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Microporous hollow fiber blood oxygenator

US6350411B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1998
Grant dateFeb 26, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/28
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is to a process for blood oxygenation using a microporous fiber membrane. The use of the hollow fiber allows improvements in plasma break through results. The oxygenator includes a housing and microporous membrane cartridge. The cartridge comprises a microporous hollow fiber membrane having a wall thickness greater than 30 microns and having a bubble point of ≧150 psig.

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