System and method for providing stable fluid flow
AssigneeLife Technologies Corporation
InventorsMichael Ward, Jason Malkin
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Abstract
An embodiment of a system with a minute measure of pulsatility in a flow of a fluid is described that comprises a first pump configured to flow the fluid to a junction at a first flow rate that comprises a measure of pulsatility; and a second pump configured to flow a portion of the fluid from the junction at a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate to produce a flow of the fluid at a third flow rate from the junction with a minute measure of pulsatility.
Claims24
A system with a minute measure of pulsatility in a flow of a fluid, comprising:
- a first pump configured to flow the fluid from a first junction to a second junction at a first flow rate that comprises a measure of pulsatility;
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- a second pump configured to flow a portion of the fluid from the second junction to the first junction at a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate to produce a forward flow of the fluid at a third flow rate from the second junction with a minute measure of pulsatility,
- wherein the first pump, first junction, second junction, and second pump define a fluidic circuit wherein the fluid is flowed at the first flow rate in a first fluid pathway between the first junction and the second junction and wherein the fluid is flowed at the second flow rate in a second fluid pathway between the second junction and the first junction.
A method for providing a fluid flow with a minute measure of pulsatility, comprising:
- while flowing a fluid in a first fluid pathway from a first junction to a second junction at a first flow rate that comprises a measure of pulsatility,
- flowing a portion of the fluid in a second fluid pathway from the second junction to the first junction at a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate to produce a forward flow at a third flow rate of the fluid from the second junction with a minute measure of pulsatility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.