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PHILIP CRASTNOPOL, M.D.; ILHAN BUMIN, M.D.; JACOB HIRSCH, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1962;84(5):589-590.

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We have had a stainless steel well constructed * for use in extracorporeal circulation systems. This apparatus facilitates: (1) measurement of perfusion pressure; (2) addition of materials to the system; (3) withdrawal of samples for analysis; (4) monitoring of the temperature of the perfused blood; (5) removal of trapped air by external venting.

Description

The chamber is constructed of highly polished stainless steel (Figs. 1 and 2). It is 4.7 cm. in depth and has an inner diameter of 2.1 cm. and a capacity of 16 cu. cm. The cap is screwed into the main chamber over a rubber gasket. Into the top of the cap is welded a ridged stainless steel nipple which is adapted to plastic tubing (Mayon) of 1/4 in. internal diameter. In the perfusion system, this nipple is connected by a 25 cm. length of tubing, loosely plugged above with sterile cotton to a Tycos manometer. Air . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BROOKLYN

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Downstate Medical Center (Dr. Crastnopol).; From the Isaac Albert Research Institute of the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital, the Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Long Island Jewish Hospital, and the Department of Surgery, Downstate Medical Center.

Footnotes
Received for publication July 7, 1961.

Supported in part by Research Grant H-4233 (A) of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.

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