Patent ID: 8052632

Claim:
A cardiotomy reservoir, comprising an outer wall, top lid, and bottom, enclosing an interior space; wherein the lid comprises connectors for the inflow of blood to be filtered, the bottom comprises a connector for the outflow of filtered blood; a filtering mass that divides the interior of the reservoir into a portion connected to the inflow connectors and a portion connected to the outflow connector; wherein the filtering mass is configured to retain fats in blood; wherein the bottom portion of the reservoir comprises first and second partition members, the location of which form ports, at different heights, that allow flow to the outlet connector; wherein the first partition member, which is closest to the outlet connector, defines flow ports located at a height, from the bottom of the reservoir, that is greater than the height of the ports formed by the location of the second partition member; and wherein the apparatus further comprises detachable means for blocking said outflow connector.