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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:
Mar. 01, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zane H Geel, Tigard, OR (US);
John Maroney, Lafayette, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Dow Corp., Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210636 ; 2103213 ; 210409 ; 239598 ;
Abstract
A rinsing nozzle device is provided. The nozzle is a small, hand-held device adapted to deliver rinsing liquid into the interior of the blood chamber of a non-disassembleable artificial kidney to flush out blood clots or the like. The device provides a liquid receiving chamber in the end portion of the device from which the nozzle projects which functions to prevent splashing of the flushing liquid during use. The method for cleaning an artificial kidney for possible re-use is also disclosed.