Systems for eradicating contaminants using photoactive materials

Details Systems for eradicating contaminants using photoactive materials Systems for eradicating contaminants using photoactive materials

1992-12-17

1994-03-01

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Blood drawn and replaced or treated and returned to body

604 20, C12N 700

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052902218

ABSTRACT:
Systems for treating a fluid carrying a contaminant to which a photoactive material has been bound include a treatment device that defines a relatively narrow, arcuately shaped flow path. These systems envelop the path with a radiation chamber that directs radiation from one or more sources into the fluid.

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