Patents by Inventor Michael Brieske

Michael Brieske 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: 20200000994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus or making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in particular a heart-lung machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske
  • Patent number: 10251991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in particular a heart-lung machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: ZOLL LifeBridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske
  • Publication number: 20150202359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in particular a heart-lung machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of aft bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Gerhard Breiske, Michael Brieske
  • Patent number: 8951220
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in particular a heart-lung machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: ZOLL LifeBridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske
  • Publication number: 20140050618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in particular a heart-lung machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Gerhard Breiske, Michael Brieske
  • Patent number: 8568347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in particular a heart-lung machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: ZOLL LifeBridge GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske
  • Publication number: 20120220916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in particular a heart-lung machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske
  • Patent number: 8187214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in a particular a heart-lung machine, comprising machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Lifebridge Medizintechnik AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske
  • Publication number: 20080171960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an appartus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in a particular a heart-lung machine, comprising machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: LIFEBRIDGE MEDIZINTECHNIK AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Brieske, Michael Brieske