MEMBRANE APPARATUS WITH ENHANCED MASS TRANSFER VIA ACTIVE MIXING

摘要

A blood membrane oxygenator (10) having a housing (12) defining a blood flow path (13), a rotor hub in the form of a double lumen shaft (14), and a plurality of distributor disks (16) each having a plurality of hollow fibers (48) which extend across the housing blood flow path (13). The plurality of distributor disks (16) rotate within the housing (12) to mix the blood resulting in three-dimensional mixing, disruption of the blood boundary layer and efficient blood oxygenation.