Patents by Inventor Max Fischer

Max Fischer 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: 9867924
    Abstract: A method for the filling and flushing of a blood tube set including a pump segment for a blood pump, an arterial line connected to an inlet of a dialyzer, a venous line connected to an outlet of a dialyzer, a substituate line connected to a substitute port and having a pump segment for a substitute pump, and a three-way connector connected to the arterial line, the venous line and a rinse port. The method includes the steps of opening the rinse port, filling and simultaneously flushing the arterial and venous lines with the substituate supplied from the substitute line via the substitute pump, while substituate is drained off via the rinse port, closing the rinse port, and circulating the substituate in the circuit of arterial line, dialyzer and venous line by the blood pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Max Fischer
  • Publication number: 20170197022
    Abstract: A method for the filling and flushing of a blood tube set including a pump segment for a blood pump, an arterial line connected to an inlet of a dialyser, a venous line connected to an outlet of a dialyser, a substituate line connected to a substitute port and having a pump segment for a substitute pump, and a three-way connector connected to the arterial line, the venous line and a rinse port. The method includes the steps of opening the rinse port, filling and simultaneously flushing the arterial and venous lines with the substituate supplied from the substitute line via the substitute pump, while substituate is drained off via the rinse port, closing the rinse port, and circulating the substituate in the circuit of arterial line, dialyser and venous line by the blood pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Max FISCHER
  • Patent number: 9566378
    Abstract: A method for the filling and flushing of a blood tube set including a pump segment for a blood pump, an arterial line connected to an inlet of a dialyser, a venous line connected to an outlet of a dialyser, a substituate line connected to a substitute port and having a pump segment for a substitute pump, and a three-way connector connected to the arterial line, the venous line and a rinse port. The method includes the steps of opening the rinse port, filling and simultaneously flushing the arterial and venous lines with the substituate supplied from the substitute line via the substitute pump, while substituate is drained off via the rinse port, closing the rinse port, and circulating the substituate in the circuit of arterial line, dialyser and venous line by the blood pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Max Fischer
  • Publication number: 20150165109
    Abstract: A method for the filling and flushing of a blood tube set including a pump segment for a blood pump, an arterial line connected to an inlet of a dialyser, a venous line connected to an outlet of a dialyser, a substituate line connected to a substitute port and having a pump segment for a substitute pump, and a three-way connector connected to the arterial line, the venous line and a rinse port. The method includes the steps of opening the rinse port, filling and simultaneously flushing the arterial and venous lines with the substituate supplied from the substitute line via the substitute pump, while substituate is drained off via the rinse port, closing the rinse port, and circulating the substituate in the circuit of arterial line, dialyser and venous line by the blood pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Max FISCHER
  • Patent number: 8980094
    Abstract: A method for the filling and flushing of a blood tube set including a pump segment for a blood pump, an arterial line connected to an inlet of a dialyser, a venous line connected to an outlet of a dialyser, a substituate line connected to a substituate port and having a pump segment for a substituate pump, and a three-way connector connected to the arterial line, the venous line and a rinse port. The method includes the steps of opening the rinse port, filling and simultaneously flushing the arterial and venous lines with the substituate supplied from the substituate line via the substituate pump, while substituate is drained off via the rinse port, closing the rinse port, and circulating the substituate in the circuit of arterial line, dialyser and venous line by the blood pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Max Fischer
  • Patent number: 8453798
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tilting mechanism for a lifting structure (14) of an industrial truck (10), the lifting structure (14) being mounted so as to be able to pivot about a hinge pin (D) between an at least approximately vertical operating position and a position, inclined with respect to the vertical, of abutment against the frame (12) of the industrial truck (10), characterized in that the tilting mechanism (22) is linked (36, 38) to the lifting structure (14) and to the frame (12, 54) of the industrial truck (10) and is embodied in such a way that the lifting structure (14) can be fixed in any desired pivoting positions between the operating position and the abutment position. Furthermore, the invention relates to an industrial truck comprising a tilting mechanism of this type and to a method for transporting an industrial truck of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Max Fischer, Alexander Hofbauer, Carsten Schoettke
  • Patent number: 8409127
    Abstract: A method for emptying a blood tubing set of a blood treatment device that includes an extracorporeal blood circuit with a membrane filter includes supplying air or gas to the blood tubing set to displace liquid therein. The blood tubing set includes arterial and venous patient blood tubes in communication with a first chamber of the membrane filter. The device also includes a substituate line which opens into the arterial blood tube and/or into the venous blood tube, and a substituate pump. To empty the blood tubing set, the arterial blood tube and the venous blood tube are connected to one another to provide a circuit that includes the membrane filter, the arterial blood tube, and the venous blood tube. The substituate line is disconnected, and the air or gas is pumped into the blood tubing set so as to displace liquid into a second chamber of the membrane filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Soeren Gronau, Juergen Haecker, Goetz Guenther, Max Fischer, Joachim Noack
