Electronic apparatus for blood transfusion

• US 6,099,492 A
• Filed: 04/27/1998
• Issued: 08/08/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Guy Le Boeuf
• Original Assignee: Guy Le Boeuf
• Inventors: Le Boeuf, Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss, John G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ruhl, Dennis
• Application Number:
  US09/066,648
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• Field of Search: 604/4-7, 222/103, 128/DIG. 12, 128/DIG. 13
• US Class Current: 604/6.09
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/02 Blood transfusion apparatus blood infusion by syringes A61M5/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14513 with secondary fluid driving or regulating the infusion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/148 flexible, e.g. independent bagsA61M5/155 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1685 by detection of position of a floating member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/44 having means for cooling or heating the devices or media
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/12 Pressure infusion
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/13 Infusion monitoring

Abstract

A blood transfusion device has at least one blood accelerating pump, a variable volume reservoir, at least one single-use blood supply bag, a platen, a blood reheater, a single-use blood reheater bag, a filtration system and a perfusion line. The variable volume reservoir varies in volume using an accordion-like bellows or a flexible pocket acted upon by the blood accelerating pump. The single-use blood supply bag contains concentrated corpuscles, plasma, or a solution of albumin. The blood supply bag is disposed between two plates precisely spaced apart. The platen is acted upon by the accordion-like bellows or the flexible pocket to slide in parallel to the two plates, and is disposed between the variable volume reservoir and the blood supply bag. The blood reheater includes an assembly of two double plates, each double plate having a preheating plate heated to a constant temperature slightly less than 38°, and a heating plate heated to a variable volume controlled by a temperature detector at an outlet of the blood transfusion apparatus. The single-use blood reheater bag is disposed between each of the two double plates and communicates, via an inlet member, with the single-use blood supply bag. The filtration system is disposed at an outlet of the blood transfusion apparatus, and the perfusion line is connected to an outlet of the filtration system by conical couplings, and is terminated in a trocar.

Claims

1. Blood transfusion apparatus comprising:

at least one compression pump comprising a pump outlet;

a reservoir of variable volume which varies in volume by means of an accordion-like bellows acted upon by said at least one compression pump, said reservoir being connected to said pump outlet;

at least one single-use blood supply bag for containing one of concentrated corpuscles, plasma and a solution of albumin, said at least one blood supply bag comprising an outlet and being disposed between two surfaces precisely spaced apart;

a pressure plate pushed or retracted by said accordion-like bellows so as to remain parallel to said two surfaces, said pressure plate being disposed between said variable volume reservoir and said at least one blood supply bag;

a blood reheater comprising an assembly of two double plates, each double plate comprising a preheating plate heated to a constant temperature slightly less than 38°

C., and a heating plate heated to a variable temperature controlled by a temperature detector;

a single use blood reheater bag disposed between each of said two double plates, said single use blood reheater bag communicating, via an inlet member, with said at least one single use blood supply bag outlet;

a filtration system having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet being disposed at an outlet of said blood reheater bag, said filtration system further comprising the temperature detector; and

a perfusion line connected to said outlet of said filtration system by conical couplings and terminated in a trocar.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional area of the outlet of the single-use reheater bag is equal to a transverse cross-section (77) of said single-use reheater bag, said single-use reheater bag also comprising a frame (43) forming a partition having a thickness essentially the same as a distance between said double plates and to which are sealed sheets (41) of small thickness.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said filtration system comprises a micro-filtration screen, and is prolonged by an air trap comprising a float (61) and a detection means to detect a position of said float (61) and to control a stopping of said transfusion apparatus in a case of malfunction.

4. Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a member (62) transmitting heat is fixed in a flat wall of said filtration system bearing on said temperature detector (73) to permit measuring an outlet temperature of said one of concentration corpuscles, plasma and solution of albumin and to adjust said blood reheater.