Patent ID: 7998100

Claim:
A bilirubin denaturating apparatus that converts fat-soluble bilirubin in blood into water-soluble bilirubin by radiating green light to the blood, the bilirubin denaturating apparatus comprising: a cylindrical frame of a dialyzing column which includes a first end frame to which a blood feed pipe is connected and a second end frame to which a blood return pipe is connected, the cylindrical frame including an infusion inlet for denaturating which projects from a peripheral surface of the cylindrical frame at a first frame position and an infusion outlet for denaturating which projects from the peripheral surface of the cylindrical frame at a second frame position disposed away from the first frame position; a plurality of hollow fibers which are disposed inside of the cylindrical frame, the hollow fibers allowing the blood to flow therethrough, the hollow fibers having respective ends thereof communicating with the blood feed pipe and the blood return pipe by way of the first and second ends of the cylindrical frame; a plurality of light transmitting fiber bodies which are disposed inside of the cylindrical frame and being arranged along the hollow fibers, the light transmitting fiber bodies capable of radiating green light to the hollow fibers, each light transmitting fiber body being surrounded by the plurality of hollow fibers; a light source generating the green light; and light guide pipes inserted inside the cylindrical frame, the light guide pipes being inserted inside the cylindrical frame through both the infusion inlet and the infusion outlet, the light guide pipes having one end thereof connected to the light source and another end thereof connected to the light transmitting fiber bodies respectively, whereby the bilirubin denaturating apparatus is capable of radiating the green light to the hollow fibers from the light transmitting fiber bodies while supplying an infusion used for dialysis of the blood into the cylindrical frame, thus dissolving the water-soluble bilirubin into the infusion while dialyzing the blood.