Device for the treatment of blood
US5188801A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/28
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a blood-treatment device including hollow fibers which are suitable for conveying a fluid and are in a plurality of superposed layers arranged in directions which are offset from layer to layer so as to create a uniform flow of blood from an inlet chamber adjacent one end layer of the plurality of superposed layers to an outlet chamber adjacent the other end layer, the blood passing through the layers in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto and bathing the external surfaces of the hollow fibers.
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