A Look at the BOS-10 and H-1500 Oxygenators

Having experienced difficulty, from time to time, in obtaining certain oxygenators from manufacturers for various reasons, we were prompted to investigate the convenience and possibility of using two oxygenators on a routine basis. An evaluation of the Bentley Spiraflo BOS-10 and Harvey H-1500 oxygenators was undertaken to determine the ease of use and compare the performance of each in the areas of blood gases, flows, and heat transfer. The BOS-10 oxygenator and the H-1500 oxygenator were each used for fifty perfusions on patients requiring cardiopulmonary bypass for the correction of cardiac/coronary disease.