US 12,420,235 B2
Hollow fiber membrane transport cartridge
Christof Beck, Bitz (DE); Rainer Blickle, Bitz (DE); Stefan Ermantraut, Balingen (DE); Bernd Hertzler, Balingen (DE); and Steffen Wagner, Messstetten (DE)
Assigned to GAMBRO LUNDIA AB, Lund (SE)
Appl. No. 17/788,057
Filed by GAMBRO LUNDIA AB, Lund (SE)
PCT Filed Dec. 29, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/087958
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/136767, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19220172 (EP), filed on Dec. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043900 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B01D 63/02 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 63/0231 (2022.08) [B01D 2313/025 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge for holding a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, wherein each of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes has an outer diameter which is larger than 3 mm and smaller than 4.5 mm, said cartridge comprising
i) a bottom plate comprising a first underside, a first length, a first width, and a first plurality of parallel notches having a semicircular profile with a first diameter matching the outer diameter of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes, wherein each of the first plurality of parallel notches comprises a wall, and wherein the wall of each of the first plurality of parallel notches comprises at least one bore connecting the wall of the first plurality of parallel notches with the first underside of the bottom plate; and
ii) a top cover comprising a second underside, a second length, a second width, one or more longitudinal sides configured to cover the bottom plate and to be attached to the bottom plate, wherein the second length and the second width match the first length and the first width of the bottom plate, wherein the second underside of the top cover comprises a second plurality of parallel notches having a semicircular profile with a second diameter matching the outer diameter of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes, wherein the second plurality of parallel notches matches the first plurality of parallel notches in the bottom plate, wherein the top cover comprises a hinge located near an edge of one of the longitudinal sides of the top cover, and a moveable frame attached to the hinge and rotatable around the hinge to open or close the cartridge, wherein the moveable frame comprises a first bracket, a second bracket, and a cover plate attached to the first bracket and the second bracket, wherein the cover plate comprises a plurality of recesses, wherein each of the plurality of recesses surrounds one of the hollow fiber membranes when the cartridge is closed.