Bubble oxygenator

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical device
gptkbp:category extracorporeal circulation device
gptkbp:component heart-lung machine
gptkbp:function oxygenates blood extracorporeally
gptkbp:historicalSignificance enabled early open-heart surgeries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bubble oxygenator
gptkbp:inventedBy 1950s
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction mixes oxygen with venous blood via bubbles
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:John_H._Gibbon_Jr.
Richard DeWall
gptkbp:replacedBy membrane oxygenator
gptkbp:riskFactor can cause blood trauma
can cause microemboli
gptkbp:used_in cardiopulmonary bypass
open-heart surgery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oxygenator
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8