| US 7,485,261 B2 | ||
| Photolytic artificial lung | ||
| Bruce F. Monzyk, Delaware, Ohio (US); and Kurt Dasse, Wellesley, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio (US); and Pharos, LLC, Waltham, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 13, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/939,699. | ||
| Application 10/939699 is a division of application No. 09/920385, filed on Aug. 01, 2001, granted, now 6,866,755. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0040029 A1, Feb. 24, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); C10B 27/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 422—45 [604/6.08; 604/6.14; 202/254] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A photolytic artificial lung for oxygenating blood comprising:
an inlet for receiving blood and transporting the blood to a photolytic cell;
a photolytic cell having a light activated catalyst, said light activated catalyst having the ability to convert water to
oxygen upon light activation;
a light source for providing light photons to said photolytic cell and activating said catalyst; and
an outlet for transporting oxygenated blood out of said photolytic cell;
wherein the photolytic cell further comprises a transparent window, an anode conductor layer adjacent to the transparent window,
a cathode connected to the anode, and a catholyte bordering the cathode.
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