PUMPING CELLS OR BLOOD?

THIS IS THE PUMP FOR DELIVERY OF DELICATE MEDIA
Biotech has, together with Hestia Medtech, developed a new pumping principle – Gravity Pump Technology – for delivery of delicate media

• Extremely gentle fluidic handling
• No pulsation
• Extreme lifetime
• No maintenance
• Patented in US and EP

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Delicate Media Pump addresses the life sciences demands by delivering benefits such as:

• No microbubbles, that can lead to air embolism
• No mechanical compression that can lead to hemolysis
• No mechanical stress, that can lead to thrombosis

The Gravity pump technology offers great advantages in handling sensitive fluids.

THE PROBLEM
Pumps used today, such as peristaltic pumps and centrifugal pumps, affect the media by mechanical force which sometimes lead to:

• Hemolysis
• Thrombosis
• Microbubbles
• Heat

Which might lead to:

• Organ dysfunction
• Clotting or coagulation of blood
• Stroke

THE SOLUTION
For many of the applications within life sciences, there are needs for a pump that handles the media gently without creating negative effects. The patented gravity-pump addresses these needs by a unique new pumping principle with:

• No rotating mechanical parts
• The pumping unit is separate from the electronics
• Gravity is used as the “driving-principle”
• The pumping unit, in contact with the liquid, is a single-use unit
• The delivered pressure is a variable that can be chosen exactly as needed

STATUS
The pump has been used continuously by the industry for 4 years.

• It is patented in the U.S. and by the European Patent Organization (EP)
• 2nd place in “Best Product Innovation 2013” at Jönköping fair (Sweden)