Other

Medtronic, Inc.

Michael P Sullivan

Richard T Stone

Cynthia T Clague

Frank D Dorman

Robert Cushing Hamlen

Timothy A Miller

Donald W Hegeman, Iii

Joseph E Poissant

A biological fluid transport device comprises a cutwater at the junction of at least two blood flow paths. The cutwater is substantially straight, substantially vertical, or both. At least one of the fluid paths may be tubular, and in some embodiments all of the fluid paths are tubular. The shear sensitive fluid may be, without limitation, blood, blood-based combinations, cell culture media, cell suspensions, proteins, and microcapsule suspensions. The device may be part of an extracorporeal circuit (e.g., blood during heart-lung bypass procedures or blood processing), but it need not be. Preferred embodiments of the device include, without limitation, kinetic pumps, mass transfer devices, filters, reservoirs, and heat exchangers.

Junction for shears sensitive biological fluid paths

Junction for shear sensitive biological fluid paths

A device including a valving mechanism which can be operated by one hand. The device includes a housing which surrounds a resilient block of material. The housing may be squeezed to depress and deform the resilient block. Passageways extend through the resilient block to conduct liquid therethrough. A first passage includes a solid valve positioned therein. Compression of the resilient block breaks the seal around the valve by distorting the passageway to allow flow therethrough. A second passage includes a capillary to allow continuous low volume flow not controlled by an operator.

Flow control apparatus

Growing community of inventors

Deephaven, MN, United States of America

Michael P Sullivan