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Fluid treating apparatus and method of using it
Assignee: Kuraray Medical Inc
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Filing: 1989-05-22
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Granted: 1990-03-27
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Expires: 2009-05-22
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a fluid treating apparatus of hollow fiber type. The apparatus can prevent channeling or stagnation of the fluid which flows inside it by specifying the densities of the hollow fibers and the warps forming a hollow fiber sheet and the laminating conditions for laminating the hollow fiber sheets to form a laminate which is to be housed in a housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Akasu
- 👤 Rishichi Mimura
- 👤 Takao Migaki
- 👤 Takashi Yamauchi
- 👤 Michio Kusachi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 15:58
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D63/00; B01D63/02; B01D63/026; B01D63/021; B01D63/0232; B01D63/032; B01D2313/00; B01D2313/02; B01D2313/025; B01D2313/22; B01D2313/221
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A fluid treating apparatus of hollow fiber type which comprises: a laminate of hollow fiber sheets comprising a multiplicity of single hollow fibers or bundles of hollow fibers connected through warps, a housing having an inlet and outlet for a first fluid which inlet and outlet connect with the space formed by the hollow fibers and the housing and an inlet and outlet for a second fluid which inlet and outlet connect with inside of the hollow fibers, and a pair of resin partitions in which the both ends of the laminated hollow fiber sheets are embedded; said laminate of hollow fiber sheets having properties for preventing stagnation and channeling of said fluid and satisfying the following formulae:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A fluid treating apparatus of hollow fiber type which comprises: a laminate of hollow fiber sheets comprising a multiplicity of single hollow fibers or bundles of hollow fibers connected through warps, a housing having an inlet and outlet for a first fluid which inlet and outlet connect with the space formed by the hollow fibers and the housing and an inlet and outlet for a second fluid which inlet and outlet connect with inside of the hollow fibers, and a pair of resin partitions in which the both ends of the laminated hollow fiber sheets are embedded; said laminate of hollow fiber sheets having properties for preventing stagnation and channeling of said fluid and satisfying the following formulae:
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
105 words
2≦W≦4.0 0.5≦T≦12.0 10.sup.8 /(3.0×D).sup.2 ≦F×I<10.sup.8 /(0.93×D).sup.2 wherein: D is the diameter in μ of a hollow fiber or a bundle of hollow fibers, W is the density in pieces per cm of the warps connecting a multiplicity of single hollow fibers or bundles of hollow fibers, F is the density in pieces per cm of single hollow fibers or bundles of a plurality of hollow fibers per unit length of the hollow fiber sheet, I is the number of hollow fiber sheets laminated per unit thickness in sheets per cm, and T is the thickness in cm of the laminate of the hollow fiber sheets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
105 words
2≦W≦4.0 0.5≦T≦12.0 10.sup.8 /(3.0×D).sup.2 ≦F×I<10.sup.8 /(0.93×D).sup.2 wherein: D is the diameter in μ of a hollow fiber or a bundle of hollow fibers, W is the density in pieces per cm of the warps connecting a multiplicity of single hollow fibers or bundles of hollow fibers, F is the density in pieces per cm of single hollow fibers or bundles of a plurality of hollow fibers per unit length of the hollow fiber sheet, I is the number of hollow fiber sheets laminated per unit thickness in sheets per cm, and T is the thickness in cm of the laminate of the hollow fiber sheets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The fluid treating apparatus of claim 1 satisfying the following formula: ΔP.sub.50 /T·I·n≦1.0 wherein ΔP 50 is the pressure loss in mmHg when the flow rate of a first fluid is 50 ml/min/cm 2 and n is the number of hollow fibers constituting a single hollow fiber or a bundle of a plurality of hollow fibers, connected through warps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The fluid treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said laminate of hollow fiber sheets is held between a pair of shape maintaining plates each having at least one opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The fluid treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said hollow fiber sheets have been laminated to form a square-pillar shape laminate and the clearances formed by the both sides of the laminate and the side walls of the housing are clogged with a sealing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The fluid treating apparatus of claim 1, wherein said hollow fiber sheets have been laminated to form a cylindrical laminate, said laminate being held between two shape maintaining cylinders each having a plurality of openings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The fluid treating apparatus of claim 1, comprising a heat exchanging means housed in the space formed by the housing and the hollow fibers inside the housing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fluid treating apparatus of claim 1, having a gas exchanging ability, the first fluid and the second fluid being blood and a gas respectively.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
