US Patent Issued to B. Braun Avitum on Sept. 30 for "Air elimination device for extracorporeal blood treatment" (German, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,237, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to B. Braun Avitum AG (Melsungen, Germany).

"Air elimination device for extracorporeal blood treatment" was invented by Enrico Corazzari (Modena, Italy), Alexander Friebe (Recklinghausen, Germany) and Kai-Uwe Ritter (Melsungen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blood circulation system for an extracorporeal blood treatment machine includes: an arterial circulation section; a venous circulation section; a dynamic bubble trap; and an air separator. The blood circulation system conducts blood, during the operation of a blood pump of the extracorporeal blood treatment machine, from a patient ...