These products are used when open-heart surgery requires stopping the patient's heart. They essentially take over the role of the heart in supplying blood to the body, and the lungs in exchanging gases.
- Oxygenator
- Roller pump
- Centrifugal pump
- Blood gas monitor
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Roller pump |
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- Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support
- Arterial cannulae
venous return catheters
- Hemoconcentrator
- Blood circuit
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Hollow fiber oxygenator |
Cardiopulmonary system
When the heart is stopped during surgery, blood is routed outside of the body to an oxygenator where it exchanges its waste gases for oxygen. It is then pumped back into the body, keeping the patient alive until the heart can be restarted.
