Heat exchanger and blood oxygenating device furnished therewith
US4791054A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/03
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a heat exchanger using hollow fibers formed of an organic polymer as the heat transfer tubes; a blood oxygenating device comprising a blood oxygenator combined with the aforesaid heat exchanger; and a small-sized and lightweight blood oxygenator which comprises a blood oxygenator of the hollow-fiber membrane type having the aforesaid heat exchanger incorporated thereinto to form an integral unit, and hence has excellent gas exchange and heat exchange performance.
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