Cardioplegia delivery apparatus and method of use
US5702358A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/03
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cardioplegia delivery device for providing variable ratio delivery of blood and cardioplegia solution to a patient. The device includes separate pumps for crystalloid and blood. A heat exchanger control circuit is provided which includes a heater and an ice bath for warming or cooling the cardioplegia fluid delivered to the patient. The heat exchanger control circuit includes a priming circuit which may be used to purge air bubbles from the circuit.
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