Patents by Inventor Lukas UTZIG

Lukas UTZIG 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).

  • Publication number: 20250010054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closure cap for closing two different fluid ports of a dialyzer, the closure cap having a first receiving portion for receiving a first fluid port and a second receiving portion for receiving a second fluid port of a dialyzer. Further, the invention relates to a dialyzer wherein two first fluid ports for blood are each closed with the first receiving portion of a closure cap or at least one second fluid port for dialysate or filtrate is closed with the second receiving portion of a closure cap. Furthermore, the invention relates to a closure cap holder for receiving a closure cap according to the invention via the first or the second receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Sufian HASAN, Lukas UTZIG
  • Patent number: 11890400
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) and a corresponding method for determining residual blood in a dialyzer (2) comprising a holding device (6) configured to accommodate a dialyzer (2), an image capturing device (7) configured to capture at least one image of a dialyzer (2) accommodated by the holding device (6), in particular a filter (4) located in the dialyzer (2), and generate corresponding image data having a plurality of image points, each of which assigned at least one respective intensity value, in particular a color value, and a control device (9) configured to determine residual blood information characterizing the presence and/or content of residual blood in the dialyzer (2) on the basis of a statistical frequency of at least a portion of the intensity values in the at least one image. The invention further relates to a dialysis system having such a device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Ansgar Erlenkoetter, Lukas Utzig
  • Publication number: 20210060225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) and a corresponding method for determining residual blood in a dialyzer (2) comprising a holding device (6) configured to accommodate a dialyzer (2), an image capturing device (7) configured to capture at least one image of a dialyzer (2) accommodated by the holding device (6), in particular a filter (4) located in the dialyzer (2), and generate corresponding image data having a plurality of image points, each of which assigned at least one respective intensity value, in particular a color value, and a control device (9) configured to determine residual blood information characterizing the presence and/or content of residual blood in the dialyzer (2) on the basis of a statistical frequency of at least a portion of the intensity values in the at least one image. The invention further relates to a dialysis system having such a device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Ansgar ERLENKOETTER, Lukas UTZIG