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Paracorporeal respiratory assist lung

  • US 20070020142A1
  • Filed: 04/21/2006
  • Published: 01/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A paracorporeal respiratory assist lung, comprising:

  • a housing having a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, a gas inlet and a gas outlet;

    a plurality of tubular gas permeable fiber membranes configured to form a fiber bundle, the fiber bundle being disposed within the housing and connected to and in fluid communication with the gas inlet and the gas outlet, wherein a first gap is configured between the housing and the fiber bundle;

    a stationary core being disposed within the fiber bundle, wherein a second gap is configured between the core and the fiber bundle; and

    means for rotating the fiber bundle, wherein the housing, fiber bundle and core are configured such that liquid entering the liquid inlet passes through the fiber bundle and into the liquid outlet.

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