HEAT EXCHANGER AND BLOOD OXYGENATING DEVICE FURNISHED THEREWITH

摘要

The present invention provides a heat exchanger using hollow fibers formed of an organic polymer as the heat transfer tubes; a blood oxygenating device comprising a blood oxygenator combined with the aforesaid heat exchanger; and a small-sized and lightweight blood oxygenator which comprises a blood oxygenator of the hollow fiber membrane type having the aforesaid heat exchanger incorporated thereinto to form an integral unit, and hence has excellent gas exchange and heat exchange performance.