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Cardiovasc Dis. 1980 Dec;7(4):425-428.

Clinical evaluation of an air embolism detection device.

Cardiovascular diseases

William A. Vivian, Kenneth P. Malloy, Jane E. Hackett, Diane K. Clark, Charles C. Reed

Affiliations

  1. Section of Perfusion Technology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 15216247 PMCID: PMC287887

Abstract

The clinical evaluation of the Sarns Air-Bubble Detector System in over 4,000 assorted operative procedures using cardiopulmonary bypass is described in this report. The system is designed to produce an alarm when a bolus of air enters the circuit. False alarms caused by electrical static within the operating room can be eliminated with a filter incorporated into the electrical circuit.

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