Patent ID: 6258321
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61M,B01D

Abstract:
A transfer device, comprising:a wound tube bundle having a plurality of tubes having an outer surface and a lumen wound around a winding core, the winding core having a body, a first winding disk and a second winding disk, the first winding disk attached to a first end of the body and the second winding disk attached to a second end of the body, the first and second winding disks having a peripheral edge and a central axis that substantially coincides with a longitudinal axis of the winding core, the first and second winding disks further having a plurality of fins extending from the peripheral edge towards the central axis, the fins defining a plurality of primary notches securing the plurality of tubes;a housing having a first end and a second end surrounding the wound tube bundle;a potting material disposed at the first and second ends of the housing sealing the first and second ends of the winding core to the tube and the housing wherein the potting material, the outer surface of the tubes and the housing form a first fluid chamber;a first fluid inlet communicating with the first fluid chamber;a first fluid outlet communicating with the first fluid chamber;a second fluid inlet communicating with the lumen of the plurality of tubes at the first end of the housing; anda second fluid outlet communicating with the lumen of the plurality of tubes at the second end of the housing.