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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Keith E. Cook, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Skoog, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/16 (2006.01); B01D 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1698 (2013.01); B01D 63/02 (2013.01); B01D 2313/105 (2013.01); B01D 2313/20 (2013.01); B01D 2313/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a pulmonary assist device comprising a housing having tapered inlets and outlets to distribute blood evenly over a fiber bundle. The fiber bundle has a relatively low packing density to prevent the formation of clots. The invention is adapted to be used with a pump or without a pump, in which the heart supplies the necessary blood flow. Moreover, the device can be used as a single module or as multiple modules arranged in parallel.