Patents by Inventor Roberto Balanzoni
Roberto Balanzoni 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).
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Patent number: 11123469Abstract: A blood filtering device comprises a casing defining a containment volume and provided with at least a first inlet for the venous blood, at least a second inlet for the intracavitary blood, at least a third inlet for the extra cavitary blood and at least an outlet mouth for the blood; blood filtering means which are housed inside the containment volume and delimiting at least one filtering volume communicating with the blood inlets and at least one collecting volume communicating with the outlet mouth; where filtering means comprise: at least a first filtering element defining a closed profile and delimiting a first filtering volume communicating with the first inlet; at least a second filtering element defining a closed profile and delimiting a second filtering volume communicating with the second inlet; at least a third filtering element defining a closed profile and delimiting a third filtering volume communicating with the third inlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: EUROSETS S.R.L.Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni, Antonio Petralia
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Publication number: 20200254171Abstract: A blood filtering device comprises a casing defining a containment volume and provided with at least a first inlet for the venous blood, at least a second inlet for the intracavitary blood, at least a third inlet for the extra cavitary blood and at least an outlet mouth for the blood; blood filtering means which are housed inside the containment volume and delimiting at least one filtering volume communicating with the blood inlets and at least one collecting volume communicating with the outlet mouth; where filtering means comprise: at least a first filtering element defining a closed profile and delimiting a first filtering volume communicating with the first inlet; at least a second filtering element defining a closed profile and delimiting a second filtering volume communicating with the second inlet; at least a third filtering element defining a closed profile and delimiting a third filtering volume communicating with the third inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: EUROSETS S.R.L.Inventors: Nicola GHELLI, Edgardo COSTA MAIANTI, Roberto BALANZONI, Antonio PETRALIA
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Patent number: 10124105Abstract: A device (1) for the extracorporeal oxygenation of the blood of a patient, comprising a containment casing (2) which has at least an inlet port (4) of the venous blood and at least an outlet port (5) of the arterial blood, at least an inlet channel (6) and at least an outlet channel (7) of a work gas intended to provide oxygen to blood and/or to remove CO2 from the same, at least a bundle of hollow fibers (8) arranged within the casing (2) and placed between the inlet channel (6) and the outlet channel (7), the hollow fibers being in communication with the inlet and outlet channels (6, 7) and being intended to be crossed by the relative work gas, at least a first and at least a second filtering elements (12, 13) arranged inside the bundle of hollow fibers (8) and spaced apart the one from the other, the filtering elements (12, 13) being able to trap any air bubbles present in the treated blood, where the first and second filtering elements (12, 13) define a relative open profile and where the hollow fibers (8Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.Inventors: Antonio Petralia, Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa, Roberto Balanzoni
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Publication number: 20160339163Abstract: A device (1) for the extracorporeal oxygenation of the blood of a patient, comprising a containment casing (2) which has at least an inlet port (4) of the venous blood and at least an outlet port (5) of the arterial blood, at least an inlet channel (6) and at least an outlet channel (7) of a work gas intended to provide oxygen to blood and/or to remove CO2 from the same, at least a bundle of hollow fibres (8) arranged within the casing (2) and placed between the inlet channel (6) and the outlet channel (7), the hollow fibres being in communication with the inlet and outlet channels (6, 7) and being intended to be crossed by the relative work gas, at least a first and at least a second filtering elements (12, 13) arranged inside the bundle of hollow fibres (8) and spaced apart the one from the other, the filtering elements (12, 13) being able to trap any air bubbles present in the treated blood, where the first and second filtering elements (12, 13) define a relative open profile and where the hollow fibres (8Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Antonio PETRALIA, Nicola GHELLI, Edgardo COSTA, Roberto BALANZONI
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Patent number: 8066942Abstract: An integrated device for heating and oxygenating blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising a shell-and-tube heat exchanger module provided with a coupling to a blood supply line and with two couplings respectively for the intake and discharge of the water designed to exchange heat with the blood; ports are also provided for the passage of the blood toward an oxygenator module of the hollow-fiber type which is located at the peripheral region of the heat exchanger and is provided with a coupling to a blood discharge line; the device further comprises means adapted to direct the flow of blood along a turbulence-free path and with optimum distribution within the two modules.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
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Patent number: 8052632Abstract: A cardiotomy reservoir, comprising an outer wall provided, at the lid, with connectors for the inflow of blood to be filtered and, at the bottom, with a connector for the outflow of the filtered blood, a filtering mass being provided which divides the space delimited by the outer wall into a portion that is connected to the inflow connectors and a portion that is connected to the outflow connector; the cardiotomy reservoir comprises a layer of material adapted to retain fats present in blood, and further comprises a first partition and a second partition, which are adapted to delimit at different distances the region that comprises the blood outflow connector and are provided with ports for the passage of the blood in its path for accessing the connector which are arranged at differentiated levels with respect to the bottom, the ports that are provided in the first partition that lies closest to the outflow connector being located at a height, from the bottom, that is greater than the height of the ports provType: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni, Antonio Petralia
