Patents by Inventor Manfred Weis
Manfred Weis 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).
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Patent number: 11925736Abstract: Dialyzer systems can consolidate multiple technologies and functionalities of blood treatment systems in a significantly integrated fashion. For example, this disclosure describes dialyzer systems that include a magnetically driven and magnetically levitating pump rotor integrated into the dialyzer. Such a dialyzer can be used with treatment modules that include a magnetic field-generating pump drive unit. In some embodiments, the dialyzers include pressure sensor chambers with flexible membranes with which corresponding pressure transducers of the treatment modules can interface to detect arterial and/or venous pressures.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Massimo Earl Fini, Lynn E. Jensen, Alexander Heide, Dejan Nikolic, Arne Peters, Christoph Wiktor, Marina Wenke, Tommy Huang, Dacey John Ryan, Stefan Kreber, Lothar Leick, Dzhuney Terzi, Hendrik Therre, Manfred Weis, Alain Veneroni, Reinhold Reiter, Michele Marini, Davide Maria Benelli, Brad Yang, Jiunn Teo
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Patent number: 11013847Abstract: An external functional means comprises at least one housing body, at least one chamber integrated into the housing body for receiving medical fluids, at least one passage integrated into the housing body for receiving and/or conducting a medical fluid, and at least one valve means completely or partly integrated into the housing body for controlling or regulating a fluid flowing through the external functional means. The invention further specifies a blood treatment apparatus and methods which may be carried out by means of the external functional means of the invention and by means of the blood treatment apparatus, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Soeren Gronau, Goetz Guenther, Juergen Haecker, Martin Lauer, Joachim Manke, Dejan Nikolic, Manfred Weis
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Publication number: 20210138131Abstract: Dialyzer systems can consolidate multiple technologies and functionalities of blood treatment systems in a significantly integrated fashion. For example, this disclosure describes dialyzer systems that include a magnetically driven and magnetically levitating pump rotor integrated into the dialyzer. Such a dialyzer can be used with treatment modules that include a magnetic field-generating pump drive unit. In some embodiments, the dialyzers include pressure sensor chambers with flexible membranes with which corresponding pressure transducers of the treatment modules can interface to detect arterial and/or venous pressures.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Massimo Earl Fini, Lynn E. Jensen, Alexander Heide, Dejan Nikolic, Arne Peters, Christoph Wiktor, Marina Wenke, Tommy Huang, Dacey John Ryan, Stefan Kreber, Lothar Leick, Dzhuney Terzi, Hendrik Therre, Manfred Weis, Alain Veneroni, Reinhold Reiter, Michele Marini, Davide Benelli, Brad Yang, Jiunn Teo
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Publication number: 20210138144Abstract: Dialyzer systems can consolidate multiple technologies and functionalities of blood treatment systems in a significantly integrated fashion. For example, this disclosure describes dialyzer systems that include a magnetically driven and magnetically levitating pump rotor integrated into the dialyzer. Such a dialyzer can be used with treatment modules that include a magnetic field-generating pump drive unit. In some embodiments, the dialyzers include pressure sensor chambers with flexible membranes with which corresponding pressure transducers of the treatment modules can interface to detect arterial and/or venous pressures.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Stefan Kreber, Lothar Leick, Dzhuney Terzi, Hendrik Therre, Manfred Weis
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Patent number: 10926014Abstract: The present invention relates to a cassette module for controlling fluid flows, in particular for use in blood treatment systems or in infusion systems, wherein the cassette module comprises at least one base body having means for the flow guidance of at least one fluid flow and at least two membranes which are at least sectionally directly or indirectly in contact with the base body, wherein at least one actuation element is arranged between the membranes by means of which the means for the flow guidance can be acted on.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Stefan Kreber, Manfred Weis, Marina Wenke, Lothar Leick
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Patent number: 10926015Abstract: The present invention relates to a cassette module for controlling fluid flows, in particular for use in blood treatment systems or in infusion systems, wherein the cassette module has at least one first functional layer and at least one second functional layer, wherein the first functional layer has means for the flow guidance of at least one fluid flow, and wherein the cassette module furthermore has at least two membranes of which the first is in contact with the means for the flow guidance of a fluid flow, and wherein the second functional layer is arranged between the two membranes and has means for generating an underpressure between the membranes.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Stefan Kreber, Manfred Weis, Marina Wenke
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Patent number: 10702643Abstract: For regulating and presetting the pump rate of a blood pump, a device and a method are configured for monitoring blood pressure values upstream and/or downstream from the blood pump. The monitored values, or another value formed from the monitored values, are compared with a limit value, which depends on an operating parameter or a pump parameter of the blood pump. In violation of the limit value, the pump rate of the blood pump is modified to such an extent, or a new pump rate is determined, such that the limit value is no longer violated or the degree of violation is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christoph Wiktor, Arne Peters, Alexander Heide, Manfred Weis
