sensor has a holder at which at least one ultrasonic sensor is arranged to detect air bubbles and/or gas bubbles in a flowing liquid, wherein a flow passage which has connection pieces is integrated into the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Lifebridge Medizintechnik AGInventor: Florian Sagebiel
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Publication number: 20110208107Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include seven-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure comprising repairing or replacing the heart valve in a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE Medizintechnik AGInventors: Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
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Publication number: 20110208108Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure such as cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, keyhole cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, percutaneous angioplasty, percutaneous stent placement, and percutaneous etherectomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE Medizintechnik AGInventors: Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
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Publication number: 20110095212Abstract: An electrically actuatable clamp for the clamping of hoses including an electric drive, two scissor levers which can be pivoted relative to one another about a pivot axis between an open position and a clamping position and which have respective clamping surfaces, and a translation device by means of which a movement of the electric drive can be translated into a movement of the scissor levers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE MEDIZINTECHNIK AGInventor: Gerhard BRIESKE
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Patent number: 7846122Abstract: An apparatus for providing an extracorporeal blood circuit control includes a base module having a control device and a patient module releasably connected to the base module and having blood-conducting components of the extracorporeal blood circuit. A pivot system is also provided at the base module and at the patient module to pivot the patient module relative to the base module about a horizontal axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Lifebridge Medizintechnik AGInventor: Gerhard Brieske
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Patent number: 7682327Abstract: The present invention provides a heart-lung machine which can be carried by one person and can be used independently from an external power supply, consisting of at least three modules (1, 2, 3), wherein a first module (1) contains the blood circulating elements which are necessary for the function of a heart-lung machine, a second module (2) contains a pump drive (9) and an electronic measuring equipment and a control logic (11) and a third module (3) contains the programming unit (14), whereas the second unit is separably connected to the first and the third module.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Lifebridge Medizintechnik AGInventor: Karsten Kirchhof
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Patent number: 7597546Abstract: A peristaltic hose pump has a rotor which is rotatable by a drive shaft as well as a support element which extends along a part of the rotor periphery. A flexible hose is inserted between the support element and the rotor. The support element is movable in the direction toward the rotor by rotation of the drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Lifebridge Medizintechnik AGInventor: Gerhard Brieske
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Publication number: 20080171960Abstract: The present invention relates to an appartus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in a particular a heart-lung machine, comprising machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2006Publication date: July 17, 2008Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE MEDIZINTECHNIK AGInventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske
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Patent number: 7367540Abstract: The invention relates to a fast closing clamp for the pinching off of hoses, wherein the fast closing clamp has a clamp jaw with a clamping position, in which it can pinch off a hose, and an open position. The fast closing clamp in accordance with the invention furthermore comprises a holding apparatus, a spring device and a latch device as well as a return mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Lifebridge Medizintechnik AGInventor: Gerhard Brieske