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Integrated cardioplegia delivery system
Assignee: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
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Filing: 1981-06-30
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Granted: 1984-02-28
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Expires: 2001-06-30
Abstract
Abstract A bubble trap for a cardioplegia system in which cardioplegia medication or a mixture of arterial blood and medication is delivered to the heart of a patient undergoing open heart surgery which includes a bubble trap in conjunction with the delivery system which separates air from the arterial flow and provides visual indication of an increase of air in the system, together with a flow means for lengthening the path of flow through the trap to achieve maximum separation of air from the arterial flow.
Inventors
- 👤 Erin J. Lindsay
- 👤 Jeffrey T. Snyder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M1/00; A61M1/36; A61M1/3621; A61M1/3627; A61M1/3639; A61M1/3641; B; B01; B01D; B01D19/00; B01D19/0042; A61M1/3623
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
In a cardioplegia system in which cardioplegia medication or a mixture of arterial blood and medication is delivered to the heart of a patient during open heart surgery, and including a cooling medium and apparatus for cooling the cardioplegic fluid flowing to the heart, an improvement in a bubble trap having an inlet connected to the cooling apparatus and an outlet leading to the heart cannula which comprises: (a) an upright cylindrical chamber formed of transparent material having a top wall with a connection port, a bottom wall with an outlet port, and upright side walls connecting said top wall and said bottom wall, (b) an entrance well supported at the bottom wall extending upwardly into said chamber having an upper overflow rim located between the top and bottom walls and spaced from the side walls of the chamber, said entrance well having an inlet opening for cardioplegia fluid, said overflow rim of said well being shaped to discharge entering fluid toward one side of said chamber, and said one side of said chamber being on the side of the chamber away from said outlet port in said bottom wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
In a cardioplegia system in which cardioplegia medication or a mixture of arterial blood and medication is delivered to the heart of a patient during open heart surgery, and including a cooling medium and apparatus for cooling the cardioplegic fluid flowing to the heart, an improvement in a bubble trap having an inlet connected to the cooling apparatus and an outlet leading to the heart cannula which comprises: (a) an upright cylindrical chamber formed of transparent material having a top wall with a connection port, a bottom wall with an outlet port, and upright side walls connecting said top wall and said bottom wall, (b) an entrance well supported at the bottom wall extending upwardly into said chamber having an upper overflow rim located between the top and bottom walls and spaced from the side walls of the chamber, said entrance well having an inlet opening for cardioplegia fluid, said overflow rim of said well being shaped to discharge entering fluid toward one side of said chamber, and said one side of said chamber being on the side of the chamber away from said outlet port in said bottom wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system as defined in claim 1 in which the overflow rim of said well lies in a plane tilted with respect to the axis of said chamber to discharge entering fluid to one side of said chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system as defined in claim 1 in which the overflow rim of said well is shaped to discharge entering fluid toward one side of said chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system as defined in claim 1 in which said well is disposed coaxially with said chamber and formed of a double wall, the interior wall of which narrows to an inlet at the bottom of the cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system as defined in claim 1 in which said cylinder has a depending bottom skirt and said bottom wall containing said well serves to close said skirt.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as defined in claim 1 in which the top wall of said cylinder is domed and the connection port in the top wall is located centrally thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system as defined in claim 1 in which said cylinder has upper and lower visible annular markings, one above the rim of said well and one below said rim.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of degasifying a liquid which comprises: (a) passing the liquid upwardly into a chamber, (b) providing a spill rim within said chamber over which the liquid flows upon entry to said chamber, (c) causing said liquid to discharge over said rim in a direction toward one side of said chamber, and (d) discharging said liquid at the bottom of said chamber away from said one side wherein said liquid must flow from said one side around said rim to said outlet before being discharged from said chamber.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of degasifying a liquid which comprises: (a) passing the liquid upwardly into a chamber, (b) providing a spill rim within said chamber over which the liquid flows upon entry to said chamber, (c) causing said liquid to discharge over said rim in a direction toward one side of said chamber, and (d) discharging said liquid at the bottom of said chamber away from said one side wherein said liquid must flow from said one side around said rim to said outlet before being discharged from said chamber.
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