JPH0256898B2 - - Google Patents
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- JPH0256898B2 JPH0256898B2 JP57148492A JP14849282A JPH0256898B2 JP H0256898 B2 JPH0256898 B2 JP H0256898B2 JP 57148492 A JP57148492 A JP 57148492A JP 14849282 A JP14849282 A JP 14849282A JP H0256898 B2 JPH0256898 B2 JP H0256898B2
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- Prior art keywords
- blood
- ultrafiltrate
- chamber
- ultrafiltration
- gland
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/022—Artificial gland structures using bioreactors
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- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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- A61M1/3475—Filtering material out of the blood by passing it through a membrane, i.e. hemofiltration or diafiltration with treatment of the filtrate with filtrate treatment agent in the same enclosure as the membrane
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/34—Filtering material out of the blood by passing it through a membrane, i.e. hemofiltration or diafiltration
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- A61M1/3486—Biological, chemical treatment, e.g. chemical precipitation; treatment by absorbents
- A61M1/3489—Biological, chemical treatment, e.g. chemical precipitation; treatment by absorbents by biological cells, e.g. bioreactor
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/36—Other treatment of blood in a by-pass of the natural circulatory system, e.g. temperature adaptation, irradiation ; Extra-corporeal blood circuits
- A61M1/3687—Chemical treatment
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/36—Other treatment of blood in a by-pass of the natural circulatory system, e.g. temperature adaptation, irradiation ; Extra-corporeal blood circuits
- A61M1/3687—Chemical treatment
- A61M1/3689—Chemical treatment by biological cells
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- Vascular Medicine (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Zoology (AREA)
- Transplantation (AREA)
- Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
- External Artificial Organs (AREA)
- Compounds Of Unknown Constitution (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US32109981A | 1981-11-13 | 1981-11-13 | |
US321099 | 1981-11-13 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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JPS5883965A JPS5883965A (ja) | 1983-05-19 |
JPH0256898B2 true JPH0256898B2 (US07754267-20100713-C00021.png) | 1990-12-03 |
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JP57148492A Granted JPS5883965A (ja) | 1981-11-13 | 1982-08-25 | 限外濾過式ハイブリツド人工器官 |
Country Status (5)
Cited By (2)
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JPH0280798U (US07754267-20100713-C00021.png) * | 1988-12-13 | 1990-06-21 | ||
WO2009031680A1 (ja) | 2007-09-07 | 2009-03-12 | The Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. | 1,3-ジ飽和-2-不飽和トリグリセリドの分別方法 |
Families Citing this family (6)
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US5270192A (en) * | 1991-02-07 | 1993-12-14 | Monsanto Company | Biological artificial liver |
KR100250630B1 (ko) * | 1992-02-07 | 2000-04-01 | 죤 에이치. 뷰센 | 생물학적 인공 간 |
WO2001024849A1 (de) * | 1999-10-06 | 2001-04-12 | Membrana Gmbh | Membranmodul zur hemodiafiltration mit integrierter vor- oder nachverdünnung des bluts |
US6776912B2 (en) | 1999-12-23 | 2004-08-17 | Membrana Gmbh | Hemodiafiltration system and method |
GB2427556A (en) * | 2005-06-28 | 2007-01-03 | Martin Lister | Artificial liver |
US8324780B2 (en) | 2008-03-21 | 2012-12-04 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Automotive dynamoelectric machine |
Citations (2)
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JPS5119397A (US07754267-20100713-C00021.png) * | 1974-08-05 | 1976-02-16 | Ii Supiirubaagu Shiadoo | |
JPS5610064A (en) * | 1979-06-30 | 1981-02-02 | Toshiba Corp | Two-phase dc commutatorless motor |
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US3734851A (en) * | 1969-12-29 | 1973-05-22 | K Matsumura | Method and device for purifying blood |
CA1027304A (en) * | 1973-06-06 | 1978-03-07 | Theodore E. Spielberg | Artificial gland structure |
FR2268535B1 (US07754267-20100713-C00021.png) * | 1974-04-23 | 1976-12-17 | Rhone Poulenc Ind | |
US4013564A (en) * | 1975-03-17 | 1977-03-22 | Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. | Multipurpose metabolic assist system |
DE2851929A1 (de) * | 1978-12-01 | 1980-06-04 | Peter Weiss | Dialysator fuer kuenstliche nieren |
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- 1982-08-16 CA CA000409491A patent/CA1213404A/en not_active Expired
- 1982-08-25 JP JP57148492A patent/JPS5883965A/ja active Granted
- 1982-11-12 EP EP82306050A patent/EP0079781B1/en not_active Expired
- 1982-11-12 DE DE8282306050T patent/DE3271788D1/de not_active Expired
- 1982-11-12 AT AT82306050T patent/ATE20433T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
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JPS5119397A (US07754267-20100713-C00021.png) * | 1974-08-05 | 1976-02-16 | Ii Supiirubaagu Shiadoo | |
JPS5610064A (en) * | 1979-06-30 | 1981-02-02 | Toshiba Corp | Two-phase dc commutatorless motor |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPH0280798U (US07754267-20100713-C00021.png) * | 1988-12-13 | 1990-06-21 | ||
WO2009031680A1 (ja) | 2007-09-07 | 2009-03-12 | The Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. | 1,3-ジ飽和-2-不飽和トリグリセリドの分別方法 |
EP2388307A1 (en) | 2007-09-07 | 2011-11-23 | The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. | Fractionation method of 1,3-disaturated-2-unsaturated triglyceride |
EP2388306A1 (en) | 2007-09-07 | 2011-11-23 | The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. | Fractionation method of 1,3-disaturated-2-unsaturated triglyceride |
EP2399977A1 (en) | 2007-09-07 | 2011-12-28 | The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. | Fractionation method of 1,3-disaturated-2-unsaturated triglyceride |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE3271788D1 (en) | 1986-07-24 |
JPS5883965A (ja) | 1983-05-19 |
CA1213404A (en) | 1986-11-04 |
EP0079781A2 (en) | 1983-05-25 |
ATE20433T1 (de) | 1986-07-15 |
EP0079781B1 (en) | 1986-06-18 |
EP0079781A3 (en) | 1983-07-20 |
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