Patents Assigned to Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH
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Patent number: 10010664Abstract: A life support system such as a heart-lung machine may include a plurality of medical devices a control panel and an excellent control position. The control panel may have separate control elements for operating the medical devices. The control panel may be constructed protruding essentially flat over a floor area of the majority of the medical devices. The control panel may be constructed to protrude in such a manner, that a control element, aligned only with a particular device and with the control position, is assigned to each device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas Hahn, Erwin Knott
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Patent number: 9956308Abstract: The present application relates to a method for disinfection of a temperature control device for human body temperature control during extracorporeal circulation which temperature control is conducted by use of a heat exchanger and a temperature control liquid circulating through the heat exchanger and the temperature control device. According to the present application, the temperature control device is connected to a temperature control liquid supply and, during operation of the temperature control device for human body temperature control, a disinfectant is selectively added to the temperature control liquid supply upstream of the temperature control device.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Johann Schreyer, Erwin Knott
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Patent number: 9927416Abstract: The present application relates to a method for controlling a disinfection status of a heater and/or cooler for human body temperature control during extracorporeal circulation. The temperature control is conducted by use of a heat exchanger and a temperature control liquid circulating through the heat exchanger and the heater and/or cooler. The inventive method comprises using a long term disinfectant in the temperature control liquid, measuring and preferably recording the concentration of the disinfectant in the temperature control liquid and deducing a disinfectant status of the temperature control liquid from the measured concentration of the disinfectant in the temperature control liquid.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Johann Schreyer, Erwin Knott
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Patent number: 9452250Abstract: A device for pumping blood in an extracorporeal circuit includes a centrifugal pump that suctions the blood to be pumped via a venous hose line connected to a suction side of the pump and releases it via an arterial hose line connected to a release side of the pump. The device includes a flow sensor that detects a released quantity on the release side of the pump and emits a measurement signal corresponding to the released quantity, a pressure sensor that detects the pressure on the release side of the pump and emits a measurement signal corresponding to the pressure, and an evaluation unit to which the measurement signals of the sensors are fed and which determines a value corresponding to the pressure on the suction side of the pump, taking into consideration the two measurements signals and the rotational speed of the centrifugal pump.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Ottmar Penka, Johann Schreyer, Erwin Knott
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Patent number: 9351869Abstract: Temperature control device for use in fluid-based hyper/hypothermia systems, comprising a connection unit for connecting the device to a local power network, and a fluid temperature control unit for heating or cooling a fluid. The device includes a power supply unit, by which electrical consuming components of the fluid temperature control unit are supplied with power, and which effects supply of the electrical consuming components with direct current.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erwin Knott, Manfred Fronhöfer
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Patent number: 9259523Abstract: The present application relates to a method for controlling a disinfection status of a heater and/or cooler for human body temperature control during extracorporeal circulation. The temperature control is conducted by use of a heat exchanger and a temperature control liquid circulating through the heat exchanger and the heater and/or cooler. The inventive method comprises using a long term disinfectant in the temperature control liquid, measuring and preferably recording the concentration of the disinfectant in the temperature control liquid and deducing a disinfectant status of the temperature control liquid from the measured concentration of the disinfectant in the temperature control liquid.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Johann Schreyer, Erwin Knott
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Patent number: 8952917Abstract: A display and control device for medical equipment, comprising several identically configured display/control units, which are located on a base unit. The base unit is equipped with a bus, to which the display/control units and components of the medical equipment are connected. The base unit comprises connection devices, which are used to connect the display/control units to the bus. Once a display/control unit has been connected, a configuration unit transmits configuration data to the display/control unit and only then defines which function the display/control unit is to fulfill. This permits defective display/control units to be simply replaced. The construction of the display/control units is likewise simple and not susceptible to malfunctions.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erwin Knott, Ottmar Penka, Andreas Hahn
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Publication number: 20140121734Abstract: Temperature control device for use in fluid-based hyper/hypothermia systems, comprising a connection unit for connecting the device to a local power network, and a fluid temperature control unit for heating or cooling a fluid. The device includes a power supply unit, by which electrical consuming components of the fluid temperature control unit are supplied with power, and which effects supply of the electrical consuming components with direct current.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erwin Knott, Manfred Fronhöfer
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Publication number: 20140043271Abstract: A display and control device for medical equipment, comprising several identically configured display/control units, which are located on a base unit. The base unit is equipped with a bus, to which the display/control units and components of the medical equipment are connected. The base unit comprises connection devices, which are used to connect the display/control units to the bus. Once a display/control unit has been connected, a configuration unit transmits configuration data to the display/control unit and only then defines which function the display/control unit is to fulfill. This permits defective display/control units to be simply replaced. The construction of the display/control units is likewise simple and not susceptible to malfunctions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erwin Knott, Ottmar Penka, Andreas Hahn
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Patent number: 8576191Abstract: A display and control device for medical equipment, comprising several identically configured display/control units, which are located on a base unit. The base unit is equipped with a bus, to which the display/control units and components of the medical equipment are connected. The base unit comprises connection devices, which are used to connect the display/control units to the bus. Once a display/control unit has been connected, a configuration unit transmits configuration data to the display/control unit and only then defines which function the display/control unit is to fulfill. This permits defective display/control units to be simply replaced. The construction of the display/control units is likewise simple and not susceptible to malfunctions.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erwin Knott, Ottmar Penka, Andreas Hahn
