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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:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1989
Earl W Clausen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Lloyd C Hubbard, Deephaven, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A combined blood reservoir/pump for heart/lung bypass surgery includes a chamber having an upper reservoir chamber and a lower pump chamber with a passage connecting the reservoir chamber and the pump chamber. An inlet positioned adjacent an upper end of the housing supplies blood to the reservoir. An impeller is positioned in the pump chamber and is driven by a shaft which has its lower end connected to the impeller and an upper end connected to a drive motor which is mounted near the top end of the housing. An outlet is connected to the pump chamber for supplying blood from the combination blood reservoir/pump.