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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Arrangement for removing carbon dioxide from an extracorporeal flow of blood by means of inert gases
Thilo Joost, Friedberg, DE;
Rainer Kobrich, Neulussheim, DE;
Thilo Joost, Friedberg, DE;
Rainer Kobrich, Neulussheim, DE;
MAQUET VERTRIEB UNO SERVICE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Rastatt, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement () for removing carbon dioxide from an extracorporeal flow of blood. The arrangement () comprises a filter () which has a membrane () that separates a blood region () from a gas region (). The extracorporeal flow of blood is passed through the blood region () of the filter (). Likewise, a gas flow of a purge gas is passed through the gas region (), the purge gas being an inert gas or a mixture of inert gases. Further, the invention relates to a method for removing carbon dioxide from an extracorporeal flow of blood in which likewise an inert gas or a mixture of inert gases is used as a purge gas.