title: Clinical evaluation of an air embolism detection device.
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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Perfusion Technology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: William A.
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Vivian
authors.forename: Kenneth P.
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: Jane E.
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hackett
authors.forename: Diane K.
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Charles C.
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Reed