DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE BLOOD PRIMING VOLUME AND MEMBRANE SURFACE AREA IN MICROFLUIDIC LUNG ASSIST DEVICES

• Main Authors: KOLACHALAMA, Vijaya, HSIAO, James C, BORENSTEIN, Jeffrey T, CHAREST, Joseph L, KIM, Ernest, KNIAZEVA, Tatiana, EPSHTEYN, Alla
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 31.10.2018
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

A device and method for oxygenating blood is disclosed herein. The device includes a plurality of passive mixing elements that causes a fluid to mix as it flows through the device. The passive mixing elements continually expose new red blood cells to the portion of the flow channel where oxygenation...