09-09-2017, 01:55 PM
Cardio-Pulmonary Circulation with the Pulmonary Heart Machine
An extracorporeal circulation pump (ECC), often called the heart lung machine or simply as the "pump", mimics the function of the heart and lungs by temporarily assuming heart and lung function during surgery so the surgeon can working a surgical field without blood. Used during coronary artery bypass and other heart surgeries, as well as heart and lung transplantation, the heart-lung machine is an accessory in any cardiac operating room.
However, as with any pump, the flow of the pump is subject to change and verification of the actual flow of the pump is recommended. That's why you see so many Transonic Tubing Flowsensors applied to CPB circuits inside the RUPs. To avoid this need for an external quality assurance sensor, heart-lung machine manufacturers have incorporated the Transonic flow into their machines to ensure that the correct flows are pumped through the cardiopulmonary bypass circuits during these critical surgeries.
An extracorporeal circulation pump (ECC), often called the heart lung machine or simply as the "pump", mimics the function of the heart and lungs by temporarily assuming heart and lung function during surgery so the surgeon can working a surgical field without blood. Used during coronary artery bypass and other heart surgeries, as well as heart and lung transplantation, the heart-lung machine is an accessory in any cardiac operating room.
However, as with any pump, the flow of the pump is subject to change and verification of the actual flow of the pump is recommended. That's why you see so many Transonic Tubing Flowsensors applied to CPB circuits inside the RUPs. To avoid this need for an external quality assurance sensor, heart-lung machine manufacturers have incorporated the Transonic flow into their machines to ensure that the correct flows are pumped through the cardiopulmonary bypass circuits during these critical surgeries.