The Nautilus VF ECMO Oxygenator is a diffusion polymethylpentene (PMP) membrane oxygenator with BalanceTM Biosurface used in extracorporeal life support procedures to oxygenate blood, remove carbon dioxide and regulate blood temperature. Blood enters the device and passes through both the heat exchange membrane, where temperature is adjusted, and the gas transfer membrane, where oxygen is added and carbon dioxide is removed. The device contains integrated sensors. The following measured parameters can be transmitted to the VitalFlow ECMO Console through the Nautilus VF Oxygenator Cable: inlet pressure, inlet oxygen saturation, outlet pressure, outlet oxygen saturation, and outlet blood temperature. The difference between the inlet and outlet pressure, delta pressure, is calculated and also transmitted.
A device designed for the extracorporeal diffusion of oxygen into blood across a gas-permeable membrane during a cardiopulmonary bypass or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation procedure. It includes a membrane that separates a thin layer of blood from the oxygenating gas; oxygen diffuses from the gas compartment into the blood, while carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood through the membrane and is flushed out of the oxygenator by the oxygen flow. The device may include an integrated heat exchanger, arterial filter, or cardiotomy/venous reservoir. This is a single-use device.