Arrangement for cardiopulmonary bypass, and a method for cardiopulmonary bypass
AssigneeCardia Innovation AB
InventorJan Van Der Linden
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Abstract
An arrangement and a method for cardiopulmonary bypass is provided. The arrangement includes a reservoir configured to receive blood from the cardiotomy of a patient. An oxygenator receives the blood from the reservoir. An arterial connection is connected to the patient for supplying the blood from the oxygenator. A pump is provided for pumping the blood through the oxygenator to the arterial connection and the patient. The arrangement includes a supply device including a supply conduit attached to the reservoir. The supply device supplies a displacing gas to the reservoir via the supply conduit.
Claims17
An arrangement for cardiopulmonary bypass, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to receive blood from the cardiotomy of a patient;
- an oxygenator configured to receive the blood from the reservoir;
- an arterial connection configured to be connected to the patient for supplying the blood from the oxygenator;
- a pump for pumping the blood through the oxygenator to the arterial connection and the patient;
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- a supply device including a supply conduit attached to the reservoir and the supply device is configured to supply a displacing gas to the reservoir via the supply conduit to force away gas already present in the reservoir.
A method for cardiopulmonary bypass, comprising the steps of:
- conveying blood from the cardiotomy of a patient to a reservoir;
- supplying the blood from the reservoir to an oxygenator;
- filtering the blood from the oxygenator;
- supplying the filtered blood to the patient and supplying a displacing gas to the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.