GORE™ Medical Membranes Featured in Medical Design News

Finding an air bubble in an IV line may be reason to panic.  The introduction of air emboli in the blood stream can be fatal. But patients need not worry because in a growing number of IV sets, filters are there to keep air and foreign particles from entering the patient’s bloodstream.

In its basic form, filtration is the separation of particles of one or more materials from a liquid or gas stream. In medical-device applications, it usually involves one of the following:

• Removing particles or microbial contaminants from liquids or gases
• Separating gases from liquids
• Removing liquids from air

Find the best filter by considering flow rate, barrier properties and fluid pressure. Read more about “A Few Guidelines For Selecting Filters” in a Medical Design News article written by Victoria Reitz, Senior Editor.