AFFINITY^® Arterial Filter

Clearly Innovative — Clear Advantages

The AFFINITY^® Arterial Filter’s advantages include ease of prime and effective air handling and filtration.

Ease of Prime

• The clear housing provides total visibility
• All potting and support mesh have been eliminated to ensure ease of prime
• Reduced horizontal surfaces minimize bubble hang-up
• Upward and inward sloped surfaces promote air elimination

Effective Air Handling

• Computational Fluid Dynamics design offers optimum air handling
• Large frontal area provides ideal blood flow characteristics

Effective Filtration

• Concentric pleating maximizes available surface area
• Large screen "open area" provides efficient flow and filtration
• 38 micron screen with 31% open area
• AFFINITY^® Arterial Filters are available with Carmeda^®* BioActive Surface and uncoated in 20 micron and 38 micron filters while Trillium^®** Biosurface is available on 38 micron filters.

* Manufactured under license from Carmeda AB, Sweden. Carmeda is a registered trademark of Carmeda AB.
** Technology licensed under agreement from BioInteractions, Limited, United Kingdom.