APPARATUS FOR PURIFICATION OF BLOOD AND A PROCESS THEREOF
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1. ) An apparatus for purification of blood, wherein said apparatus comprisinga) membranes (16, 17) placed inside the chambers (15, 18) respectively, wherein chambers (15, 18) are located adjacently;
- b) an impermeable jacket (9) having porous permeable membrane (9A) is connected to membranes (16, 17) through channel (11);
c) unidirectional valve (8) is connected to the porous permeable membrane (9A) to allow unpurified blood into the membranes (16, 17) using the channel (11);
d) a chamber (26) is connected to membranes (16, 17) through channel (13) to store L1 solution provided with bubble trapper valve (25) to prevent entry of air bubbles into the chamber (26);
e) outlets of chambers (18, 15) are connected to waste outlet (19) through channel (19A, 19B) respectively to carry impure L2 solution; and
f) outlets of membranes (17,16) are connected to purified blood outlet (20) through channels (20A, 20B) respectively to circulate purified blood to veins.
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Abstract
The present invention is in relation to an apparatus for purification of blood and a method for assembling such apparatus. Also, the invention provides solution to the problem of kidney damage, wherein the damaged kidney can be replaced with the apparatus of instant invention to help in the purification of blood and thus helps the patients at large having kidney related disorders.
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1. ) An apparatus for purification of blood, wherein said apparatus comprising
a) membranes (16, 17) placed inside the chambers (15, 18) respectively, wherein chambers (15, 18) are located adjacently; -
b) an impermeable jacket (9) having porous permeable membrane (9A) is connected to membranes (16, 17) through channel (11); c) unidirectional valve (8) is connected to the porous permeable membrane (9A) to allow unpurified blood into the membranes (16, 17) using the channel (11); d) a chamber (26) is connected to membranes (16, 17) through channel (13) to store L1 solution provided with bubble trapper valve (25) to prevent entry of air bubbles into the chamber (26); e) outlets of chambers (18, 15) are connected to waste outlet (19) through channel (19A, 19B) respectively to carry impure L2 solution; and f) outlets of membranes (17,16) are connected to purified blood outlet (20) through channels (20A, 20B) respectively to circulate purified blood to veins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. ) A method of assembling an apparatus for purification of blood, wherein said method comprising steps of:
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a) placing membranes (16, 17) in chambers (15, 18) respectively; b) connecting impermeable jacket (9) having porous permeable membrane (9A) to the membranes (16, 17) through channel (11); c) connecting chamber (26) to the membranes (16, 17) through channel (13); d) connecting outlets of the chambers (18, 15) to waste outlet (19) through channel (19A, 19B) respectively and connecting outlets of the membranes (17,16) to purified blood outlet (20) through channels (20A, 20B) respectively; and e) mounting valves (4, 5) on to said channel (19A, 19B) respectively to control flow of waste and fixing knobs (1, 1A) to control flow of unpurified blood through channel (11) and purified blood through channels (20A, 20B). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. ) A method for purification of blood, wherein said method comprising steps of:
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a) allowing impure blood to undergo coarse filtration through porous permeable membrane (9A) to remove the waste through outlet (19); b) directing coarse filtered impure blood using knob (1) into one of the membranes (16 or 17) to undergo filtration while refreshing the other membrane (16, or 17) using L1 and L2 solution at a given time; and c) collecting waste material into L2 solution after filtration and thereby removing the waste through the outlet (19) to obtain purified blood in outlet (20). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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