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Apparatus for removing chemotherapy compounds from blood

  • US 10,569,004 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2019
  • Issued: 02/25/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a subject with cancer of the liver, comprising:

  • isolating blood flow out of the liver;

    administering a chemotherapeutic agent arterially to the isolated liver;

    collecting blood laden with the chemotherapeutic agent from the isolated liver;

    filtering the blood laden with the chemotherapeutic agent with a filter apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet and an outlet, an extraction media comprising hemocompatible polymer coated carbon cores contained within the housing, wherein the carbon cores have a pore volume of about 1.68 cc/g to about 2.17 cc/g, to provide filtered blood, andreturning the filtered blood to the subject.

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