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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Flodesign Sonics Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Dutra, Rockland, MA (US);
Bart Lipkens, Hampden, MA (US);
Daniel Kennedy, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Michael J. Rust, Springfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
FloDesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/36 (2006.01); H04R 23/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); B01D 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3681 (2013.01); A61M 1/363 (2014.02); A61M 1/3678 (2014.02); B01D 21/283 (2013.01); A61M 2202/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for removing lipids from blood during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery is disclosed. The system uses an acoustophoretic separator having improved trapping force. The transducer of the acoustophoretic seperator includes a ceramic crystal. Blood flows through the separator, and lipids are trapped and removed.