Patents by Inventor Ferenc Kazinczi

Ferenc Kazinczi 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: 12102745
    Abstract: A blood purification device includes a blood circuit for extracorporeally circulating blood of a patient: a blood purifier provided on the blood circuit; a gas-liquid separator being provided on the blood circuit on the downstream side of the blood purifier on a blood flow and separating air bubbles contained in inflowing blood: and a liquid level adjustment unit capable of adjusting a liquid level height in the gas-liquid separator. The liquid level adjustment unit performs control so that the liquid level height during priming is higher than the liquid level height during treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Nikkiso Company Limited
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Hideto Maki, Ferenc Kazinczi, Yuki Eda, Kenji Furuhashi
  • Patent number: 12042591
    Abstract: A blood purification device includes a chamber, a liquid feed line, an air introduction unit, a liquid level adjustment unit, and a control unit. The chamber is provided on a blood circuit for extracorporeally circulating patient's blood and introduces purified plasma obtained by purifying plasma separated by a plasma separator provided on the blood circuit, or a replenishing liquid for replenishing the plasma separated by the plasma separator, into the blood circuit. The liquid feed line is capable of sending the purified plasma or the replenishing liquid to the chamber. The air introduction unit is capable of introducing air into the liquid feed line. The liquid level adjustment unit is capable of adjusting a liquid level height in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nikkiso Company Limited
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Hideto Maki, Ferenc Kazinczi, Yuji Yokota
  • Patent number: 12005175
    Abstract: A blood purification device includes a blood circuit for extracorporeally circulating blood of a patient; a liquid supply circuit for supplying a supply liquid to the blood circuit or to a blood purifier provided on the blood circuit and a waste liquid circuit for discharging the waste liquid from the blood purifier. Each of the blood circuit, the liquid supply circuit and the waste liquid circuit comprises a flexible tube. The blood purification device comprises a tube identification unit that performs a tube identification process for identifying a tube used for the blood circuit, the liquid supply circuit or the waste liquid circuit or determining whether or not there is an abnormality in the tube, based on an amount of liquid sent from a peristaltic pump provided on the blood circuit, the liquid supply circuit or the waste liquid circuit, or pressure fluctuation in the circuit, caused when driving the pump for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Nikkiso Company Limited
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kazuhide Ono, Hideto Maki, Ferenc Kazinczi
  • Publication number: 20220176029
    Abstract: A blood purification device includes a chamber, a liquid feed line, an air introduction unit, a liquid level adjustment unit, and a control unit. The chamber is provided on a blood circuit for extracorporeally circulating patient's blood and introduces purified plasma obtained by purifying plasma separated by a plasma separator provided on the blood circuit, or a replenishing liquid for replenishing the plasma separated by the plasma separator, into the blood circuit. The liquid feed line is capable of sending the purified plasma or the replenishing liquid to the chamber. The air introduction unit is capable of introducing air into the liquid feed line. The liquid level adjustment unit is capable of adjusting a liquid level height in the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Hideto Maki, Ferenc Kazinczi, Yuji Yokota
  • Publication number: 20220111130
    Abstract: A blood purification device includes a blood circuit for extracorporeally circulating blood of a patient; a liquid supply line for supplying a supply liquid to a blood purifier provided on the blood circuit or to the blood circuit a peristaltic liquid supply pump provided on the blood circuit or on the liquid supply line; a peristaltic waste liquid pump provided on a waste liquid line through which a waste liquid is discharged from the blood purifier; a water balance amount detection unit for detecting a water balance amount of the supply liquid and the waste liquid; and a water balance amount control unit that corrects one or both of pump speeds of the liquid supply pump and the waste liquid pump so that the water balance amount detected by the water balance amount detection unit matches a target water balance amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Hideto Maki, Ferenc Kazinczi
  • Publication number: 20220111134
    Abstract: A blood purification device includes a blood circuit for extracorporeally circulating blood of a patient; a liquid supply circuit for supplying a supply liquid to the blood circuit or to a blood purifier provided on the blood circuit and a waste liquid circuit for discharging the waste liquid from the blood purifier. Each of the blood circuit, the liquid supply circuit and the waste liquid circuit comprises a flexible tube. The blood purification device comprises a tube identification unit that performs a tube identification process for identifying a tube used for the blood circuit, the liquid supply circuit or the waste liquid circuit or determining whether or not there is an abnormality in the tube, based on an amount of liquid sent from a peristaltic pump provided on the blood circuit, the liquid supply circuit or the waste liquid circuit, or pressure fluctuation in the circuit, caused when driving the pump for a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Nikkiso Company Limited
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kazuhide Ono, Hideto Maki, Ferenc Kazinczi
  • Publication number: 20220088280
    Abstract: A blood purification device includes a blood circuit for extracorporeally circulating blood of a patient; a liquid supply circuit for supplying a supply liquid to the blood circuit or to a blood purifier provided on the blood circuit and a warmer provided on the liquid supply circuit to warm the supply liquid. The warmer is configured to sandwich and hold a warming circuit constituting a part of the liquid supply circuit. The warmer includes a heater provided on a sandwiching-and-holding surface sandwiching and holding the warming circuit. The warmer includes a heater temperature detection unit capable of detecting temperature of the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Hideto Maki, Ferenc Kazinczi, Yuki Eda
  • Publication number: 20220088281
    Abstract: A blood purification device 1 is provided with: a blood circuit 2 for extracorporeally circulating blood of a patient; a blood purifier 3 provided in the blood circuit 2; a gas-liquid separator 24 which is provided in the blood circuit 2 and located on the downward side of the blood purifier 3 in the direction of blood flow, and separates air bubbles contained in blood flowing thereinto; and a liquid surface adjustment unit 6 capable of adjusting the liquid level in the gas-liquid separator 24. The liquid surface adjustment unit 6 performs control such that the liquid level during priming is higher than the liquid level during treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Hideto Maki, Ferenc Kazinczi, Yuki Eda, Kenji Furuhashi