Cabot Technology Corporation

Steven Wheatman

A fluid delivery apparatus is provided for use during surgical procedures. It includes a pump, a controller connected to the pump, a fluid delivery tube, and a pressure transducer connected to a downstream portion of the fluid delivery tube. Also provided is a replaceable tubing assembly for use with the fluid delivery system.

Fluid management system and replaceable tubing assembly therefor

An apparatus is provided for heating fluid contained in one or more bags and delivering the fluid from at least one bag to a surgical patient. The apparatus includes a housing sized and shaped to enclose at least one bag containing fluid and having a door positioned to provide access to an interior of the housing. The apparatus also includes an inflatable bladder mounted in the interior of the housing and connected to a source of pressurized fluid for inflation. The inflatable bladder is positioned within the housing for exerting force against at least one bag mounted within the housing. The apparatus also includes a heater mounted adjacent the housing door in heat transfer relationship with the fluid in at least one bag. The invention also provides a method for maintaining the temperature of fluid contained in one or more bags and for delivering the fluid from at least one bag to a surgical patient.

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Lower Gwynedd, PA, United States of America

Steven Wheatman