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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce A Amrine, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Sarns, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1282 / ; 128348 ;
Abstract
A method and device for connecting a life support machine to the heart of a patient during open heart surgery which includes a two-stage venous return catheter having spaced inlet openings in the tip end and spaced from the tip end to insure proper connection to the various cavities of the heart and adequate return flow for a life support machine.
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