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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Vincent Divino, Jr., Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Creech, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
William R. Patterson, Irvine, CA (US);
Stephen E. Myrick, Tustin, CA (US);
Vincent Divino, Jr., Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Creech, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
William R. Patterson, Irvine, CA (US);
Stephen E. Myrick, Tustin, CA (US);
Therox, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation are provided. The apparatus advantageously comprises a liquid-to-liquid oxygenation assembly. The liquid-to-liquid oxygenation assembly includes a pressurizable chamber having inlets for a first gas-supersaturated fluid and a second fluid, such as blood. The inlets are advantageously positioned on the mixing chamber in such a way that the first fluid and the second fluid enter the mixing chamber normally to each other to promote mixing and liquid-to-liquid gas transfer. The mixed fluid exits the chamber via an outlet for delivery to a patient.