Method of facilitating oxygen transport in blood oxygenators
US5741424A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2323/38
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Oxygen transfer to blood plasma in a blood oxygenator using a microporous membrane exposed to blood on one side and to oxygen on the other is facilitated by bonding an oxygen-carrying chemical such as hematin or a perfluorocarbon to at least the blood-contacting surface of the membrane.
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