Extracorporeal blood handling system with integrated heat exchanger
US7022284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/28
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus for oxygenating and pumping blood includes a housing defining a blood flow path including, in series, a gas collection plenum, a pump space and a blood oxygenation element. A pump disposed in the pump space is configured to draw blood from the gas collection plenum and propel blood from the pump space through a heat exchanger and the blood oxygenation element. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchange plate and a coolant space.
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