Patent ID: 7374677
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for two-stage blood filtration of a patient, comprising: a first filtration device, comprising a blood inlet port connected to a blood supply conduit, a blood waste outlet port connected to a blood waste flow conduit, and a filtered blood outlet port connected to a filtered blood flow conduit; and a second filtration device, comprising a blood waste inlet port connected to the blood waste flow conduit, a replacement fluid outlet port connected to a replacement fluid flow conduit, and a waste product outlet port; wherein at least one of the first and second filtration devices comprises a Taylor vortex-enhanced filtration device, a downstream end of the replacement fluid flow conduit is connected to either the blood supply conduit or the filtered blood flow conduit, and neither of the first and second filtration devices comprises a dialysis device.