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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:
Feb. 19, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael W Steffler, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Steven J Carusillo, Portage, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A61M / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604-7 ; 604317 ; 604-4 ; 604-5 ;
Abstract
A blood conservation system capable of receiving blood and lipids from a patient. A reservoir is releasably connectable to a patient for receiving body liquids, including blood. A transfusion unit is attached for receiving blood from the reservoir. The reservoir includes a valve unit actuable for transferring blood to the transfusion unit but preventing transfer of lipids. The valve unit also controls venting of the reservoir.