Patent ID: 7682327
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A heart-lung machine which can be carried by one person comprising: a first module which contains blood circulating elements which are necessary for the function of the heart-lung machine, said blood circulating elements including a reservoir, a blood pump and an oxygenator, said blood circulating elements contained in a first unitary housing, a second module physically separable from said first module, said second module containing a pump drive which mechanically drivingly engages said pump only when said first and second modules are connected together, and a control logic, said second module being isolated from blood processed by said blood circulating elements, said pump drive and said control logic contained in a second unitary housing, and a third module physically separable from said first and second module, said third module containing a programming unit, said programming unit including a computer programmed to adjust and prime the blood circulating elements, said programming unit and said computer contained in a third unitary housing, said third module being removable from said first and second module after priming and adjustment of said blood circulating elements whereupon operation of said first and second module continues independently powered by an external power source outside the third module.