| Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 19, Number 4, December 1987
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| Page(s) | 406 - 407 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/1987194000 | |
| Published online | 28 August 2023 | |
Original Article
An Air Embolism Detection Device for Use with a Non-Occlusive Arterial Pumphead
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and West, Inc. Provo, UT
* Direct communications to: William A. Vivian, 640 East 13th Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(J. Extra-Corpor. Technol. 19[4]: p. 406-407 Winter 1988). A clinical evaluation of an air-bubble detector system used in conjunction with a non-occlusive pumphead is described in this report. The detector system was originally designed for occlusive roller pumpheads. A non-occlusive pump system can now be integrated with an existing rollerhead pump setup to accomplish the same desired effect, that is, automatic shutoff of the non-occlusive arterial pumphead if air is detected. The system is designed to produce an audible alarm when a bolus of air enters the bypass circuit. This system can be operated in a manual or automatic mode for arterial pump shutoff. This system has been judged effective in our clinical setting.
Key words: air emboli / detection / pump / vortex / technique / safety / device
© 1987 AMSECT
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