Cardioplegia delivery apparatus and method of use

A cardioplegia delivery device for providing variable ratio delivery of blood and cardioplegia solution to a patient. The device includes separate pumps for crystalloid and blood. A heat exchanger control circuit is provided which includes a heater and an ice bath for warming or cooling the cardiopl...

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Hauptverfasser:	PAUL AKOPIAN, LELAND WITHERSPOON, GERALD D. BUCKBERG
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	A cardioplegia delivery device for providing variable ratio delivery of blood and cardioplegia solution to a patient. The device includes separate pumps for crystalloid and blood. A heat exchanger control circuit is provided which includes a heater and an ice bath for warming or cooling the cardioplegia fluid delivered to the patient. The heat exchanger control circuit includes a priming circuit which may be used to purge air bubbles from the circuit.