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Assembly for filtering amniotic fluid

US5015369A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1990
Grant dateMay 14, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 22, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2202/0494
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An assembly for the removal and examination of amnioytes in early pregnancy by filtering the amniotic fluid and returning the fluid to the fetus subsequent to filtering wherein a conduit structure has a filter incorporated therein and is constructed to include two different paths of fluid flow, one for drawing off said amniotic fluid through the filter means and one for returning the amniotic fluid subsequent to filtering along a path which bypasses said filter structure.

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