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US 12,741,071 B2Granted
Blood reservoir with blood-handling assembly
AssigneeSorin Group Italia S.r.l.
InventorsClara Pandolfini, Francesco Benatti, Claudio Silvestri
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a blood-flow-management assembly shaped to define a cylindrical aperture. The blood-flow-management assembly includes a blood collector having drainage holes configured to direct blood to a guide surface positioned below the blood collector. The guide surface may further include ribs that manage blood flow along the guide surface.
Claims20
A blood reservoir comprising:
- a housing having a top end with a venous inlet and a vent inlet and a bottom end with a blood outlet;
- at least one vent tube in fluid communication with the vent inlet;
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- a blood handling assembly disposed within the housing and having a guide surface with a first end positioned to receive blood from the at least one vent tube and a second end adjacent the bottom of the housing, the guide surface having a plurality of ribs protruding outward from the guide surface, the plurality of ribs extending non-parallel to a centrally extending axis from the first end to the second end of the guide surface, the plurality of ribs configured to slow blood flowing along the guide surface from the first end to the second end.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a blood-flow-management assembly defining an aperture for receiving a venous blood tube;
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- wherein the blood-flow-management assembly includes a blood collector having a plurality of drainage holes forming an array in the blood collector, the plurality of drainage holes configured to direct blood to a guide surface having a first end positioned below the blood collector and a second end opposite the first end, wherein an upper extent of the aperture is located above the plurality of drainage holes, the guide surface having a plurality of ribs protruding outward therefrom, the plurality of ribs extending non-parallel to a centrally extending axis from the first end to the second end of the guide surface, the plurality of ribs configured to slow blood flowing along the guide surface from the first end to the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.