Patent Issued for Oxygenator unit with a pressure relief valve (USPTO 12042588).

A patent has been issued for an oxygenator unit with a pressure relief valve. The patent, filed by inventor Jorn Ahrens, aims to provide an oxygenator unit and extracorporeal blood treatment device that effectively removes air bubbles from the blood. The invention achieves this by controlling the exchange of substances between the gaseous side and the blood side of the oxygenator through diffusion. The patent includes various claims related to the design and functionality of the oxygenator unit and blood treatment device. The assignee for the patent is B. Braun Avitum AG. [Extracted from the article]