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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Charles R. Bridges, Charlotte, NC (US);
Hansell H. Stedman, Norristown, PA (US);
Charles Yarnall, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
Charles R. Bridges, Charlotte, NC (US);
Hansell H. Stedman, Norristown, PA (US);
Charles Yarnall, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A perfusion circuit and a use thereof for delivering a substance to a subject's heart in situ during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery are provided. The perfusion circuit defines a path for re-circulating a solution containing a macromolecular complex through a coronary circulation circuit through a subject's heart during a surgical procedure in which the substance is prevented from being delivered to the subject's other organs.