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(a) A schematic of the extracorporeal circuit including the roller pump, oxygenator, arterial filter and venous reservoir. The circuit is fed to a blood reservoir which represents the pseudo-patient with the systemic circulation resistance modeled by the tightening of a Hoffman clamp. The inlet of the microfiltration device is connected to a manifold at the arterial port of the oxygenator. (b) A picture of the device while being perfused with blood.
