HEMOPERFUSION DEVICE USING SPHERICAL ACTIVE CARBON AND BLOOD PURIFICATION METHOD USING THE SAME

摘要

Hemoperfusion device and method of purifying blood. This device comprises a container, column 6, packed with a spherical active carbon having pores with a radius substantially no greater than 500 Angströn, this spherical active carbon being produced by polymerizing an aromatic compound containing ethylenic unsaturation, by rendering the resulting spherical polymer infusible, calcining this polymer and activating it; the blood purification method consists in passing blood through an area filled with spherical active carbon as defined above. /P P The present invention is particularly useful for providing devices for the treatment of patients with chronic renal disorders, acute intoxication, liver disorders, hepatorenal syndrome or the like, particularly as artificial kidneys .