US 11,911,543 B2
Integrated autotransfusion bowl and the fluid line organizer
Andrea Galavotti, Mirandola (IT); Elisa Maculan, San Felice sul Panaro (IT); Giampaolo Simonini, Reggio nell'Emilia (IT); and Ivo Panzani, Mirandola (IT)
Assigned to Sorin Group Italia S.r.l., Milan (IT)
Filed by Sorin Group Italia S.r.l., Milan (IT)
Filed on Mar. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/817,107.
Application 16/817,107 is a continuation of application No. 15/521,040, granted, now 10,617,804, previously published as PCT/IB2014/065558, filed on Oct. 23, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0206397 A1, Jul. 2, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61J 1/22 (2006.01); A61J 1/20 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2023.01); A61M 1/02 (2006.01); B04B 7/08 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); B04B 7/00 (2006.01); B04B 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/0281 (2013.01) [A61M 1/3692 (2014.02); A61M 1/3696 (2014.02); B04B 5/0442 (2013.01); B04B 7/00 (2013.01); B04B 7/08 (2013.01); A61M 2205/12 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An autotransfusion system for separating fluid constituents of a fluid including a housing for autotransfusion processing, the autotransfusion system further comprising:
a rotatable drive member, the rotatable drive member including a receiving surface configured to receive any one of a plurality of different externally shaped centrifuge bowls;
a centrifuge bowl, the centrifuge bowl comprising an exterior configuration adapted to fit within the rotatable drive member, at least a portion of the exterior configuration of the centrifuge bowl adapted to engage a portion of the receiving surface of the rotatable drive member such that the centrifuge bowl can be inserted into and rotationally coupled to the rotatable drive member; and
a disposable fluid line organizer adapted to operatively couple to the centrifuge bowl and removably couple to the housing, the disposable fluid line organizer including a plurality of fluid lines, the fluid lines configured to facilitate delivery and removal of one or more fluids from the centrifuge bowl.