Patents by Inventor Oliver AMON

Oliver AMON 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).

  • Membrane and device for treating hemolytic events
    Patent number: 10238785
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hemodialysis membrane for the treatment of hemolytic events, especially acute episodes of hemolysis which lead to elevated levels of plasma free hemoglobin. The present disclosure further relates to methods of removing hemoglobin from the blood of patients undergoing a hemolytic event. The treatment and method encompasses using a hemodialysis membrane which is characterized in that it comprises at least one hydrophobic polymer and at least one hydrophilic polymer and in that it has a MWRO of between 15 and 20 kD and a MWCO of between 170-320 kD, or, in the alternative, has a MWRO of between 9 and 14 kD and a MWCO of between 55 kD and 130 kD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
    Inventors: Markus Storr, Bernd Krause, Michael Hulko, Oliver Amon
  • MEMBRANE AND DEVICE FOR TREATING HEMOLYTIC EVENTS
    Publication number: 20160331885
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hemodialysis membrane for the treatment of hemolytic events, especially acute episodes of hemolysis which lead to elevated levels of plasma free hemoglobin. The present disclosure further relates to methods of removing hemoglobin from the blood of patients undergoing a hemolytic event. The treatment and method encompasses using a hemodialysis membrane which is characterized in that it comprises at least one hydrophobic polymer and at least one hydrophilic polymer and in that it has a MWRO of between 15 and 20 kD and a MWCO of between 170-320 kD, or, in the alternative, has a MWRO of between 9 and 14 kD and a MWCO of between 55 kD and 130 kD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Markus STORR, Bernd KRAUSE, Michael HULKO, Oliver AMON