Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated blood oxygenator and pump system
- Patent Title (中): 综合血液充氧器和泵系统
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Application No.: US09475467Application Date: 1999-12-30
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Publication No.: US06503450B1Publication Date: 2003-01-07
- Inventor: Thomas A. Afzal , Jean-Pierre Dueri , Alex Leynov , Anthony Makarewicz , Alec A. Piplani , Greg Potts
- Applicant: Thomas A. Afzal , Jean-Pierre Dueri , Alex Leynov , Anthony Makarewicz , Alec A. Piplani , Greg Potts
- Main IPC: A61M114
- IPC: A61M114

Abstract:
Improvements to integrated blood pump/oxygenator having a rotating hollow fiber bundle assembly that both oxygenates and pumps blood are provided. An inner member arranged along a central axis of the device accelerates blood entering the fiber bundle to reduce microbubble generation and blood trauma. Shearing loads imposed on the fiber elements of the fiber bundle are reduced by the addition of a reinforcement structure, while the gas flow path is configured to reduce flooding and loss of oxygenation efficiency due to occasional rupture of fiber elements.
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