摘要:
Apparatus and methods for pumping and oxygenating blood are provided that include a gas removal system. An integrated blood processing unit (31) is provided in which a gas removal/blood filter (56), pump (55) and blood oxygenation element (70) are mounted within a common housing (40). The gas removal system includes a sensor (37) mounted on the housing to sense the presence of gas, and a valve (36) is operably coupled to the sensor to evacuate gas from the system when the sensor detects an accumulation of gas.
摘要:
Apparatus and methods for removing gas from a blood handling system. A filter apparatus (40) for monitoring and removing gas is provided comprising of a gas removal/blood filter (46), a sensor (45) to sense the presence of gas, and a valve (36) operably coupled to the sensor to evacuate gas from the apparatus when the sensor detects an accumulation of gas. When used with a previously known blood handling system, the present filter apparatus facilitates priming and the addition of additional blood handling elements during operation of the blood handling system.