Rotational Percutaneous Respiratory Assist Catheter (Roto-PRAC)

• Intravenous catheter composed of hollow fiber membranes
  
  
• Internal rotating impellers enhance gas exchange efficiency
  
  
• Partial breathing support independent of the lungs
  
  
• Treatment of patients with short term reversible lung failure
  

<-- Back to Projects page

Related Figures

This material was originally published on the website of the Medical Devices Laboratory.