Patents by Inventor Ravindra L. Mehta

Ravindra L. Mehta 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).

  • Continuous hemodialysis using citrate
    Patent number: 5032615
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preventing blood from clotting in a filter during continuous arteriovenous or venovenous hemodialysis on a patient comprising administering to the blood an amount of citrate sufficient to prevent clotting in the filter. The invention preferably utilizes a dialysate having a sodium and calcium concentration below that of normal blood and an alkali concentration sufficiently low to reduce or prevent alkalosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: David M. Ward, Ravindra L. Mehta