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Article: Publication No. WO/2009/120055 Published on Oct. 1, Assigned to Innovamedica S.A.P.I. de C.V. for Blood Pump Connecting Device, Method (Mexican Inventor)
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- October 8, 2009
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GENEVA, Oct. 8 -- Benjamin Duenas Figueroa, Mexico, has developed a device and method for connecting a blood pump without trapping air bubbles.
The patent has been assigned to Innovamedica S.A.P.I. de C.V., D.F., Mexico.
According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to an "apparatus and method for connecting a medical tube or any other type of fluid conduit to a ventricular assist device or any other type of pumping device used to pump blood during cardiac circulatory support for vascular surgery. The apparatus and method prevent air bubbles from entering the cardiac circulatory support system when cannulas ...