240 words
A method of using a fluid treating apparatus of hollow fiber type comprising the steps of: providing an apparatus including a laminate of hollow fiber sheets comprising a multiplicity of single hollow fibers or bundles of hollow fibers connected through warps, a housing having an inlet and outlet for a first fluid which inlet and outlet connect with the space formed by the hollow fibers and the housing and an inlet and outlet for a second fluid which inlet and outlet connect with inside of the hollow fibers, and a pair of resin partitions in which the both ends of the laminated hollow fiber sheets are embedded; said laminate of hollow fiber sheets having properties for preventing stagnation and channeling of said fluid and satisfying the following formula: 0.2≦W≦4.0 0.5≦T≦12.0 10.sup.8 /(3.0×D).sup.2 ≦F×I<10.sup.8 /(0.93×D).sup.2 wherein: D is the diameter in μ of a hollow fiber or a bundle of hollow fibers, W is the density in pieces per cm of the warps connecting a multiplicity of single hollow fibers or bundles of hollow fibers, F is the density in pieces per cm of single hollow fibers or bundles of a plurality of hollow fibers per unit length of the hollow fiber sheet, I is the number of hollow fiber sheets laminated per unit thickness in sheets per cm, and T is the thickness in cm of the laminate of the hollow fiber sheets, and treating said fluid with said apparatus.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
240 words
A method of using a fluid treating apparatus of hollow fiber type comprising the steps of: providing an apparatus including a laminate of hollow fiber sheets comprising a multiplicity of single hollow fibers or bundles of hollow fibers connected through warps, a housing having an inlet and outlet for a first fluid which inlet and outlet connect with the space formed by the hollow fibers and the housing and an inlet and outlet for a second fluid which inlet and outlet connect with inside of the hollow fibers, and a pair of resin partitions in which the both ends of the laminated hollow fiber sheets are embedded; said laminate of hollow fiber sheets having properties for preventing stagnation and channeling of said fluid and satisfying the following formula: 0.2≦W≦4.0 0.5≦T≦12.0 10.sup.8 /(3.0×D).sup.2 ≦F×I<10.sup.8 /(0.93×D).sup.2 wherein: D is the diameter in μ of a hollow fiber or a bundle of hollow fibers, W is the density in pieces per cm of the warps connecting a multiplicity of single hollow fibers or bundles of hollow fibers, F is the density in pieces per cm of single hollow fibers or bundles of a plurality of hollow fibers per unit length of the hollow fiber sheet, I is the number of hollow fiber sheets laminated per unit thickness in sheets per cm, and T is the thickness in cm of the laminate of the hollow fiber sheets, and treating said fluid with said apparatus.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said fluid treating apparatus satisfies the following formula: ΔP.sub.50 /T·I·n≦1.0 wherein ΔP 50 is the pressure loss in mmHg when the flow rate of a first fluid is 50 ml/min/cm 2 and n is the number of hollow fibers constituting a single hollow fiber or a bundle of a plurality of hollow fibers, connected through warps.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said laminate of hollow fiber sheets is held between a pair of shape maintaining plates each having at least one opening.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said hollow fiber sheets have been laminated to form a square-pillar shape laminate and the clearances formed by the both sides of the laminate and the side walls of the housing are clogged with a sealing means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said hollow fiber sheets have been laminated to form a cylindrical laminate, said laminate being held between two shape maintaining cylinders each having a plurality of openings.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said fluid treating apparatus comprises a heat exchanging means housed in the space formed by the housing and the hollow fibers inside the housing.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said fluid treating apparatus has a gas exchanging ability and the first fluid and the second fluid are blood and a gas respectively.
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