Conduit having spirally wound monofilament material
US4428403A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S138/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Device useful as a heat exchanger for blood or as an apparatus in which blood may be treated or reacted with selected reactants. Device comprises hollow tubing which has plastic monofilament placed in a generally spiral configuration around its outer surface, said monofilament being in the form of continuous or discontinuous projections or ridges. Strands of wire may be substituted for the plastic monofilament. Hollow tubing having such plastic monofilament or strands of wire is also included.
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