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Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment and method for monitoring the fluid flow of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus

US10058648B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Torsten Hochrein · Eschenau, DE
Pascal Werner · Bopfingen, DE
Sabine Kipp · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2012
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/3393
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to the monitoring of the fluid flow in an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment. The device according to the invention and the method according to the invention are based on the fact that, in order to monitor the fluid flow, the change in weight of a collection container is monitored, in which a rinsing fluid is collected during a filling or rinsing phase. The monitoring of the fluid flow according to the invention permits continuous monitoring of the fluid flow both in a treatment mode, in which the blood treatment is carried out, as well as in a filling or rinsing mode, in which the fluid system is filled or rinsed with a fluid.

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