Extracorporeal blood circulation system and drip chamber with adjustable blood level
AssigneeCobe Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsJames T. Boag, Brian E. Morgan
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Abstract
In accordance with the invention there is provided an extracorporeal blood circulation system including a drip chamber having a blood inlet in its top and a blood outlet in its bottom, such chamber during operation containing blood in its bottom portion and air in its top portion, an air passage communicating with the top of the chamber, an air pump communicating with the atmosphere and with the passage for pumping air through the passage from the chamber into the atmosphere and from the atmosphere into the chamber, and means for selectively actuating the pump to either pump air into or out of the chamber.
Claims3
An extracorporeal blood circulation system comprising tubing for conducting blood to and from a patient and including a chamber having a blood inlet at the top thereof and a blood outlet at the bottom thereof, said chamber during operation containing blood in its bottom portion and air in its top portion, an air passage communicating at one end thereof with the top portion of the chamber, an air pump communicating with said passage for pumping air through said passage from the chamber into the atmosphere or from the atmosphere into the chamber, and means for selectively actuating the pump to either pump air into or out of the chamber, said pump sealing said chamber from the atmosphere when said pump is not in operation.
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