Patents by Inventor Edgardo COSTA

Edgardo COSTA 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).

  • Patent number: 11732726
    Abstract: A magnetic levitation centrifugal pump comprises: an internally hollow body, an inlet connector and an outlet connector for blood. The hollow body comprises a lower element and an upper element which are mutually coupled to each other; a rotor element housed inside the hollow body and provided with a portion made of magnetic material, the rotor element being magnetically commanded in rotation about a relative axis, without contact, by a stator element associable with the hollow body. The upper element has a perimeter flange for coupling and a substantially dome-shaped body projecting from the perimeter flange. The outlet connector is associated with the dome-shaped body and is spaced away from the perimeter flange, between the outlet connector and the perimeter flange being defined an air space inside which mutual tightening device/component can be inserted for the tightening of the upper element with the lower element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: EUROSETS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Paolo Fontanili, Edgardo Costa Maianti
  • Patent number: 11644043
    Abstract: A magnetic levitation centrifugal pump, comprises: one hollow body provided with at least one inlet connector and with at least one outlet connector for blood; one rotor element, housed inside the hollow body and comprising at least one magnetic portion, where the rotor element can be commanded in rotation about an axis of rotation, without contact, by a stator element associable with the hollow body, the rotor element comprising at least one revolving body, which defines an upper surface supporting a plurality of blades which are adapted to convey blood towards the outlet connector; where the upper surface has a substantially concave shape and where the revolving body comprises at least one through hole which is positioned along the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: EUROSETS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Paolo Fontanili, Edgardo Costa Maianti
  • Publication number: 20220025897
    Abstract: A magnetic levitation centrifugal pump, comprises: one hollow body provided with at least one inlet connector and with at least one outlet connector for blood; one rotor element, housed inside the hollow body and comprising at least one magnetic portion, where the rotor element can be commanded in rotation about an axis of rotation, without contact, by a stator element associable with the hollow body, the rotor element comprising at least one revolving body, which defines an upper surface supporting a plurality of blades which are adapted to convey blood towards the outlet connector; where the upper surface has a substantially concave shape and where the revolving body comprises at least one through hole which is positioned along the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: EUROSETS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola GHELLI, Paolo FONTANILI, Edgardo COSTA MAIANTI
  • Publication number: 20220025896
    Abstract: A magnetic levitation centrifugal pump comprises: an internally hollow body, an inlet connector and an outlet connector for blood. The hollow body comprises a lower element and an upper element which are mutually coupled to each other; a rotor element housed inside the hollow body and provided with a portion made of magnetic material, the rotor element being magnetically commanded in rotation about a relative axis, without contact, by a stator element associable with the hollow body. The upper element has a perimeter flange for coupling and a substantially dome-shaped body projecting from the perimeter flange. The outlet connector is associated with the dome-shaped body and is spaced away from the perimeter flange, between the outlet connector and the perimeter flange being defined an air space inside which mutual tightening device/component can be inserted for the tightening of the upper element with the lower element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: EUROSETS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola GHELLI, Paolo FONTANILI, Edgardo COSTA MAIANTI
  • Publication number: 20220023612
    Abstract: A locking device comprising at least one load-bearing element, a first locking device engageable in a removable manner with the hollow body to lock it in travel with respect to the load-bearing element, the hollow body being movable in rotation around the axis with respect to the load-bearing element, and second locking device engageable in a removable manner with the support element, the locking device being movable between at least one release configuration and at least one locking configuration, wherein the second locking device engage with the support element to secure the load-bearing element in travel with respect thereto, the hollow body being movable in rotation around the axis with respect to the support element with the locking device in the locking configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: EUROSETS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola GHELLI, Paolo FONTANILI, Edgardo COSTA MAIANTI
  • Patent number: 11123469
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: EUROSETS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni, Antonio Petralia
  • Publication number: 20200254171
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: EUROSETS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola GHELLI, Edgardo COSTA MAIANTI, Roberto BALANZONI, Antonio PETRALIA
  • Patent number: 10124105
    Abstract: 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 (8
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonio Petralia, Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa, Roberto Balanzoni
  • Publication number: 20160339163
    Abstract: 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 (8
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Antonio PETRALIA, Nicola GHELLI, Edgardo COSTA, Roberto BALANZONI
  • Patent number: 8585969
    Abstract: A device for treating blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit, the device including a centrifugal pump provided with a transparent enclosure that is connected, by means of an inlet duct, to the outlet of a venous reservoir, the venous reservoir having an inlet that is connected to receive blood from a patient. The transparent enclosure of the pump is connected monolithically to the base of a structure that comprises a heat exchanger and an oxygenator. The structure also supports monolithically, at the peripheral region, an arterial filter that receives the blood in output from the oxygenator and is provided with a connector for coupling to an arterial line for return of the blood to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Edgardo Costa Maianti, Nicola Ghelli, Ivo Panzani
  • Patent number: 8066942
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
  • Patent number: 8052632
    Abstract: 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 prov
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni, Antonio Petralia
  • Publication number: 20110125074
    Abstract: A device for treating blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit, the device including a centrifugal pump provided with a transparent enclosure that is connected, by means of an inlet duct, to the outlet of a venous reservoir, the venous reservoir having an inlet that is connected to receive blood from a patient. The transparent enclosure of the pump is connected monolithically to the base of a structure that comprises a heat exchanger and an oxygenator. The structure also supports monolithically, at the peripheral region, an arterial filter that receives the blood in output from the oxygenator and is provided with a connector for coupling to an arterial line for return of the blood to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Edgardo Costa Maianti, Nicola Ghelli, Ivo Panzani
  • Patent number: 7748438
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Eurosets S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
  • Patent number: 7666159
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
  • Patent number: 7621885
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Eurosets S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni
  • Publication number: 20090259161
    Abstract: 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 prov
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Nicola Ghelli, Edgardo Costa Maianti, Roberto Balanzoni, Antonio Petralia
  • Publication number: 20090137939
    Abstract: A device for treating blood in an extracorporeal circuit comprising a venous blood reservoir having an inlet and an outlet, a heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet, a pump having an inlet and an outlet, an oxygenation apparatus having an inlet and an outlet, and an arterial blood filter having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the venous blood reservoir, heat exchanger, pump, oxygenation apparatus, and arterial blood filter are integrated into a single monolithic assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: SORIN GROUP ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Edgardo Costa Maianti, Nicola Ghelli, Ivo Panzani
  • Publication number: 20090087342
    Abstract: A device for treating blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit, the device including a centrifugal pump provided with a transparent enclosure that is connected, by means of an inlet duct, to the outlet of a venous reservoir, the venous reservoir having an inlet that is connected to receive blood from a patient. The transparent enclosure of the pump is connected monolithically to the base of a structure that comprises a heat exchanger and an oxygenator. The structure also supports monolithically, at the peripheral region, an arterial filter that receives the blood in output from the oxygenator and is provided with a connector for coupling to an arterial line for return of the blood to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: SORIN GROUP ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Edgardo Costa Maianti, Nicola Ghelli, Ivo Panzani
  • Patent number: 7476359
    Abstract: A device for treating blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit, the device including a centrifugal pump provided with a transparent enclosure that is connected, by means of an inlet duct, to the outlet of a venous reservoir, the venous reservoir having an inlet that is connected to receive blood from a patient. The transparent enclosure of the pump is connected monolithically to the base of a structure that comprises a heat exchanger and an oxygenator. The structure also supports monolithically, at the peripheral region, an arterial filter that receives the blood in output from the oxygenator and is provided with a connector for coupling to an arterial line for return of the blood to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Edgardo Costa Maianti, Nicola Ghelli, Ivo Panzani