Patents Assigned to B Medical Systems S.a.r.l.
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Patent number: 11913695Abstract: An ice-lined vaccine refrigerator includes a vaccine storage compartment, an electrically powered cooling circuit, the electrically powered cooling circuit being configured to generate an ice-lining and to cool the vaccine storage compartment; an AC power inlet adapted for connection to an external supply of AC power; and a refrigerant compressor forming part of the electrically powered cooling circuit and adapted to be powered by the external supply of AC power through the AC power inlet. Reliability is improved by using a DC powered compressor and an AC/DC convertor to convert AC power received at the AC power inlet to DC power to power the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: B MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.Inventors: Gilles Ries, Vincent Sadler
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Patent number: 11737453Abstract: A mobile vaccine carrier and method for operating the carrier. The carrier includes a housing having a lid preferably hinged to a base member, a vaccine storage member disposed within the housing and defining a storage space for a plurality of vaccine containers; and a cooling element disposed within the housing. The vaccine storage member further includes an inner container defining the storage space and having an inlet opening for placing and removing vaccine containers, a movable vaccine container holder and a cover member disposed on the lid. The vaccine container holder has an abutment portion abutting against an outer portion of the inner container so that the inlet opening is covered by the vaccine container holder and at least a part of the cover member protrudes into the storage space when the lid is in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: B MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Julien De Clercq, Eric Groenendaels
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Patent number: 11679183Abstract: A medical contact shock freezer adapted for fast freezing a plurality of individual bags containing a medical liquid has the contact surface of its upper freezing plate arranged at an angle of at least 2° to the horizontal.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: B. MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.Inventors: Jos Fischbach, Alan Rushing
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Patent number: 11612679Abstract: A medical contact shock freezer (10) adapted for fast freezing a plurality of individual bags (41-43, 51-53) containing a medical liquid, the individual bags being arranged side by side, adjacent to each other, in which the contact shock freezer comprises a pair of freezing plates comprising an upper freezing plate (21) and a lower freezing plate (22), at least one of the upper and lower freezing plates of the pair being moveable to define i) a loading position in which sufficient separation is provided between the freezing plates to load or unload the individual bags between the freezing plates and ii) a freezing position in which each individual bag is in contact with and is clamped between a contact surface of the upper freezing plate and a contact surface of the lower freezing plate; and in which, in its freezing position, the contact surface of the upper freezing plate is arranged at an angle of at least 2° to the horizontal.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: B. Medical Systems S.A.R.L.Inventors: Jos Fischbach, Alan Rushing
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Patent number: 11555646Abstract: A cold storage device, notably a freezer configured to operate at a temperature which is ??30° C., includes a door seal which comprises a single piece door seal, the single piece door seal comprising i) a sealing portion configured to provide a seal between the door and the door frame when the door is in its closed position and ii) a thermal insulating portion which, when the door is in its closed position, extends at least partially between inner periphery of the door frame and the outer periphery of the door frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: B Medical Systems S.a.r.l.Inventors: Gilles Ries, Stephan Billen
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Patent number: 11528904Abstract: Modular blood product storage system for temperature-regulated storage of blood products with a temperature regulation unit for temperature regulation of the blood product storage system, a base unit and at least one agitator unit with an upper connection side, a lower connection side, a movable compartment to receive the blood products and a drive for movement of the compartment, wherein the compartment is arranged between the upper connection side and the lower connection side, wherein the upper connection side of the agitator unit is selectively connectable to the temperature regulation unit or a further agitator unit, and wherein the lower connection side of the agitator unit is selectively connectable to the base unit or a further agitator unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: B MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.Inventors: Alan Rushing, Marc Foyen
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Patent number: 11530852Abstract: Cooling device 1, in particular a freezer 2, having a closable cooling space 3, an electrically operated cooling circuit, and preferably a cold storage pack 4, wherein the at least one closable cooling space 3 and the cold storage pack 4 can be cooled by the electrically operated cooling circuit. The cooling device has a power distributor 5 for distributing electrical power of at least one regenerative power source 6 to an electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 and to at least one further electricity consuming device 7. In addition, the power distributor 5 has a control system with a computing unit 23, a memory 24 and priority logic. The priority logic is used to preferentially supply the electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 with electricity if there is a lack of electrical power of the at least one regenerative power source 6.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: B. Medical Systems S.a.r.l.Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Manuel Godert
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Publication number: 20220323655Abstract: A medical contact shock freezer adapted for fast freezing a plurality of individual bags containing a medical liquid has the contact surface of its upper freezing plate arranged at an angle of at least 2° to the horizontal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: B MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.Inventors: Jos FISCHBACH, Alan RUSHING
