Patents by Inventor Paul Bieniek

Paul Bieniek 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).

  • Method and system for purging moisture from an oxygenator
    Patent number: 8585968
    Abstract: A method and system for improving gas exchange properties of oxygenators which utilize hollow fiber membranes for removing carbon dioxide or adding oxygen to a patient's blood via extracorporeal circulation by removing moisture accumulating in the fibers are disclosed. The system utilizes a vacuum source for drawing sweep gas into the oxygenator, a moisture collection unit for storing moisture removed from the oxygenator, the moisture collecting unit being in communication with the oxygenator and the vacuum source and a flow control mechanism having an open position which allows sweep gas exiting the oxygenator to flow to the moisture collecting unit and a closed position which stops the flow of sweep gas from the oxygenator to the moisture collecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventors: Scott W. Morley, Paul Bieniek, Meir Rosenberg
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURGING MOISTURE FROM AN OXYGENATOR
    Publication number: 20100101657
    Abstract: A method and system for improving gas exchange properties of oxygenators which utilize hollow fiber membranes for removing carbon dioxide or adding oxygen to a patient's blood via extracorporeal circulation by removing moisture accumulating in the fibers are disclosed. The system utilizes a vacuum source for drawing sweep gas into the oxygenator, a moisture collection unit for storing moisture removed from the oxygenator, the moisture collecting unit being in communication with the oxygenator and the vacuum source and a flow control mechanism having an open position which allows sweep gas exiting the oxygenator to flow to the moisture collecting unit and a closed position which stops the flow of sweep gas from the oxygenator to the moisture collecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: ALUNG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Scott W. Morley, Paul Bieniek, Meir Rosenberg