DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A BLOOD PUMP WITHOUT TRAPPING AIR BUBBLES
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1. A disposable purging (“
- DIP”
) device for connecting cannulae to a cardiac circulatory support device for use in a cardiac circulatory support system, the DIP device comprising;
a device body having a distal ending and a proximal ending;
an inner semi-closed flexible ring positioned in the inner surface of the device body;
an air outlet formed in the device body between the distal ending and the proximal ending; and
a radially-disposed external conduit positioned in the air outlet.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for connecting medical tubing or any other type of fluidic circuit conduits (e.g., cannulae) to a ventricular assist device (“VAD”) or any other pumping device used for blood pumping during cardiac circulatory support for vascular surgery. The apparatus and the method prevent air bubbles from entering a cardiac circulatory support system when connecting cannulae to a VAD that may later enter the blood stream of a patient during cardiac surgery, and also provide for purging any air bubbles that may have entered the cardiac circulatory support system during a cannulae-VAD connection.
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1. A disposable purging (“
- DIP”
) device for connecting cannulae to a cardiac circulatory support device for use in a cardiac circulatory support system, the DIP device comprising;a device body having a distal ending and a proximal ending; an inner semi-closed flexible ring positioned in the inner surface of the device body; an air outlet formed in the device body between the distal ending and the proximal ending; and a radially-disposed external conduit positioned in the air outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for connecting cannulae to a cardiac circulatory support device, the method comprising:
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connecting an inflow disposable purging (“
DIP”
) device and an outflow DIP device to an inflow port and an output port, respectively, of a cardiac circulatory support device to form a support device/DIP device assembly;purging the support device/DIP device assembly of trapped air; occluding the inflow DIP device and the outflow DIP device; inserting an outflow cannula into the inflow DIP device and an inflow cannula into the outflow DIP device; purging air bubbles from each of the inflow DIP device and the outflow DIP device; and connecting the cannulae to the cardiac circulatory support device to form a support device/DIP device/cannulae assembly. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for connecting cannulae to a cardiac circulatory support device for use in a cardiac circulatory support system, the system comprising:
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two disposable purging (“
DIP”
) devices each having a distal ending and a proximal ending;a cardiac circulatory support device for use in a cardiac circulatory support system having inflow and outflow ports; connectors configured to attach the distal ending of a connector to each of the inflow and outflow ports; and cannulae configured for attachment to each of the inflow and outflow ports. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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