Patents Assigned to Baxter Healthcare
  • Patent number: 12290494
    Abstract: A packaged, sealed container system for stable storage of a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, the packaged, sealed container system comprising a primary container including therein a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, a secondary outer container comprising a first flexible sheet layer, an opposing second flexible sheet layer, and a seal disposed along a common peripheral edge of the first and second flexible sheet layers, such that the primary container is disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. An oxygen scavenger is also disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. The oxygen scavenger is in fluid communication with the contents of the primary container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Steven M. Cope, Allan E. Titus
  • Publication number: 20250132033
    Abstract: Example systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed herein for dynamically assigning unique message identifiers for devices in a CAN bus network. The example systems, methods, and apparatus are configured to allow devices, such as infusion pumps, to propose and acquire unique IDs within a CAN bus network. The example systems, methods, and apparatus are configured to use the exchange of information between devices in a CAN bus network to prevent duplicate unique IDs, and to allow for simultaneous unique IDs to be acquired by devices. The disclosed systems, methods, and apparatus prevent human programming errors by minimizing the need for extensive user interaction with devices joining a CAN bus network and need to know and select node IDs during installation. The disclosed systems, methods, and apparatus increase network efficiency and prevent programming errors that might result in patient discomfort or injury in healthcare settings, such as networks including infusion pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicants: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Raveen M. Reddy, Subbaiah Patibandla, Sundaresan Prakash, Base Paul, David Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12263287
    Abstract: A medical fluid delivery system comprises: (i) a medical fluid delivery machine including a pneumatic manifold having pump and valve actuation areas and a pumping gasket overlaying the pump and valve actuation areas, sources of positive and negative pneumatic pressure, plural pneumatic valves located between the pneumatic sources and the pump and valve actuation areas, and a control unit in operable communication with the plural pneumatic valves; and (ii) a disposable cassette including a fluid pump chamber that aligns with the pump actuation area when the disposable cassette is mated with the pneumatic manifold, the disposable cassette including sheeting overlaying the fluid pump chamber, wherein the control unit is configured to operate the pneumatic valves to perform a conditioning routine that moves the pumping gasket and the cassette sheeting while mated in an attempt to remove small air pockets from between the pumping gasket and the cassette sheeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventor: Matthew David Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20250090483
    Abstract: A packaged, sealed container system for stable storage of a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, the packaged, sealed container system comprising a primary container including therein a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, a secondary outer container comprising a first flexible sheet layer, an opposing second flexible sheet layer, and a seal disposed along a common peripheral edge of the first and second flexible sheet layers, such that the primary container is disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. An oxygen scavenger is also disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. The oxygen scavenger is in fluid communication with the contents of the primary container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Steven M. Cope, Allan E. Titus
  • Patent number: 12251089
    Abstract: Example dispensing devices for applying a hemostatic agent or other sealant to a biological tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventor: Raj M R Aporva
  • Patent number: 12226558
    Abstract: A dialysis system is disclosed. An example dialysis system includes a water treatment device configured to provide purified water and a dialysis machine including a dialysate holding tank, and a dialysate mixing pump connected to a source of concentrate. The dialysis machine is configured to prepare dialysate using the purified water by receiving an indication that a batch of dialysate is needed, transmitting a first message to the water treatment device to begin providing the purified water, and causing the dialysate mixing pump to pump a concentrate from the source of concentrate for mixing with the purified water to form the dialysate for storage in the dialysate holding tank. After the batch of the dialysate has been stored to the dialysate holding tank, the dialysis machine transmits a second message to the water treatment device to stop providing the purified water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventor: Justin B. Rohde
  • Patent number: 12220555
    Abstract: Infusion pump alignment features for vertically-oriented IV tubes are disclosed. In an example, an infusion pump housing includes a tube channel having a radial curvature for bending an IV tube from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation when the infusion pump is positioned for operation. The housing also includes a hood having a first side and a second side that are divided by the tube channel. The infusion pump has a door that is connected to the housing for enclosing the tube channel and the hood. The door includes a cavity having dimensions to receive the hood when the door is in a closed position. The hood is configured to engage the cavity to prevent the door from closing if the IV tube is not positioned along the tube channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Jiri Slaby, Steve Pippin, Kevin Boron, Robert Cuevas