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Publication number: 20210310709Abstract: An ice-lined vaccine refrigerator includes a vaccine storage compartment, an electrically powered cooling circuit, the electrically powered cooling circuit being configured to generate an ice-lining and to cool the vaccine storage compartment; an AC power inlet adapted for connection to an external supply of AC power; and a refrigerant compressor forming part of the electrically powered cooling circuit and adapted to be powered by the external supply of AC power through the AC power inlet. Reliability is improved by using a DC powered compressor and an AC/DC convertor to convert AC power received at the AC power inlet to DC power to power the compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: B MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.Inventors: Gilles RIES, Vincent SADLER
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Publication number: 20200045959Abstract: A mobile vaccine carrier and method for operating the carrier. The carrier includes a housing having a lid preferably hinged to a base member, a vaccine storage member disposed within the housing and defining a storage space for a plurality of vaccine containers; and a cooling element disposed within the housing. The vaccine storage member further includes an inner container defining the storage space and having an inlet opening for placing and removing vaccine containers, a movable vaccine container holder and a cover member disposed on the lid. The vaccine container holder has an abutment portion abutting against an outer portion of the inner container so that the inlet opening is covered by the vaccine container holder and at least a part of the cover member protrudes into the storage space when the lid is in a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: B. Medical Systems, S.a.r.l.Inventors: Andreas HOFFMANN, Julien De CLERCQ, Eric GROENENDAELS
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Patent number: 10508854Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device 1, in particular a freezer 2, having a cooling circuit 3, wherein the cooling circuit 3 has a compressor 4, at least one evaporator 5, and a condenser 44, and a closable cooling space 6 with a plurality of cooling space sidewalls 7, a cooling space base 8, at least one cooling element 9, and an insulation vessel 10. In the cooling device 1 the evaporator 5 and the cooling element 9 are disposed within the cooling space 6 such that the back of the cooling element 11 at least partially abuts on the evaporator 5 and the front of the cooling element 12 faces the insulation vessel 10, and the insulation vessel 10 is closed at least towards the at least one cooling element 9 and forms a space for cooling goods 13. The back of the cooling element 11 abutting the evaporator 5 has at least one recess 14 into which at least one removable cold accumulator 15 can be inserted.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: B. Medical Systems, S.a.r.l.Inventors: Jeannot Demuth, Igor Nikolajew, Nico Girrens, Andreas Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20190364884Abstract: Modular blood product storage system for temperature-regulated storage of blood products with a temperature regulation unit for temperature regulation of the blood product storage system, a base unit and at least one agitator unit with an upper connection side, a lower connection side, a movable compartment to receive the blood products and a drive for movement of the compartment, wherein the compartment is arranged between the upper connection side and the lower connection side, wherein the upper connection side of the agitator unit is selectively connectable to the temperature regulation unit or a further agitator unit, and wherein the lower connection side of the agitator unit is selectively connectable to the base unit or a further agitator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2017Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: B Medical Systems S.A. R.L.also referred to as B Medical S.A.R.L.Inventors: Alan Rushing, Marc Foyen
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Publication number: 20190307936Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an agitator unit for use with a blood product storage system, wherein the agitator unit has a movable compartment to receive blood products and a drive for movement of the compartment. The drive of the agitator unit has at least one motor and a gear system with at least one planetary gear unit, wherein the planetary gear unit has at least one planet wheel, which is eccentrically movable by means of the motor, and a planet disc, wherein the planet wheel is connected to the compartment by means of a spigot and rolls on an internal periphery of the planet disc, wherein the spigot is adjustable in its relative position. In addition, the disclosure relates to a modular blood product storage system with an agitator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: B Medical Systems S.A. R.L.Inventors: Alan Rushing, Marc Foyen
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Patent number: 10309712Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling device, in particular a freezer, comprising a cooling circuit having a compressor, at least one evaporator, and a condenser; a space for cooling goods that can be closed at its upper surface; and a coolant reservoir at least partially surrounding an upper region of the space for cooling goods, wherein the at least one evaporator is disposed in the coolant reservoir, and wherein the at least one evaporator at least partially surrounds the upper region of the space for cooling goods.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: B. Medical Systems, S.a.r.l.Inventors: Josef Müller, Andreas Hoffmann, Ralf Thurmann
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Patent number: 9976790Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling element (1) for use in a cooling device (11), comprising a front face and a rear face and four side faces. The cooling element (1) is characterized in that the rear face of the cooling element (1) is substantially planar and the front face has reinforcing elements, wherein the reinforcing elements prevent deformation of the cooling element (1) during cooling and freezing. The invention also relates to a cooling device (11), in particular a freezer, comprising at least one cooling circuit, wherein the cooling circuit has a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser. The cooling device (11) also has a closable cooling space (15) that comprises a plurality of cooling space side walls, a cooling space base, a space for cooling goods (17), and at least one cooling element (1) according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: B Medical Systems S.a.r.l.Inventors: Admilson Pinto, Andreas Hoffmann, Uwe Schramer
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Patent number: D839930Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: B Medical Systems S.a.r.l.Inventors: Jos Fischbach, Alan Rushing, Eric Groenendaels
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Patent number: D841699Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: B Medical Systems S.a.r.l.Inventors: Marc Foyen, Alan Rushing, Eric Groenendael
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Patent number: D866620Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: B. Medical Systems, S.a.r.l.Inventors: Arnaud Legros, Eric Groenendaels