Inventor · Libertyville, IL, US

Douglas Reitz

19Patents
13h-index
53Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 1992 → Apr 30, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7901376B2 Dialysis cassette having multiple outlet valve Human Necessities 106 Active
US7955295B2 Fluid delivery system with autoconnect features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Active
US6168561A Blood processing chamber counter-balanced with blood-free liquid Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US6027441A Systems and methods providing a liquid-primed, single flow access chamber Performing Operations; Transporting 62 Expired
US5304130A Container for the controlled administration of a beneficial agent Human Necessities 56 Expired
US6582349B1 Blood processing system Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US8496609B2 Fluid delivery system with spiked cassette Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Active
US7790103B2 Extended use dialysis system Human Necessities 38 Active
US8803044B2 Dialysis fluid heating systems Human Necessities 37 Active
US8361009B2 Medical fluid machine with supply autoconnection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US8945042B2 Medical fluid machine with supply autoconnection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US6344020B1 Bearing and umbilicus gimbal with bearing retainer in blood processing system Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US7534348B2 Flow-through removal device and system using such device Human Necessities 15 Expired
US7809254B2 Dialysis fluid heating using pressure and vacuum Human Necessities 13 Active
US8512275B2 Medical fluid autoconnection and autoidentification method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US9586003B2 Medical fluid machine with supply autoconnection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9242034B2 Dialysis system having autoconnection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11730868B2 Dialysis system having an autoconnection mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10293091B2 Dialysis system having an autoconnection mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.