Hemolysis-reduction accessories for direct blood draw
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsAmarsinh Deeliprao JADHAV, Mohammed Mehtab KHAN, Rahul MALVIYA
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Abstract
A flow restriction device may include a housing with first and second end portions forming respective first and second openings, and a cavity configured to receive an insert body defining a fluid passage that extends from a first opening of the housing at the first end portion to a second opening of the housing at the second end portion, where the fluid passage extends in more than one direction along a path between the first and second end portions of the housing to induce a resistance to a fluid flow moving through the device, thereby reducing a flow rate and pressure of the fluid, and where the fluid is blood, reduce the hemolysis index of the blood.
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A flow restriction device, comprising:
- a housing comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, an inner surface forming a cavity between the first and second end portions, a first opening through the first end portion, and a second opening through the second end portions;
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- an insert body comprising a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface forming a fluid passage extending between the first and second ends, the fluid passage comprising a first portion that extends to the outer surface in a first direction, a second portion that extends from the outer surface in a second direction, and a third portion that extends to the outer surface in the first direction, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction;
- wherein the insert body is positioned within the cavity with a first opening of the fluid passage fluidly coupled with the first opening of the housing, and the second opening of the fluid passage fluidly coupled with the second opening of the housing.
A flow restriction device, comprising:
- a housing comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, an inner surface forming a cavity between the first and second end portions, a first opening through the first end portion, and a second opening through the second end portions;
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- an insert body comprising a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface forming a fluid passage extending between the first and second ends, the fluid passage comprising a first portion that extends to a third opening through the outer surface in a first direction, a second portion that extends from the third opening in a second direction, and a third portion that extends to a fourth opening through the outer surface in the first direction, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction;
- wherein the insert body is positioned within the cavity with a first opening of the fluid passage fluidly coupled with the first opening of the housing, and the second opening of the fluid passage fluidly coupled with the second opening of the housing.
A method for providing a flow restriction device comprising:
- providing a housing comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, an inner surface forming a cavity between the first and second end portions;
- providing an insert body comprising an inner surface forming a fluid passage extending between a first end and a second end of the insert body;
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- positioning the insert body within the cavity of the housing such that a first opening of the fluid passage fluidly coupled with a first opening of the housing, a second opening of the fluid passage fluidly coupled with a second opening of the housing, and an outer surface of the insert body, between the first end and the second end of the insert body is engaged against the inner surface of the housing,
- wherein a first portion of the fluid passage extends to the outer surface of the insert body in a first direction, a second portion that extends from the outer surface of the insert body in a second direction, and a third portion that extends to the outer surface of the insert body in the first direction, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction.
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