Harold B Peters

US Patent:

20090084717, Apr 2, 2009

Filed:

Jul 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/183527

Inventors:

J. Michael Delmage - Napa CA, US
Harold Peters - Martinez CA, US
Tommy Cooper - Friendswood TX, US

Assignee:

TRANSVIVO INC. - Richmond CA

International Classification:

B01D 61/26
B01D 65/02

US Classification:

210108, 210235, 210143, 210206, 210201

Abstract:

An apparatus for performing blood therapy having a plurality of pumps for engaging blood and fluid tubing is characterized by a plurality of manually mounted and disengagable panels installed on the sides of the apparatus housing, the panels having pump engaging tubing mounted on the inside of the respective panels.

US Patent:

20110017667, Jan 27, 2011

Filed:

Jul 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/843679

Inventors:

Michael J. Delmage - Napa CA, US
Harold Peters - Snow Hill NC, US
Tommy Cooper - Friendswood TX, US
Steve Macha - Sugar Land TX, US

Assignee:

TRANSVIVO INC. - Richmond CA

International Classification:

B01D 61/32

US Classification:

210646, 210 85

Abstract:

An apparatus configured for carrying out CRRT on patients weighing up to about 20 kg incorporates a control unit having a blood pump and a plurality of fluid pumps mounted thereon, and a controller configured for operating the blood pump and fluid pumps, and an interactive operator control system including an operator interface screen operatively connected to the controller, the controller including software configured to operate the apparatus in response to operator input selections. The interactive operator control system includes operator inputs for setting patient weight, blood pump flow rate and fluid pump flow rates and the controller is configured to calculate and display maximum allowable fluid gain or loss based solely on patient weight settings between zero kg and about 20 kg and trigger warnings and alarms for selected or calculated levels of patient fluid gain or loss and stop operation of the pumps or termination of CRRT in response to patient fluid gain or loss in excess of the maximum.