Title:
A COLSED VENOUS -CARDIOTOMY RESERVOIR WITH IMPROVED AIR HANDLING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006057650
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention is a closed complaint venous reservoir with at least one public wall having at least three innovative features: 1) the venous reservoir incorporates means that purge gas bubbles entering the venous reservoir without the user intervention, 2) the venous reservoir incorporates a cardiotomy reservoir, and 3) the pliable wall of the venous reservoir is sealed within a rigid housing allowing control of its 'atmospheric' pressure, and therefore the pressure at which the wall collapses. The contribution of the three innovative features provides a collapsible complaint reservoir unitized with cardiotomy reservoir having air removal features and enabling vacuum augmented venous drainage (VAVD) that much of the open hardshell venous-cardiotomy reservoir unit, while retaining the advantages of the closed soft shell venous reservoir.
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Inventors:
TAMARI YEHUDA (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/002198
Publication Date:
October 12, 2006
Filing Date:
January 24, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TAMARI YEHUDA (US)
International Classes:
A61M1/14; A61B19/00
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Other References:
See also references of EP 1720585A4
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