Patent · US Expired

Cell inoculation device

US5891713A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 6, 1997
Grant dateApr 6, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 6, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M1/1698
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to the safe and effective biotreatment of circulating fluids. In one general aspect of the invention, an apparatus (e.g., liver assist system) for circulating and bioprocessing a fluid (e.g., plasma) includes a conduit for circulating the fluid, an oxygenator for supplying oxygen to the fluid, a pump adapted to circulate the fluid through the conduit, a bioreactor unit, connected within the conduit, adapted to process the fluid, and a container connected within the conduit for receiving and releasing a portion of the fluid.

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