Pressure cuffs are devices used to pressurize (to a nominal pressure of 300 mmhg) physiological solutions stored in plastic bags during invasive pressure monitoring or to facilitate rapid infusion of these solutions. manually operated cuffs require an initial inflation and intermittent reinflation… More

The purpose of this work is to design, fabricate, evaluate and manufacture an innovative pumping system for extracorporeal circulation comprised of innovative tubing and roller pump. the innovative tubing incorporates means to measure inlet and outlet pressure noninvasively, possesses extended… More

Circulatory Technology Incorporated (CTI) responds to the Department of the Navy's solicitation topic N96-167 titled "Container for Storing and Processing Injectable Carbon Dioxide-Containing Fluids and Freeze-Dried Blood Components". In particular CTI proposes to develop a specially… More

Not Available Thorleaf Research, Inc. proposes to develop new, very low power MEMS-based gas chromatography (GC) instrumentation for coupling with with miniaturized mass spectrometers (MS) such as the miniature quadrupole MS arrays, miniature rotating field MS instrum

Augmented venous return allows the perfusionist to use a venous line having a smaller inner diameter thereby reducing prime volume and allows the surgeon to use a smaller venous cannula resulting in easier insertion, better surgical view and a smaller surgical incision. Since venous bags have been… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Augmented venous return allows the perfusionist to use a venous line having a smaller inner diameter thereby reducing prime volume and allows the surgeon to use a smaller venous cannula resulting in easier insertion, better surgical view and a smaller surgical… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Augmented venous return allows the perfusionist to use a venous line having a smaller inner diameter thereby reducing prime volume and allows the surgeon to use a smaller venous cannula resulting in easier insertion, better surgical view and a smaller surgical… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Sepsis, a clinical syndrome associated with infection, is a major complication that can develop after surgery or trauma. It affects roughly 700,000 patients annually with an associated annual cost of 16.7 billion. Sept ic patients can develop multiple organ… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The cardiopulmonary bypass circuit (i.e. the Heart Lung Machine) that supports patients undergoing cardiac surgery, is constantly being refined. Both the venous reservoir and the cardiotomy reservoir, prominent in the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit have weakness.… More