A venous reservoir is provided in which a blood inlet (42) is located at an inlet end (70) of the container (48) which extends upwardly with a fast rise and for a sufficient distance to allow the blood entering the inlet to enter a large volume and to expand rapidly. The top (74) of the inlet end wall...http://www.google.de/patents/US4643713?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4643713 - Venous reservoir
