Patents by Inventor Clara Pandolfini

Clara Pandolfini 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).

  • OXYGENATOR WITH THERMAL INSULATION
    Publication number: 20230398276
    Abstract: An oxygenator includes a housing having a blood inlet and a blood outlet, the blood inlet extending into an interior of the housing. A heat exchanger is disposed within the housing, and is coupled, at an inlet end, to a heat-exchange fluid inlet. A gas exchanger also is disposed within the housing, and includes a bundle of gas-exchange fibers coupled, at a gas outlet end, to a gas-exchange fluid outlet. The oxygenator includes at least one insulator configured to thermally insulate at least the gas outlet end of the bundle of gas-exchange fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Claudio Silvestri, Clara Pandolfini, Barbara Lancini
  • Oxygenator with thermal insulation
    Patent number: 11771810
    Abstract: An oxygenator includes a housing having a blood inlet and a blood outlet, the blood inlet extending into an interior of the housing. A heat exchanger is disposed within the housing, and is coupled, at an inlet end, to a heat-exchange fluid inlet. A gas exchanger also is disposed within the housing, and includes a bundle of gas-exchange fibers coupled, at a gas outlet end, to a gas-exchange fluid outlet. The oxygenator includes at least one insulator configured to thermally insulate at least the gas outlet end of the bundle of gas-exchange fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Claudio Silvestri, Clara Pandolfini, Barbara Lancini
  • BLOOD RESERVOIR WITH BLOOD-HANDLING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230052266
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a blood-flow-management assembly shaped to define a cylindrical aperture. The blood-flow-management assembly includes a blood collector having drainage holes configured to direct blood to a guide surface positioned below the blood collector. The guide surface may further include ribs that manage blood flow along the guide surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Clara Pandolfini, Francesco Benatti, Claudio Silvestri
  • Blood reservoir with blood-handling assembly
    Patent number: 11464893
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a blood-flow-management assembly shaped to define a cylindrical aperture. The blood-flow-management assembly includes a blood collector having drainage holes configured to direct blood to a guide surface positioned below the blood collector. The guide surface may further include ribs that manage blood flow along the guide surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Clara Pandolfini, Francesco Benatti, Claudio Silvestri
  • OXYGENATOR WITH THERMAL INSULATION
    Publication number: 20210077701
    Abstract: An oxygenator includes a housing having a blood inlet and a blood outlet, the blood inlet extending into an interior of the housing. A heat exchanger is disposed within the housing, and is coupled, at an inlet end, to a heat-exchange fluid inlet. A gas exchanger also is disposed within the housing, and includes a bundle of gas-exchange fibers coupled, at a gas outlet end, to a gas-exchange fluid outlet. The oxygenator includes at least one insulator configured to thermally insulate at least the gas outlet end of the bundle of gas-exchange fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Claudio Silvestri, Clara Pandolfini, Barbara Lancini
  • BLOOD RESERVOIR WITH BLOOD-HANDLING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190060550
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a blood-flow-management assembly shaped to define a cylindrical aperture. The blood-flow-management assembly includes a blood collector having drainage holes configured to direct blood to a guide surface positioned below the blood collector. The guide surface may further include ribs that manage blood flow along the guide surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Clara Pandolfini, Francesco Benatti, Claudio Silvestri