OXYPHAN^®世界をリードする人工肺用膜

抄録

Worldwide oxygenators are used in surgical interventions during which the heart-lung function is interrupted, e.g. for cardiovascular bypass, heart valve replacement or when repairing congestive heart failure. At the very core of these devices are membranes which separate the patient's blood from gases and which allow oxygen to enter and carbon dioxide to leave the blood. The present article briefly reviews the development of available membranes and describes key features of both the production via the unique Accurel^® process and the mode of operation of the worldwide preferred oxygenation membrane OXYPHAN^®.