Assembly for receiving and discharging a collection of blood
US4435170A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1981 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2206/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The assembly comprises a blood collection vessel, a flexible tube removably connected to the collection vessel and a flow control mechanism for regulating the flow of liquid into or out of the collection vessel. One of the shaped sections of the collection vessel has a size effective to be grasped by the hand of an operator. Inlet and outlet means are disposed at opposite ends of the vessel so that blood may be introduced into the vessel at one end and discharged at the other end when desiring to place the blood back into the person. Other specific features of the invention include the particular structural configuration of the flow control mechanism the disposition of a flexible tube between the flow control mechanism and the collection vessel and other features of the collection vessel.
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