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Integrated cardioplegia delivery system
Assignee: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp
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Filing: 1983-11-03
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Granted: 1985-04-23
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Expires: 2003-11-03
Abstract
Abstract 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. A cooling system incorporates flat coils vertically disposed in upright tanks in which the level of cooling liquid is controlled and thus the percentage area of the coil which is immersed. This permits the control of the cooling while isolating the blood or medication from the cooling system.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward S. Wells
- 👤 Spencer K. Ford
- 👤 Jack E. Werner
- 👤 Erin J. Lindsay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/44; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/36; A61M2205/3606; A61M2205/366
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A cooling system for cardioplegia and other uses which comprises: (a) a body of cooled liquid such as ice water, (b) a cooling tank to hold cooled liquid at varying levels in said tank, (c) a cooling coil for holding liquid to be cooled, said cooling coil supported in said tank and having inlet and outlet ends independent of said cooling tank, (d) means to move said cooled liquid to said tank, and (e) means to control the flow of cooled liquid to and from said tank to control the level of cooled liquid in said cooling tank and thus control the area of said cooling coil exposed to said cooled liquid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A cooling system for cardioplegia and other uses which comprises: (a) a body of cooled liquid such as ice water, (b) a cooling tank to hold cooled liquid at varying levels in said tank, (c) a cooling coil for holding liquid to be cooled, said cooling coil supported in said tank and having inlet and outlet ends independent of said cooling tank, (d) means to move said cooled liquid to said tank, and (e) means to control the flow of cooled liquid to and from said tank to control the level of cooled liquid in said cooling tank and thus control the area of said cooling coil exposed to said cooled liquid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A cooling system as defined in claim 1 in which said cooling tank comprises a relatively flat, upright tank open at the top, a cooling coil consisting of a plurality of loops disposed in said tank, the general shape of the coil being substantially flat and vertically disposed in said upright tank.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A cooling system as defined in claim 1 in which said means to control the flow of cooled liquid to said tank comprises a pump and a control valve to control the flow of cooled liquid from said pump to said cooling tank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
162 words
A cooling system for cardioplegia and other uses which comprises: (a) a body of cooled liquid such as ice water, (b) a cooling tank to hold cooled liquid at varying levels in said tank, (c) a cooling coil for holding liquid to be cooled, said cooling coil supported in said tank and having inlet and outlet ends independent of said cooling tank, (d) means to move said cooled liquid to said tank, (e) means to control the flow of cooled liquid to said tank, and (f) a second tank which serves as a receptacle and discharge vessel for said cooling tank; wherein said cooling tank has one or more openings to discharge said cooled liquid to said second tank at varying levels dependent on the rate of flow of cooled liquid to said cooling tank so as to control the level of cooled liquid in said cooling tank and thus control the area of said cooling coil exposed to said cooled liquid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
162 words
A cooling system for cardioplegia and other uses which comprises: (a) a body of cooled liquid such as ice water, (b) a cooling tank to hold cooled liquid at varying levels in said tank, (c) a cooling coil for holding liquid to be cooled, said cooling coil supported in said tank and having inlet and outlet ends independent of said cooling tank, (d) means to move said cooled liquid to said tank, (e) means to control the flow of cooled liquid to said tank, and (f) a second tank which serves as a receptacle and discharge vessel for said cooling tank; wherein said cooling tank has one or more openings to discharge said cooled liquid to said second tank at varying levels dependent on the rate of flow of cooled liquid to said cooling tank so as to control the level of cooled liquid in said cooling tank and thus control the area of said cooling coil exposed to said cooled liquid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A cooling system as defined in claim 4 in which said cooling tank and second tank have a common inlet and are readily separable to facilitate cleaning of each of said tanks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A cooling system as defined in claim 4 in which said cooling tank overflows at varying levels into said second tank and said second tank has a discharge outlet for said cooled liquid.
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