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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Indian Wells Medical, Inc., Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
David W. Wieting, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Jay A. Lenker, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Indian Wells Medical, Inc., Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/165 (2006.01); A61M 1/16 (2006.01); A61M 5/36 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B04C 5/08 (2006.01); B04C 5/02 (2006.01); B04C 3/00 (2006.01); B04C 5/04 (2006.01); B04C 5/107 (2006.01); B04C 3/06 (2006.01); B04C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3633 (2013.01); A61M 1/1658 (2013.01); A61M 5/36 (2013.01); A61M 2206/16 (2013.01); B01D 19/0094 (2013.01); B04C 5/08 (2013.01); A61M 2205/75 (2013.01); B04C 5/02 (2013.01); B04C 2009/007 (2013.01); B01D 19/0057 (2013.01); A61M 2205/7527 (2013.01); B04C 3/00 (2013.01); B01D 2247/10 (2013.01); A61M 1/3666 (2013.01); B04C 5/04 (2013.01); A61M 1/3626 (2013.01); B04C 5/107 (2013.01); B01D 2247/108 (2013.01); B04C 3/06 (2013.01); B01D 2247/101 (2013.01); B04C 9/00 (2013.01); A61M 1/3627 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for removing gas bubbles from blood during circulatory assist procedures. An active filter apparatus forces the bubbles to the center of the system where they are removed from the blood before the blood exits the filter.