Patent ID: 8241264
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for collecting and salvaging blood comprising: a first chamber with a below atmosphere internal pressure for continuous collection of blood through an inlet port; a second chamber for receiving blood from the first chamber through a connection channel; a channel valve manually controllable to close the connection channel; a control means for simultaneously controlling the channel valve and the internal pressure of the second chamber between an internal pressure corresponding to the internal pressure of the first chamber and ambient air pressure, wherein said control means is arranged to provide an internal pressure corresponding to the internal pressure of the first chamber to the second chamber through a passageway separated from the connection channel for providing blood from the first chamber to the second chamber; and a rotatable plate member arranged between the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the rotatable plate member further comprises a manipulation handle, which extends past the walls of the first and second chambers, and which is usable for manually rotating the rotatable plate member.