Mounting apparatus for blood handling systems

A blood handling system comprising:

• a blood reservoir, a blood oxygenator, and a mounting apparatus, with the blood reservoir being adapted to be releasably mounted on the oxygenator by means of the mounting apparatus;
• the mounting apparatus having a slotted plate and a retention sleeve for releasably engaging the slotted plate, the retention sleeve being attached to the blood reservoir, and the slotted plate being attached to the blood oxygenator;
• the retention sleeve having a base with a flange projecting from the base, the flange having two parallel sides to form a track for retaining the slotted plate and an opening to receive the slotted plate, the base having a resiliently flexible tab with a tooth for releasably engaging and retaining the slotted plate, the tab being adapted to be moved between at least an unlocked position in which the slotted plate is adapted to both rotate and slide freely in and out of the track, and a locked position in which the flexible tab is resiliently biased to firmly engage the slotted plate with the tooth;
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• the slotted plate having spaced slots along its circumference adapted to be engaged by the tooth on the flexible tab when the tab is in its locked position.

A blood handling system comprising:

• a blood reservoir, a blood oxygenator, and a mounting apparatus, with the blood reservoir being adapted to be releasably mounted on the oxygenator by means of the mounting apparatus;
• the mounting apparatus having a slotted plate and a retention sleeve for releasably engaging the slotted plate, the retention sleeve being attached to the blood oxygenator, and the slotted plate being attached to the blood reservoir;
• the retention sleeve having a base with a flange projecting from the base, the flange having two parallel sides to form a track for retaining the slotted plate and an opening to receive the slotted plate, the base having a resiliently flexible tab with a tooth for releasably engaging and retaining the slotted plate, the tab being adapted to be moved between at least an unlocked position in which the slotted plate is adapted to both rotate and slide freely in and out of the track, and a locked position in which the flexible tab is resiliently biased to firmly engage the slotted plate with the tooth;
• the slotted plate having spaced slots along its circumference adapted to be engaged by the tooth on the flexible tab when the tab is in its locked position.

An apparatus for mounting one blood handling apparatus on another blood handling apparatus, the mounting apparatus comprising:

• a slotted plate and a retention sleeve for releasably engaging the slotted plate, the retention sleeve being adapted to attach to a first blood handling apparatus by means of a generally vertically oriented first stem, and the slotted plate being adapted to attach to the second blood handling apparatus by means of a generally vertically oriented second stem;
• the retention sleeve having a horizontally oriented base with a flange projecting perpendicular to the base, the flange having two parallel sides to form a track for retaining the slotted plate and an opening to receive the slotted plate, the base having a flexible tab with a tooth for releasably engaging and retaining the slotted plate, the flexible tab being adapted to be moved between at least a first unlocked position and a second locked position, the slotted plate being adapted to both rotate and slide freely in and out of the track when the tab is biased in the unlocked position, and the flexible tab being adapted to firmly engage the slotted plate with the tooth when the tab is in the unbiased locked position;
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• the slotted plate having spaced slots along its circumference adapted to be engaged by the tooth on the flexible tab.

A blood handling system comprising:

• a blood handling apparatus, a support structure, and a mounting apparatus, with the first blood handling apparatus being adapted to be releasably mounted on the support structure by means of the mounting apparatus;
• the mounting apparatus having a slotted plate and a retention sleeve to releasably engage the slotted plate, the retention sleeve being attached to the support structure, and the slotted plate being attached to the blood handling apparatus;
• the retention sleeve having a base with a flange projecting from the base, the flange having two parallel sides to form a track for retaining the slotted plate and an opening to receive the slotted plate, the base having a resiliently flexible tab with a tooth for releasably engaging and retaining the slotted plate, the flexible tab being adapted to be moved between at least an unlocked position in which the slotted plate is adopted to both rotate and slide freely in and out of the track, and a second locked position in which the flexible tab is resiliently biased to firmly engage the slotted plate with the tooth;
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• the slotted plate having spaced slots along its circumference adapted to be engaged by the tooth on the flexible tab when the tab is in its locked position.

A blood handling system comprising:

• a blood handling apparatus, a support structure, and a mounting apparatus, with the blood handling apparatus being adapted to be releasably mounted on the support structure by means of the mounting apparatus;
• the mounting apparatus having a slotted plate and a retention sleeve to releasably engage the slotted plate, the retention sleeve being attached to the blood handling apparatus, and the slotted plate being attached to the support structure;
• the retention sleeve having a base with a flange projecting from the base, the flange having two parallel sides to form a track for retaining the slotted plate and an opening to receive the slotted plate, the base having a resiliently flexible tab with a tooth for releasably engaging and retaining the slotted plate, the tab being adapted to be moved between at least an unlocked position in which the slotted plate is adapted to both rotate and slide freely in and out of the track, and a locked position in which the flexible tab is resiliently biased to firmly engage the slotted plate with the tooth;
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• the slotted plate having spaced slots along its circumference adapted to be engaged by the tooth on the flexible tab when the tab is in its locked position.