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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissho Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21050023 ; 2103218 ; 21032189 ; 134 2214 ; 134 2219 ;
Abstract
A method for washing a hollow fiber membrane used for blood dialysis, comprising washing the inner wall of the hollow fiber with a clearing solvent comprising, as a main component, a specific aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point of 110-240.degree. C. and a flash point of not less than 21.degree. C. According to the present invention, the lipophilic liquid contained in the core part of the hollow fiber can be removed selectively without removing the glycerol filled in the pores of the hollow fiber membrane. In addition, the method of the present invention is free of the problems of flammability and pollution of global environment.