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An intraoperative blood recovery system and method for salvaging operative blood while simultaneously delivering previously collected blood to a reinfusion system. A blood collection and transfer reservoir, having multiple compartments which can be separated by vacuum or pressure barriers, is design

An intraoperative blood recovery system and method for salvaging operative blood while simultaneously delivering previously collected blood to a reinfusion system. A blood collection and transfer reservoir, having multiple compartments which can be separated by vacuum or pressure barriers, is designed to maintain a continuous suction for blood inflow while blood previously collected can be simultaneously transported through the reservoir to achieve an uninterrupted flow of blood into and delivery of blood out of the reservoir.

대표청구항 ▼

A fluid collection reservoir comprising a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, three or more fluid receiving compartments, with a first compartment being in fluid flow communication with said inlet and with a second compartment being in fluid flow communication with said outlet

A fluid collection reservoir comprising a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, three or more fluid receiving compartments, with a first compartment being in fluid flow communication with said inlet and with a second compartment being in fluid flow communication with said outlet, means for establishing a negative pressure in two or more of said compartments, means for mechanically and selectively isolating said compartments, and means for maintaining said second compartment at a pressure always greater than the pressure established in said first compartment while collecting and transporting fluid through said reservoir.