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Patent number: 7748438Abstract: A heat exchanger for medical use, comprising a tube bundle formed by a plurality of tubes having a straight axis for the conveyance of a primary fluid, which are embedded at their ends in disks located at the end faces of an outer jacket which is adapted to delimit, together with the disks, a portion of space for the containment of the tube bundle which is designed to be crossed by a secondary fluid, each tube having, at least at a portion of its length, a plurality of consecutive crimps adapted to determine a progressive variation of the shape of the passage section.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Eurosets S.R.L.Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
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Patent number: 7666159Abstract: A venous reservoir in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising a rigid outer enclosure for a filtering mass in the form of a hollow cylinder, provided with an upper lid which comprises couplings for the inflow of blood with the portion of space delimited by the filtering mass and with a connector at the bottom, the reservoir further comprising a diaphragm which is arranged below the upper lid and is adapted to receive the blood that enters through the couplings provided in the peripheral region of the lid, at the axis of a central hole of the diaphragm there is a column with longitudinal vanes which protrude upwardly until they skim the rim of the hole and are adapted to follow the blood in its flow by gravity toward the collection region at the base of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
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Patent number: 7621885Abstract: A set of units for a device integrated in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising a cardiotomy reservoir which is provided with elements adapted to provide a monolithic coupling selectively with identical complementary elements of a venous reservoir and a venous bag.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
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Publication number: 20090259161Abstract: A cardiotomy reservoir, comprising an outer wall provided, at the lid, with connectors for the inflow of blood to be filtered and, at the bottom, with a connector for the outflow of the filtered blood, a filtering mass being provided which divides the space delimited by the outer wall into a portion that is connected to the inflow connectors and a portion that is connected to the outflow connector; the cardiotomy reservoir comprises a layer of material adapted to retain fats present in blood, and further comprises a first partition and a second partition, which are adapted to delimit at different distances the region that comprises the blood outflow connector and are provided with ports for the passage of the blood in its path for accessing the connector which are arranged at differentiated levels with respect to the bottom, the ports that are provided in the first partition that lies closest to the outflow connector being located at a height, from the bottom, that is greater than the height of the ports provType: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni, Antonio Petralia
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Publication number: 20070293804Abstract: A set of units for a device integrated in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising a cardiotomy reservoir which is provided with elements adapted to provide a monolithic coupling selectively with identical complementary elements of a venous reservoir and a venous bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
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Publication number: 20070293805Abstract: A venous reservoir in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising a rigid outer enclosure for a filtering mass in the form of a hollow cylinder, provided with an upper lid which comprises couplings for the inflow of blood with the portion of space delimited by the filtering mass and with a connector at the bottom, the reservoir further comprising a diaphragm which is arranged below the upper lid and is adapted to receive the blood that enters through the couplings provided in the peripheral region of the lid, at the axis of a central hole of the diaphragm there is a column with longitudinal vanes which protrude upwardly until they skim the rim of the hole and are adapted to follow the blood in its flow by gravity toward the collection region at the base of the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
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Publication number: 20070293806Abstract: A venous bag in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising two flat sheets which are connected one another so as to determine a closed containment volume which contains a filter, the sheets being connected at two opposite sides through concertina portions provided, at the intermediate edge, with a filament made of elastically deformable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni, Fabio Balugani
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Publication number: 20070217948Abstract: An integrated device for heating and oxygenating blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising a shell-and-tube heat exchanger module provided with a coupling to a blood supply line and with two couplings respectively for the intake and discharge of the water designed to exchange heat with the blood; ports are also provided for the passage of the blood toward an oxygenator module of the hollow-fiber type which is located at the peripheral region of the heat exchanger and is provided with a coupling to a blood discharge line; the device further comprises means adapted to direct the flow of blood along a turbulence-free path and with optimum distribution within the two modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
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Publication number: 20070079955Abstract: A heat exchanger for medical use, comprising a tube bundle formed by a plurality of tubes having a straight axis for the conveyance of a primary fluid, which are embedded at their ends in disks located at the end faces of an outer jacket which is adapted to delimit, together with the disks, a portion of space for the containment of the tube bundle which is designed to be crossed by a secondary fluid, each tube having, at least at a portion of its length, a plurality of consecutive crimps adapted to determine a progressive variation of the shape of the passage section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni