Blood recovery system and method
US5024613A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/63
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intraoperative blood recovery system and method for salvaging operative blood while simultaneously delivering previously collected blood to a reinfusion system. A blood collection and transfer reservoir, having multiple compartments which can be separated by vacuum or pressure barriers, is designed to maintain a continuous suction for blood inflow while blood previously collected can be simultaneously transported through the reservoir to achieve the uninterrupted flow of blood into and delivery of blood out of the reservoir.
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