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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1975
Tadaaki Furuta, Fuji, JA;
Kenji Inagaki, Fuji, JA;
Yoshiyuki Mizoguchi, Ohita, JA;
Noboru Fujikawa, Tokyo, JA;
Naoya Kominami, Fuji, JA;
Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JA;
Abstract
A dialysis unit and a dialysis apparatus employing the dialysis unit which can perform dialysis at a very high efficiency. The unit comprises a vast plurality of semi-permeable hollow fibers substantially equal in length, which fibers are gathered to form a bundle and bonded in liquid-tight connection at both ends portions thereof. This bundle of hollow fibers is loosely encased in a casing having a plurality of openings substantially uniformly distributed all over the casing. The dialysis unit is put in a dialyzate bath having therein a means for making a forced current of the dialyzate. The dialyzate flows into the casing through the openings and acts upon the bundle of hollow fibers from all directions. Accordingly, the dialyzate can flow freely inside and outside the bundle, while maintaining good contact between the dialyzate and the surfaces of the fibers, even in the inner portion of the bundle. Further, as the bundle is protected by the casing, the fibers will hardly break or hardly slip out of the bundle, even though a forced current of the dialyzate is applied thereto. Therefore, the dialysis can be carried out in a short time with high security.