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Patent number: 10646631Abstract: An apparatus for treating a medical fluid is provided which includes a treatment machine having a coupling surface, with a cassette made of a hard part having liquid-conducting passages which are covered by a flexible film being able to be coupled to the coupling surface of the treatment machine. A corresponding medical cassette is also provided. An air-free coupling of the flexible film of the cassette to the treatment machine is ensured in that air can be sucked out areally along a plane between the flexible film and the coupling surface during the coupling process and/or with a coupled cassette. A method for coupling the cassette and a method for checking the leaktightness of the cassette via the vacuum control of the air suction is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Götz Günther, Jürgen Häcker, Markus Köhler, Martin Lauer, Ralf Müller, Hans-Peter Schneider, Tobias Weber, Manfred Weis
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Patent number: 10471194Abstract: A dialysis machine that includes a valve member having a deformable area configured to deform outwardly away when pressurized fluid is introduced into the valve member. The valve member is configured so that, when a dialysis fluid cassette is disposed in a cassette compartment of the dialysis machine and pressurized fluid is introduced into the valve member, the deformable area obstructs a fluid channel of the dialysis fluid cassette to control dialysis fluid flow therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Josef Beden, Uwe Hahmann, Martin Herklotz, Martin Lauer, Joachim Manke, Peter Scheunert, Manfred Weis, Alexander Bongers
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Patent number: 10286441Abstract: A feed apparatus for successive processing of hollow bodies at processing stations which are arranged in a ring-shaped manner, to a necking machine for successive processing of hollow bodies, to a method for successive feeding of hollow bodies at processing stations which are arranged in a ring-shaped manner, and to a corresponding computer program. In order to allow a relatively large number of processing stations to be provided, without there being an excessive space requirement or similarly inefficient resource utilization, a feed apparatus is proposed for successive processing of hollow bodies at processing stations which are arranged in a ring-shaped manner, having a first circulating guide for first processing stations and a second circulating guide for second processing stations, one of the guides being arranged within the other guide, and having a moving unit for moving a hollow body into the first guide and/or the second guide.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: MALL + HERLAN SCHWEIZ AGInventor: Manfred Weis
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Publication number: 20190117868Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical device, in particular a blood cassette, having a device body and having at least one fluid reception chamber for receiving at least one first medical fluid, in particular blood. The blood cassette can also have a hydrophobic filter device through which the fluid reception chamber is supplied with at least a second gaseous fluid, in particular air. The filter device comprises a filter membrane welded to the fluid reception chamber. The filter device also comprises a front support structure on or at front side, which is arranged for supporting the filter membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Manfred Weis, Martin Lauer
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Patent number: 10183103Abstract: The invention relates to a cassette module for processing blood and therapeutic fluids in an extracorporeal blood treatment, dialysis or infusion technology, comprising a base body (302), with a first side and a second side, fluid channels integrated into the base body, a receiving unit (304) to receive a centrifugal pump means for delivering fluids, characterized in that at least some of the fluid channels are arranged on a first side of the base body, and the receiving unit for the centrifugal pump means is arranged on the second side, and the receiving unit for the centrifugal pump means is in fluid connection with the fluid channels on the first side during operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Christoph Wiktor, Alexander Heide, Manfred Weis, Goekhan Oerter, Marina Wenke, Udo Waeber
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Publication number: 20180354012Abstract: A machining device for an element to be machined includes a moving unit, a machining unit and a control element. The moving unit is provided with an acceleration unit. The control element and the acceleration unit are designed so that a movement of at least one part of the acceleration unit with at least one component of movement transverse to the direction of movement of the moving unit is mechanically associated with a movement of the moving unit relative to the control element. The acceleration unit is designed so that producing a relative acceleration of the machining unit in relation to the moving unit in the direction of movement of the moving unit is mechanically associated with the movement of at least said part of the acceleration unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Mall + Herlan Schweiz AGInventors: Manfred WEIS, Mathias PETER
