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Artificial pancreatic perfusion device

  • US 5,741,334 A
  • Filed: 10/16/1996
  • Issued: 04/21/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An artifical pancreatic perfusion device, comprising:

  • a. a hollow fiber having a porosity ranging from about 25 Kd to about 200 Kd;

    said hollow fiber having a first end adapted to be connected to a blood vessel for receiving blood and a second end adapted to be connected to a blood vessel for returning blood;

    b. islets of Langerhans surrounding said hollow fiber, wherein the fiber provides for a directly continuous blood flow between said receiving blood vessel and said returning blood vessel; and

    c. a housing for said hollow fiber and islets, comprised in whole or in part by a semipermeable membrane;

    said housing having a pore size small enough to offer protection to the islets and host from immune reactive substances.

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