Patent CA-2764361-A1 (CA)
Title: Device and method for water filtration using recycled medical filters
Inventor: LASS YORAM
IPC: F16L37/092
Filed: 2010-06-07
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PURIJSHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY  (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization IIIPA =      International Bureau (43) International Publication Date (10) international Publication Number N.94.1. 16 December 2010 (16.12.2010)      PCT          WO 2010/143184 Al (51) International Patent Classification:    (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every CO2F 1/44 (2006.01)              BO1D 63/04 (2006.01)    kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, A61M 1/16 (2006.01)              BOlD 61/30 (2006.01)    AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, A61M 39/00 (2006.01)             Fl6L 37/092 (2006.01)    CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, BOlD 65/02 (2006.01)             BOID 61/18 (2006.01)    DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, (21) International Application Number:    Klk, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, PCT/IL2010/000448    ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (22) International Filing Date:    NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, 7 June 2010 (07.06.2010)    SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR. TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language:                  English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language:             English    kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (30) Priority Data:                        GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, 61/184,809                      7 June 2009 (07.06.2009)    US    ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, 61/312,255                      10 March 2010 (10.03 2010)    US    TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US):    LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SL SK, RAMOT AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD. [ILAL];    SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, (3Q, P.O. Box 39296, 61392 Tel-Aviv (IL).       GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).  (72) Inventor; and                         Published: (75) Inventor/Applicant (for US only): LASS, Yoram ¨                                          with international search report (Art. 21(3)) RUIL]; 6 Levitan Street, Ramat Aviv, 69204 Tel-Aviv ¨                                          before the expiration uf the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of (74) Agents: G.E EHRLICH (1995) LTD. et al.; 11 Men-    amendments (Rule 48.2(lz)) achem Begin Street, 52521 Ramat Gan (IL). 1=WEI 11=111 .1=11=11 OM ===1 MINIM IMMIM   NM= "et r-4 CZ (54) Title: DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WATER FILTRATION USING RECYCLED MEDICAL  FILTERS en) (57) Abstract: A water filtration system uses previously used medical filters, such as dialysis filters, for water purification. After =    medical use the filters are cleaned and sterilized and rnounted singly or in groups so as to receive input water under pressure. The P. system produces sterile filtered water.