Integrated blood oxygenator and pump system having active blood oxygenator
US6387323B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2206/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integrated blood oxygenation and pump system suitable for use in a sterile field having a low priming volume is provided in which a blood oxygenator portion of the system includes an active element, separate from the pump, that disrupts the development of laminar flow and stagnation zones in the fiber bundle employed for gas exchange. The integrated system enables the pump and oxygenator to be used independently of one another or be rapidly reconfigured to provide both pumping action and blood oxygenation.
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