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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:
Nov. 22, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter L Carpenter, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Bruce A Amrine, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128399 ; 128D / ; 604-4 ; 604 56 ; 604113 ; 604 83 ;
Abstract
A system for achieving cardioplegia, a protective cessation of the heart muscle activity during open heart surgery which includes providing a circulation system in parallel with the main life support system and deriving a blood source from the arterial reservoir of the main life support system, moving blood from said source through a cooling heat exchanger for selective discharge to the aorta of the heart patient or to a cardiotomy reservoir in the main life support system. The system includes a means for titration of medication to the blood and temperature control and monitoring equipment.