Profile: Circulatory Technology, Inc. develops medical devices to improve the safety and efficacy of cardiopulmonary bypass. Our products include The Better-Bladder™ (BB), The V-Bag™, The Better-Header™ and The Better-Venter™. The Better-Bladder™ (BB) is an inline reservoir that allows noninvasive pressure measurements, for example, during vacuum augmented venous drainage (VAVD). The BB has a standard perfusion tubing with a thin walled, sausage shaped balloon sealed within a rigid housing. The major advantage of the BB is that the measured pressure can be used as the input signal to a pump controller to stop or decrease pump speed at a chosen pressure. The second advantage of the BB is that it can be placed near the patient instead of on the floor, if the pressure set to stop/slow the pump is negative (e.g., -50 mmHg). The V-Bag™ is a disposable soft shell venous reservoir that provides a compliant volume chamber and acts as a bubble trap during procedures requiring cardiopulmonary bypass support for periods of up to six hours. It can provide VAVD or can be used for gravity drainage. The Better-Header is a disposable for the roller pump that automatically protects against over-pressurization. The Better-Venter™ is designed for use in an extracorporeal circuit to prevent excessive negative pressure during venting. It also incorporates a one-way valve in the inlet tubing to reduce the possibility of flow returning to the heart.

FDA Registration Number: 2436790