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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Gerhard Müller-spanka, Emmering, DE;
Hans-reinhard Zerkowski, Riehen, CH;
Inventors:
Gerhard Müller-Spanka, Emmering, DE;
Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, Riehen, CH;
Assignee:
ZOLL LifeBridge GmbH, Ampfing, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/34 (2006.01); A61M 1/16 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16K 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3626 (2013.01); A61M 1/1698 (2013.01); A61M 1/3666 (2013.01); A61M 1/3621 (2013.01); A61M 1/3627 (2013.01); A61M 2001/3629 (2013.01); A61M 2001/1601 (2013.01); A61M 2001/3632 (2013.01); A61M 1/3643 (2013.01); F16K 31/00 (2013.01); F16K 35/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for providing extracorporeal blood circulation and oxygenation control include multi-stage de-airing of blood to provide automated cardiopulmonary replacement to sustain patient life during a medical procedure such as cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, keyhole cardiopulonary bypass graft surgery, percutaneous angioplasty, percutaneous stent placement, and percutaneous etherectomy.