  • Patent number: 12220508
    Abstract: A urea separation apparatus is described herein. In an embodiment, the urea separation apparatus includes a blood compartment that is a part of an extracorporeal circuit fluidly connected to a patient and configured to receive blood of the patient. The apparatus also includes a waste membrane enclosing the blood compartment that is configured to filter waste from the blood. The apparatus further includes a dialysis fluid compartment located on an opposite side of the waste membrane from the blood compartment. The dialysis fluid compartment includes dialysis fluid that absorbs the waste from the waste membrane. The apparatus moreover includes a charged membrane enclosing the dialysis fluid compartment. The charged membrane is configured to filter at least a portion of the waste from the dialysis fluid. Additionally, the apparatus includes a urea compartment that circulates secondary fluid for absorbing the portion of the waste from the charged membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Cristian Adolfo Menzel Bueno, Yuanpang Samuel Ding, Rosa Yeh
  • Patent number: 12208176
    Abstract: Described is a process for making a dry and stable hemostatic composition, said process comprising a) providing a first component comprising a dry preparation of a coagulation inducing agent, b) providing a second component comprising a dry preparation of a biocompatible polymer suitable for use in hemostasis, c) providing said first component and said second component in a combined form in a final container, c1) either by filling said first component and said second component into said final container so as to obtain a dry mixture in said final container, c2) or by providing said first component or said second component in said final container and adding said second component or said first component so as to obtain a combination of said first component with said second component in said final container, d) finishing the final container to a storable pharmaceutical device containing said first component and said second component in a combined form as a dry and stable hemostatic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Andreas Goessl, Atsushi Edward Osawa, Cary J. Reich
  • Patent number: 12179151
    Abstract: A water purification apparatus (1) comprising a Reverse Osmosis, RO, device (26). The RO device (26) comprises a RO membrane (26a) and a feed pump (23). The apparatus (1) also comprises a recirculation mechanism (33) arranged to recirculate a portion of the reject water to the feed water, a temperature sensor device arranged to measure a temperature indicative of the temperature of the RO membrane (26a), and a flow rate sensor device arranged to measure a flow rate indicative of the permeate flow rate of the permeate water. The apparatus (1) further comprises a control arrangement (50) configured to control recirculation to achieve a predetermined recovery ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Peter Sendelius, Carl-Henry öä Örndal, Angelica Persson, Pontus Lundberg
  • Patent number: 12171919
    Abstract: A renal therapy system is disclosed. In an example, the renal therapy system includes a home renal therapy machine that stores, to a log file, dates of when renal therapies were performed and a type of each renal therapy that was performed. The system also includes a server that receives the log file from the home renal therapy machine. The server compares the dates and types of performed renal therapies stored in the log file to a device program that specifies dates for performing renal therapies and the types of renal therapies to be performed. The server displays a flag in a user interface of a clinician computer when there is a deviation from the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Neil Tiwari, Joshua James Miller, Marc Steven Minkus, Matthew R. Muller, Derek Wiebenson, Douglas L. Wilkerson, Timothy G. Robinson, Anders J. Wellings, Kathryn Louise Hansbro, Borut Cizman, Brian S. Kunzeman, Robin D. Cooper, Timothy L. Kudelka, Angelo A. Sarto, Steve Joseph Lindo, Jostein Baustad, Duston Mounts, Shafali Hill
  • Patent number: 12168089
    Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a dialysis fluid pump having a reusable pump body that accepts PD fluid for pumping; a dialysis fluid inline heater including a reusable heater body that accepts PD fluid for heating; a patient line connector; a drain line connector; a first reusable PD fluid line including a first connector configured to mate with the patient line connector; a second reusable PD fluid line including a second connector configured to mate with the drain line connector; and a control unit configured to run a heat cleaning (e.g., heat disinfection or heat sterilization) sequence after PD treatment, wherein the first connector of the first reusable PD fluid line is mated with the patient line connector, the second connector of the second reusable PD fluid line is mated with the drain line connector, and the dialysis fluid pump and perhaps the dialysis fluid inline heater are actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Olof Jansson, Mattias Holmer
  • Patent number: 12134076
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water purification apparatus capable of being cleaned at a point of care, and methods for cleaning the water purification apparatus at the point of care. The water purification apparatus and the methods provide an efficient use of a heater for heat disinfection the water purification apparatus, e.g. by recirculating heated fluid to further heat the fluid. Several different cleaning programs are provided that may be utilized for cleaning different parts of the water purification apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Peter Sendelius, Henrik Lindgren, Olof Jansson, Carl-Henry Orndal, Per-Ola Wictor, Robert Hallstrom
  • Patent number: 12133946
    Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis system includes: a dialysis fluid pump including a pump actuator and a dialysis fluid contacting portion actuated by the pump actuator; a fresh dialysis fluid valve located upstream of the pump and including a fresh valve actuator and a dialysis fluid contacting portion actuated by the fresh valve actuator; a patient line valve located downstream of the pump and including a patient line valve actuator and a dialysis fluid contacting portion actuated by the patient line valve actuator; a drain valve positioned and arranged to receive used dialysis fluid from the patient and including a drain valve actuator and a dialysis fluid contacting portion; a patient line extending from the drain valve; and a fluid loop including dialysis fluid contacting portions of the pump, the fresh dialysis fluid valve, the patient line valve and the drain valve, and wherein the patient line extends from the fluid loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventor: Ramkumar Jeyachandran
  • Patent number: 12097170
    Abstract: A packaged, sealed container system for stable storage of a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, the packaged, sealed container system comprising a primary container including therein a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, a secondary outer container comprising a first flexible sheet layer, an opposing second flexible sheet layer, and a seal disposed along a common peripheral edge of the first and second flexible sheet layers, such that the primary container is disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. An oxygen scavenger is also disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. The oxygen scavenger is in fluid communication with the contents of the primary container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Steven M. Cope, Allan E. Titus
  • Patent number: 12090244
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for sealing tissue of a patient in a wet environment are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Yves A. Delmotte, Jonathan Payssan
  • Patent number: 12083317
    Abstract: A parenteral nutritional diagnostic system, apparatus, and method are disclosed. In an example, a parenteral nutritional diagnostic apparatus determines muscle quantity and muscle quality of a patient's psoas muscle to determine a nutritional status of the patient. An image interface is configured to receive a medical image including radiodensity data related to imaged tissue of the patient. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to use the medical image to determine a tissue surface area for each different value of radiodensity and determine a distribution of the tissue surface area for each radiodensity value. The processor is configured to determine muscle quality by locating a soft tissue peak within the distribution that corresponds to a local peak in at a region related to at least one of muscle tissue, organ tissue, and intramuscular adipose tissue. The processor determines the nutritional status of the patient based on the soft tissue peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Stephen A. Lipschultz, Nigel M. Parsad, Jonathan Silverstein
  • Patent number: 12059520
    Abstract: A priming sensor for a medical fluid delivery device is disclosed. In an example, the priming sensor includes light emitters and a detector. The detector is configured to detect light emitted by the emitters that interacts with a patient tube connected to the priming sensor. A processor of a medical fluid delivery device causes the emitters to operate in a sweep pattern during a sweep period. The processor receives output data from the detector that is indicative of light detected during the sweep period. The processor creates an output waveform corresponding to the sweep period based on the output data and compares the output waveform to at least one reference waveform to determine one of (a) a no-tube state, (b) a dry tube state, or (c) a wet tube state. The processor provides an output indicative of the comparison for operation of the medical fluid delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventor: John Zafiris
  • Publication number: 20240261240
    Abstract: A packaged, sealed container system for stable storage of a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, the packaged, sealed container system comprising a primary container including therein a formulation of an oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical compound, a secondary outer container comprising a first flexible sheet layer, an opposing second flexible sheet layer, and a seal disposed along a common peripheral edge of the first and second flexible sheet layers, such that the primary container is disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. An oxygen scavenger is also disposed between and enclosed by the first and second flexible sheet layers of the secondary outer container. The oxygen scavenger is in fluid communication with the contents of the primary container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: Baxter International, Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Steven M. Cope, Allan E. Titus
  • Patent number: 12042589
    Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis system for detecting peritonitis is disclosed herein. In one example, an impedance measurement system includes an impedance monitor configured to sense an impedance of peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) fluid residing within a fluid line. The impedance monitor includes a first conductive lead disposed within a first port along the fluid line and a second conductive lead disposed within a second port along the fluid line. The impedance measurement system also includes a control unit electrically coupled to the impedance monitor. The control unit uses the sensed impedance from the impedance monitor to detect white blood cells to form a patient peritonitis determination. The control unit may communicate the peritonitis determination to alert a clinician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Sukhraaj Basati, Shantanu Avinash Gadre, Mohammad Ali Jamnia, Lakshmy M. Nair, William J. O'Reilly, Marta Wlodarczyk