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Publication number: 20180117229Abstract: A dialysis machine that includes a valve member having a deformable area configured to deform outwardly away when pressurized fluid is introduced into the valve member. The valve member is configured so that, when a dialysis fluid cassette is disposed in a cassette compartment of the dialysis machine and pressurized fluid is introduced into the valve member, the deformable area obstructs a fluid channel of the dialysis fluid cassette to control dialysis fluid flow therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Josef Beden, Uwe Hahmann, Martin Herklotz, Martin Lauer, Joachim Manke, Peter Scheunert, Manfred Weis, Alexander Bongers
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Publication number: 20180071447Abstract: An external functional means comprises at least one housing body, at least one chamber integrated into the housing body for receiving medical fluids, at least one passage integrated into the housing body for receiving and/or conducting a medical fluid, and at least one valve means completely or partly integrated into the housing body for controlling or regulating a fluid flowing through the external functional means. The invention further specifies a blood treatment apparatus and methods which may be carried out by means of the external functional means of the invention and by means of the blood treatment apparatus, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Soeren Gronau, Goetz Guenther, Juergen Haecker, Martin Lauer, Joachim Manke, Dejan Nikolic, Manfred Weis
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Patent number: 9827358Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing device for sealing at least one first volume of an arrangement for the treatment of at least one medical fluid against at least one second volume, wherein the first volume is provided for receiving at least one external functional device. The sealing device includes at least one first connection device whereby the sealing device may be connected to the arrangement. In addition an arrangement and a method are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Goetz Günther, Markus Koehler, Uwe Lapp, Martin Lauer, Ralf Mueller, Peter Scheunert, Wolfgang Schulz, Udo Waeber, Manfred Weis, Andrea Günther, Richard Robert Bernd Günther, Gesa Dagmar Günther
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Patent number: 9814818Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for dialysis treatment which has device(s) for balancing fresh and used dialysis fluid. The present invention also relates to a method of balancing fresh and used dialysis fluid. The apparatus and method according to the present invention for balancing fresh and used dialysis fluid are characterized in that the individual balancing chambers of the balancing system receive both fresh dialysis fluid and used dialysis fluid, the functions of the balancing chambers being alternately interchanged. In this way, exact balancing can be achieved even when the volumes of the individual chambers differ from one another. Over the period of the treatment as a whole, the differences between the volumes balance each other out due to the cyclic interchange of the chambers.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Manfred Weis, Martin Lauer, Stefan Kreber
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Patent number: 9808566Abstract: An external functional means comprises at least one housing body, at least one chamber integrated into the housing body for receiving medical fluids, at least one passage integrated into the housing body for receiving and/or conducting a medical fluid, and at least one valve means completely or partly integrated into the housing body for controlling or regulating a fluid flowing through the external functional means. The invention further specifies a blood treatment apparatus and methods which may be carried out by means of the external functional means of the invention and by means of the blood treatment apparatus, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Soeren Gronau, Goetz Guenther, Juergen Haecker, Martin Lauer, Joachim Manke, Dejan Nikolic, Manfred Weis, Andrea Günther, Richard Robert Bernd Günther, Gesa Dagmar Günther
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Patent number: 9775938Abstract: A device for conveying a fluid to a filter unit of a medical treatment apparatus, in particular for conveying a dialyzing fluid to a filter unit, in particular a blood treatment unit of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus. The device includes one or more devices for measuring pressure in the fluid system. Moreover, a method for measuring the pressure in the fluid system of such a supply device.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Stefan Kreber, Manfred Weis, Christoph Wiktor, Arne Peters
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Publication number: 20170246373Abstract: An apparatus for treating a medical fluid is provided which includes a treatment machine having a coupling surface, with a cassette made of a hard part having liquid-conducting passages which are covered by a flexible film being able to be coupled to the coupling surface of the treatment machine. A corresponding medical cassette is also provided. An air-free coupling of the flexible film of the cassette to the treatment machine is ensured in that air can be sucked out areally along a plane between the flexible film and the coupling surface during the coupling process and/or with a coupled cassette. A method for coupling the cassette and a method for checking the leaktightness of the cassette via the vacuum control of the air suction is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Götz GÜNTHER, Jürgen HÄCKER, Markus KÖHLER, Martin LAUER, Ralf MÜLLER, Hans-Peter SCHNEIDER, Tobias WEBER, Manfred WEIS