Patent ID: 7005100

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a potted bundle of hollow fibers, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a housing comprising at least one or more layers of hollow fiber membrane provided around a hollow tube, said hollow tube having through a hole in fluid communication with said one or more layers; (b) inserting the housing of (a) into a preformed block comprising an inner layer fill hole in fluid communication with the hollow tube and an outer layer fill hole in fluid communication with one or more layers of the hollow fiber membrane; (c) introducing a fluid potting compound to said one or more layers of hollow fiber membrane by filling said inner layer fill hole with enough of said fluid potting compound to force the compound through said through hole, said fluid potting compound comprising a curable resin; (d) introducing said fluid potting compound to said one or more layers of hollow fiber membrane by filling said outer layer fill hole; and (e) curing said curable resin of (c) and (d) thereby forming said potted bundle of hollow fibers.