Patents by Inventor Elena GRANDI

Elena GRANDI 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).

  • Infusion set for measuring vital signals of a patient comprising a compliance element and a reflective element
    Patent number: 11701463
    Abstract: There is provided an IV infusion set comprising a patient access configured to connect to a vascular system of a patient, a source of medical fluid, an infusion line having one first end configured to connect to the source of medical fluid and one opposite second end configured to deliver the medical fluid towards the patient access, an infusion apparatus arranged on the infusion line, a sensor configured to emit a pressure signal indicative of a pressure of a medical fluid in the infusion line, and a control unit configured to receive the pressure signal and to determine a patient signal indicative of a vital signal of the patient based on the pressure signal. The IV infusion set further comprises a compliance element configured to attenuate pressure variations of medical fluid the infusion line, and a resistance element configured to reflect pressure waves moving along the infusion line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
    Inventors: Paolo Rovatti, Mariano Ruffo, David Stefani, Elena Grandi
  • INFUSION SET FOR MEASURING VITAL SIGNALS OF A PATIENT COMPRISING A COMPLIANCE ELEMENT AND A REFLECTIVE ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20210001043
    Abstract: There is provided an IV infusion set comprising a patient access configured to connect to a vascular system of a patient, a source of medical fluid, an infusion line having one first end configured to connect to the source of medical fluid and one opposite second end configured to deliver the medical fluid towards the patient access, an infusion apparatus arranged on the infusion line, a sensor configured to emit a pressure signal indicative of a pressure of a medical fluid in the infusion line, and a control unit configured to receive the pressure signal and to determine a patient signal indicative of a vital signal of the patient based on the pressure signal. The IV infusion set further comprises a compliance element configured to attenuate pressure variations of medical fluid the infusion line, and a resistance element configured to reflect pressure waves moving along the infusion line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Paolo ROVATTI, Mariano RUFFO, David STEFANI, Elena GRANDI