Table 1

Examples of autotransfusion devices

Type of device

Manufacturer

Hemofiltration only
ConstaVac™ Blood Conservation System
Stryker

Autovac™ Postoperative Orthopaedic Autotransfusion Canister
Boehringer Laboratories

Solcotrans® Orthropaedic Autotransfusion System
Davol

AT200™ Hemofiltration System
Hematec
Red blood cell washing
OrthoPAT™
Haemonetics Corp.

Continuous Autotransfusion System (CATS)
Fresenius AG

Cell-Saver or Cell Saver 5
Haemonetics Corp.

Medtronic Autolog or Medtronic Sequestra 1000
Medtronic, Inc.

Cobe Baylor Rapid Autotransfusion Device (BRAT or BRAT 2)
COBE Cardiovascular

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