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Heat exchange device for inducing cardioplegia

  • US 5,269,749 A
  • Filed: 05/08/1992
  • Issued: 12/14/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A heat exchange device, comprising:

  • a vessel having a top end and a bottom end, the vessel including a receptacle and a cap located on the receptacle, the cap being sealed to the receptacle and located on the top end of the vessel;

    a first chamber located in the vessel;

    a second chamber located in the vessel and being separated from the first chamber by a partition;

    elongated tube means located in the second chamber and being arranged in a convolution, the tube means for conveying a liquid to be cooled therein;

    means connected to the first chamber for supplying coolant to the first chamber;

    flow paths means extending between the first and second chambers for permitting fluid flow between the first and second chambers, the flow path means including means for uniformly distributing coolant over the elongated tube means; and

    means connected to the second chamber for evacuating coolant from the first chamber.

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