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Publication number: 20120259394Abstract: Temperature control device for use in fluid-based hyper/hypothermia systems, comprising a connection unit for connecting the device to a local power network, and a fluid temperature control unit for heating or cooling a fluid. The device includes a power supply unit, by which electrical consuming components of the fluid temperature control unit are supplied with power, and which effects supply of the electrical consuming components with direct current.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erwin Knott, Manfred Fronhöfer
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Publication number: 20120150089Abstract: A device for pumping blood in an extracorporeal circuit includes a centrifugal pump that suctions the blood to be pumped via a venous hose line connected to a suction side of the pump and releases it via an arterial hose line connected to a release side of the pump. The device includes a flow sensor that detects a released quantity on the release side of the pump and emits a measurement signal corresponding to the released quantity, a pressure sensor that detects the pressure on the release side of the pump and emits a measurement signal corresponding to the pressure, and an evaluation unit to which the measurement signals of the sensors are fed and which determines a value corresponding to the pressure on the suction side of the pump, taking into consideration the two measurements signals and the rotational speed of the centrifugal pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Ottmar Penka, Johann Schreyer, Erwin Knott
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Publication number: 20120130299Abstract: A device for establishing venous inflow to a blood reservoir of an extracorporeal blood circulation system includes a restricting unit for gradually closing a venous inflow line and a vacuum unit for supplying vacuum to the blood reservoir. The device includes a control unit that supplies a first actuating signal to the restricting unit for restricting venous inflow to the blood reservoir and supplies a second actuating signal to the vacuum unit for establishing a degree of vacuum within the blood reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Sorin Group Deutschland GMBHInventors: Erwin Knott, Johann Schreyer
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Publication number: 20110254794Abstract: A display and control device for medical equipment, comprising several identically configured display/control units, which are located on a base unit. The base unit is equipped with a bus, to which the display/control units and components of the medical equipment are connected. The base unit comprises connection devices, which are used to connect the display/control units to the bus. Once a display/control unit has been connected, a configuration unit transmits configuration data to the display/control unit and only then defines which function the display/control unit is to fulfill. This permits defective display/control units to be simply replaced. The construction of the display/control units is likewise simple and not susceptible to malfunctions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erwin Knott, Ottmar Penka, Andreas Hahn
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Publication number: 20110144556Abstract: A life support system such as a heart-lung machine may include a plurality of medical devices a control panel and an excellent control position. The control panel may have separate control elements for operating the medical devices. The control panel may be constructed protruding essentially flat over a floor area of the majority of the medical devices. The control panel may be constructed to protrude in such a manner, that a control element, aligned only with a particular device and with the control position, is assigned to each device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: SORIN GROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Andreas Hahn, Erwin Knott
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Patent number: 7961156Abstract: A display and control device for medical equipment, comprising several identically configured display/control units, which are located on a base unit. The base unit is equipped with a bus, to which the display/control units and components of the medical equipment are connected. The base unit comprises connection devices, which are used to connect the display/control units to the bus. Once a display/control unit has been connected, a configuration unit transmits configuration data to the display/control unit and only then defines which function the display/control unit is to fulfill. This permits defective display/control units to be simply replaced. The construction of the display/control units is likewise simple and not susceptible to malfunctions.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2004Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Erwin Knott, Ottmar Penka, Andreas Hahn
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Patent number: 7762976Abstract: An apparatus for extracorporeal oxygenation of a patient's blood during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. The apparatus comprises a bubble sensor, arranged at or connected to a venous line, for detecting bubbles in the venous blood received from the patient. When air bubbles are detected, a second pump is activated to draw air from an air chamber provided in an air filter connected to the venous line and arranged downstream of the bubble sensor. A first pump draws the blood from the air filter and supplies the blood to an oxygenator and to the patient via an arterial line.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2005Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Johann Schreyer, Erwin Knott, Andreas Hahn
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Publication number: 20100004711Abstract: A medical implant, in particular a pacemaker, cardioverter, defibrillator or the like, having at least one functional unit (2, 4), such as, for example, an energy storage (2), control electronics (4) or a combination thereof, and a housing (20) for accommodating the at least one functional unit (2, 4). The medical implant furthermore comprises at least one electrode (10), having a connection end (12), an electrode lead (11) and a stimulation end (13), the connection end (12) of the electrode (10) being arranged in the housing (20) for accommodating the at least one functional unit (2, 4).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventor: Andreas Hahn
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Patent number: 7561144Abstract: The invention relates to a resistive touch-sensitive device for detecting a short-term or long-term dysfunction by means of measuring devices (32,33), a monitoring device (34) and a memory (35) in such a way that a timely signaling is carried out.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2004Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Thomas Ziegler, Thomas Kobler
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Patent number: 7473245Abstract: The invention relates to an aortic cannula for delivering fluid, especially blood, into a vessel of the human body, particularly the aortic arch. Said aortic cannula comprises an elongate basic cannula body into which the fluid is directed, an orifice from which the fluid is discharged at the distal end of the basic cannula body in a basic direction of flow defined by the basic cannula body, as well as at least one first deflecting element and a second deflecting element that are disposed in front of the orifice within the flow path of the fluid. Said at least one deflecting element and said second deflecting element are respectively provided with a passage opening that is aligned relative to the orifice, and a deflecting area which redirects the portion of the fluid, which does not flow through the passage opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2004Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Sorin Group Deutschland GmbHInventors: Hans-Hinrich Sievers, Marcus Göllner, Michael Wetzig