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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 20, 2008
Applicant:
Helge Myklebust, Stavanger, NO;
Inventor:
Helge Myklebust, Stavanger, NO;
Assignee:
Laerdal Medical AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cardiopulmonary bypass device may include a first tube configured for connection to a vein and a second tube configured for connection to an artery. The device may further include a pump connected between the first and second tubes. In a first mode, the pump may pump fluid in one direction and in a second mode, the pump may pump fluid in the opposite direction. A control unit may be coupled to the pump to control its operation. Lungs may functions as the oxygenator of the cardiopulmonary bypass device.