  • Patent number: 7947180
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the air-free filling of the blood side of a hemodialysis apparatus with a physiological electrolyte solution and for the venting of the blood side of a hemodialysis apparatus during operation includes using a chamber in a blood-removing line system. The blood-removing line system, including the chamber arranged therein, is filled with a physiological electrolyte solution, with a valve arranged above the chamber and connected thereto being opened to fill the chamber completely with the physiological electrolyte solution until it comes into contact with a hydrophobic filter arranged above the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Joern Apel, Max Fischer
  • Publication number: 20100087772
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the emptying of a blood tubing set of a blood treatment device comprising an extracorporeal blood circuit including a membrane filter having a first chamber and a second chamber separated therefrom by a membrane, said first chamber being flowed through by blood in operation of the blood treatment device and said second chamber being flowed through by filtrate in operation of the blood treatment device, and said blood tubing set including an arterial blood tube and a venous blood tube which are both in communication with the first chamber of the membrane filter and which conduct blood from the patient to the membrane filter and from the membrane filter to the patient in operation of the blood treatment device, and comprising a substituate line which opens into the arterial blood tube and/or into the venous blood tube, and comprising a substituate pump which is in communication with the substituate line such that it conveys substituate from a substituate source through the
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Soeren Gronau, Juergen Haecker, Goetz Guenther, Max Fischer, Joachim Noack
  • Publication number: 20090230036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the air-free filling of the blood side of a hemodialysis apparatus with a physiological electrolyte solution and for the venting of the blood side of a hemodialysis apparatus during operation. In accordance with the invention, the blood-removing line system, including a chamber arranged therein, is filled with physiological electrolyte solution, with a valve arranged above the chamber and connected thereto being opened to fill the chamber completely with the physiological electrolyte solution until it comes into contact with a hydrophobic filter arranged above the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Joern Apel, Max Fischer
  • Publication number: 20090142174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tilting mechanism for a lifting structure (14) of an industrial truck (10), the lifting structure (14) being mounted so as to be able to pivot about a hinge pin (D) between an at least approximately vertical operating position and a position, inclined with respect to the vertical, of abutment against the frame (12) of the industrial truck (10), characterized in that the tilting mechanism (22) is linked (36, 38) to the lifting structure (14) and to the frame (12, 54) of the industrial truck (10) and is embodied in such a way that the lifting structure (14) can be fixed in any desired pivoting positions between the operating position and the abutment position. Furthermore, the invention relates to an industrial truck comprising a tilting mechanism of this type and to a method for transporting an industrial truck of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Max FISCHER, Alexander HOFBAUER, Carsten SCHOETTKE
  • Publication number: 20090114593
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the filling and flushing of a blood tube set, comprising a pump segment for a blood pump, an arterial line connected to an inlet of a dialysis machine and a venous line connected to an outlet of a dialysis machine, via a substituate line. In this connection, it comprises the steps of the connection of the arterial line to the venous line and of the connection of these two lines to a rinse port, connection of the substituate line to a substituate port, opening of the rinse port, filling the arterial and venous lines, flushing the arterial and venous lines, closing of the rinse port, circulation of the substituate in the circuit of arterial line, dialysis machine and venous line by the blood pump, with it being characterized in that the filling and/or the flushing of the arterial and venous lines take/takes place simultaneously, with substituate being supplied from the substituate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventor: Max Fischer
  • Patent number: 6843383
    Abstract: A load limiting device for a jib extension includes a pivotal insert adjacent the tip of the jib extension, a cable sheave mounted on the insert, a force measuring device for measuring forces imposed upon the insert by a load on the cable, an angle transducer for measuring the angle of orientation, and means for determining, based upon such force and angle of orientation, the load on the jib extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: National Crane Corporation
    Inventors: William Dennis Schneider, Max Fischer
  • Publication number: 20040164042
    Abstract: A load limiting device for a jib extension includes a pivotal insert adjacent the tip of the jib extension, a cable sheave mounted on the insert, a force measuring device for measuring forces imposed upon the insert by a load on the cable, an angle transducer for measuring the angle of orientation, and means for determining, based upon such force and angle of orientation, the load on the jib extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: William Dennis Schneider, Max Fischer
  • Patent number: 4466763
    Abstract: A retaining device has a central body adapted to be radially inserted into a bore or recess of a machine member to be retained. Lateral legs of the device are integral with the body and intended for at least partial engagement with the machine member to be retained. The body consists of a tube. The legs extend from one end of the tube on opposite sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Inventor: Max Fischer