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A gas-enriched fluid is provided by the combination of a first fluid, such as a patient's blood, with a second gas-supersaturated fluid, such as an oxygen supersaturated fluid. In this example, a catheter assembly includes a portion that receives the patient's blood from a pump and that receives the

A gas-enriched fluid is provided by the combination of a first fluid, such as a patient's blood, with a second gas-supersaturated fluid, such as an oxygen supersaturated fluid. In this example, a catheter assembly includes a portion that receives the patient's blood from a pump and that receives the oxygen supersaturated fluid from an appropriate fluid source. The oxygen supersaturated fluid is advantageously combined with the blood in an area of laminar flow, and then this gas-enriched fluid is delivered to the patient through an appropriate lumen coupled to the portion of the catheter assembly.

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1. A catheter comprising:a first elongated generally tubular member including proximal and distal ends, the first member including a lumen comprising a continuous fluid pathway between the proximal and distal ends; and a plurality of side members, each side member comprising a channel including prox

1. A catheter comprising:a first elongated generally tubular member including proximal and distal ends, the first member including a lumen comprising a continuous fluid pathway between the proximal and distal ends; and a plurality of side members, each side member comprising a channel including proximal and distal ends, the side members coupled to the first member, each side member including a lumen comprising a continuous fluid pathway between the proximal ends of the side members and the fluid pathway between the proximal and distal ends of the first member.