CPC A61M 1/34 (2013.01) [A61M 1/1631 (2014.02); A61M 1/1633 (2014.02); A61M 1/1654 (2013.01); A61M 1/1678 (2013.01); A61M 1/301 (2014.02); A61M 1/3417 (2014.02); B01D 61/28 (2013.01); B01D 63/082 (2013.01); B01D 63/084 (2013.01); B01D 63/085 (2013.01); B01D 63/087 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/75 (2013.01); A61M 2206/10 (2013.01); A61M 2206/16 (2013.01); A61M 2209/088 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1082 (2013.01); B01D 2313/205 (2022.08)] | 15 Claims |
9. An artificial kidney comprising:
an annular hemofilter having a circular or oval shape, the annular hemofilter having an inner diameter and an outer diameter; and
an enclosure having a shape corresponding to the hemofilter, the enclosure having a thickness, a diameter, and an interior volume for receiving and enclosing the hemofilter therein, with the enclosure thickness less than the enclosure diameter, the enclosure having a blood inlet, and a blood outlet proximate a central axis;
the artificial kidney having a radial blood flow path across the annular hemofilter from the inner diameter to the outer diameter.
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