Integrated perfusion device
AssigneeUniversity of Strathclyde
InventorTerrence Gourlay
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Abstract
An integrated perfusion apparatus or device for use in e.g. extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, cardiopulmonary bypass, or isolated organ or limb perfusion, comprises a blood pump for circulating blood through the device; a blood oxygenator for oxygenating blood, and at least one heat control unit capable of controlling and/or regulating blood temperature within the device, wherein the at least one heat control unit comprises at least one solid state heating and/or cooling source, such as at least one Peltier device. The invention also relates to a method of performing perfusion on a patient, limb or organ, comprising using the perfusion device.
Claims27
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An integrated perfusion device comprising:
- a blood pump for circulating blood through the device;
- a blood oxygenator for oxygenating blood;
- and
- at least one heat control unit capable of controlling and/or regulating blood temperature within the device, wherein the at least one heat control unit comprises at least one solid state heating and/or cooling source.
An apparatus or device comprising:
- at least one heat control unit capable of controlling and/or regulating blood temperature, wherein:
- the at least one heat control unit comprises a plurality of solid state heating and/or cooling source;
- and
- the heat control unit further comprises a temperature control unit, wherein the temperature control unit is configured to monitor and/or control the temperature of each of the plurality of solid state heating and/or cooling sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.