Membrane apparatus with enhanced mass transfer via active mixing
Inventors: Harvey S. Borovetz, Philip Litwak, Mark Gartner, Gary D. Reeder, Patricia Sawzik
Patent Number: US6348175B1
Abstract
A blood membrane oxygenator having a housing defining a blood flow path, a rotor hub in the form of a double lumen shaft, and a plurality of distributor disks each having a plurality of hollow fibers which extend across the housing blood flow path. The plurality of distributor disks rotate within the housing to mix the blood resulting in three-dimensional mixing, disruption of the blood boundary layer and efficient blood oxygenation.