Inventor
VAN DRIEL MICHAEL R
US17 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
15 patentsUS5811658ASep 22, 1998
Ultrasonic diversion of microair in blood
MEDTRONIC INC74 citations93
US6529751B1Mar 4, 2003
Optical detection and quantification of microair in blood
MEDTRONIC INC67 citations92
US5908048AJun 1, 1999
Dust cap for barbed connectors
MEDTRONIC INC30 citations92
US5958167ASep 28, 1999
Method of making tubing coil assemblies for medical devices
MEDTRONIC INC23 citations91
US5756940AMay 26, 1998
Weight measurement of blood volume soft-shell venous reservoirs
MEDTRONIC INC22 citations89
US5935093AAug 10, 1999
Softshell reservoir with integrated cardiotomy reservoir
MEDTRONIC INC35 citations88
US5951508ASep 14, 1999
Bilaterally connectable softshell reservoir
MEDTRONIC INC9 citations73
US5919153AJul 6, 1999
Hardshell venous reservoir with rotatable cardiotomy section
MEDTRONIC INC8 citations73
US5904676AMay 18, 1999
Gasketless seal for rotatable blood reservoir connector
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations73
US5755705AMay 26, 1998
Half-defined inlet connector for hardshell reservoirs
MEDTRONIC INC6 citations73
US5955672ASep 21, 1999
Ultrasonic blood volume measurement in soft-shell venous reservoir
MEDTRONIC INC13 citations71
US5823045AOct 20, 1998
Measuring blood volume in soft-shell venous resevoirs by displacement
MEDTRONIC INC16 citations71
US6050968AApr 18, 2000
Two-chambered softshell reservoir
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations62
US5759396AJun 2, 1998
Cardiotomy filter/defoamer structure with three-stage filter/defoamer
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations62
US5859366AJan 12, 1999
Strain gage measurement of blood volume in soft-shell venous reservoirs
MEDTRONIC INC6 citations60