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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:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
May. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Bruce S. Ellingboe, Littleton, CO (US);
John J. Kappus, Denver, CO (US);
Gary A. Carson, Golden, CO (US);
Kevin J. Kollar, Ada, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bruce S. Ellingboe, Littleton, CO (US);
John J. Kappus, Denver, CO (US);
Gary A. Carson, Golden, CO (US);
Kevin J. Kollar, Ada, MI (US);
Assignee:
Sorin Group USA, Inc., Arvada, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); F04B 45/06 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disposable cartridge for use in extracorporeal blood perfusions systems that have a control unit for controlling the flow of fluids. The cartridge has a housing defining a plurality of internal passageways that connect to a cardiopulmonary circuit, a cardioplegia circuit and a suction circuit. The cartridge may be fitted with one or more of a bubble trap, a filter, and a valve.