The present invention provides a highly water permeable hollow fiber
membrane type blood purifier for medical use, which is excellent in
safety and module-assembling ease and which has a high water permeability
suitable for use in therapy of chronic renal failure.The present
invention relates to a highly water-permeable hollow fiber type blood
purifier comprising hydrophobic polymer hollow fiber membranes each of
which contains a hydrophilic polymer, characterized in that the amount of
the hydrophilic polymer eluted from the hollow fiber membrane is 10 ppm
or less; in that the ratio of the hydrophilic polymer in the outer
surface of the hollow fiber membrane is 25 to 50 mass %; in that the
burst pressure of the hollow fiber membrane is 0.5 MPa or higher; and in
that the coefficient of water permeability of the blood purifier is 150
ml/m.sup.2/hr./mmHg or higher.