Patent ID: 9278169
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A portable lung assist system comprising: (a) a blood pump, wherein the blood pump has an outlet and an inlet adapted for communication with the circulatory system of a mammalian subject at an inlet location, and wherein the blood pump can be carried by a subject; (b) one or more return fittings adapted for communication with the circulatory system of the subject at one or more return locations remote from the inlet location; (c) an external, portable blood oxygenator having a blood inlet releasably connectable and which is in communication with the outlet of the pump and a blood outlet releasably connectable with one of said return fittings; and (d) a bypass conduit adapted to connect the outlet of the blood pump in communication with one of said return fittings at least when the oxygenator is disconnected, wherein the portable lung assist system supplements the action of the subject's lungs.