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AssigneeTherOx, Inc.
InventorsVincent Divino, Jr., Seth A. Foerster, James M. Gessert, Robert A. Mest, Paul J. Zalesky, James Richard Spears
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A gas-enriched fluid is provided by the combination of a first fluid, such as a patient's blood, with a second gas-supersaturated fluid, such as an oxygen supersaturated fluid. In this example, a catheter assembly includes a portion that receives the patient's blood from a pump and that receives the oxygen supersaturated fluid from an appropriate fluid source. The oxygen supersaturated fluid is advantageously combined with the blood in an area of laminar flow, and then this gas-enriched fluid is delivered to the patient through an appropriate lumen coupled to the portion of the catheter assembly.
A method for the delivery of a gas-enriched fluid comprising:
A method for increasing a blood oxygen level comprising combining within a catheter blood and oxygen-supersaturated fluid.
A method for forming a gas-enriched fluid for delivery to a patient comprising:
A method of forming a gas-enriched fluid for delivery to a patient, the method comprising the acts of:
A method of forming hyperbaric blood for delivery to a patient comprising the steps of:
A method of forming oxygen-enriched blood for delivery to a patient comprising the steps of:
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