Patent ID: 9597441
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61M,B01D

Claim:
1. A microfluidic blood filtration device comprising: a first layer defining a first channel configured for liquid flow therein; a second layer defining a second channel configured for liquid flow therein, the second channel overlapping the first channel along a substantial portion of the length of the first channel; a membrane separating the first channel from the second channel, the membrane being configured to allow passage of liquid through the membrane; and a protein gel disruption layer adjacent to or positioned within the first channel, the protein gel disruption layer including a plurality of elements extending at least partially across the first channel, the elements having a height of at least about 1 μm and having an end terminating at a distance from the center of the thickness of the membrane that is less than or equal to about ⅓ of a height of the first channel.