Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Grandi

Giuseppe Grandi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Blood filter and extracorporeal circuit
    Patent number: 5837140
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blood filter comprising a housing having a top portion, a base portion and a sidewall portion and a blood inlet. A filter element is disposed within the housing and divides the housing into an inlet chamber in flow communication with the blood inlet and an outlet chamber. The filter element comprises a portion of non-woven filter material and a portion of screen filter material and both the non-woven filter material portion and the screen filter material portion are in contact with the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The housing also comprises a blood outlet in flow communication with the outlet chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Dideco S.p.A
    Inventors: Massimo Fini, Nicola Ghelli, Giuseppe Grandi
  • Cardiotomy reservoir with internal filter
    Patent number: 5683355
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cardiotomy reservoir for containing blood comprising a housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a continuous sidewall portion, the top portion and bottom portion connected to the sidewall portion to form an enclosed reservoir. The housing has a blood inlet, a blood outlet, and an air outlet. The housing also has a trap at the bottom portion of the housing, and the blood outlet is connected to a tube that draws from the trap at the bottom portion of the housing. The housing has a filter interposed between the trap and the inside of the main portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Dideco S.p.A.
    Inventors: Massimo Fini, Nicola Ghelli, Giuseppe Grandi