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Blood purification apparatus

US11419963B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2020
Grant dateAug 23, 2022
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/52
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A blood purification apparatus with a blood circuit that allows a patient's blood to extracorporeally circulate and a blood purifier connected to the blood circuit and that purifies the blood in extracorporeal circulation are attachable, the blood purification apparatus including a dialysate introduction line through which dialysate is introduced into the blood purifier; a dialysate drain line through which waste dialysate resulting from blood purification performed by the blood purifier is drained from the blood purifier; and a concentration-detecting unit that detects a concentration of a predetermined substance in the waste dialysate flowing through the dialysate drain line. The blood purification apparatus includes a control unit that establishes a state of equilibrium where the concentration of the predetermined substance in the waste dialysate flowing through the dialysate drain line and a concentration of the predetermined substance in the blood flowing through the blood circuit are equal or approximate to each other; a storage unit that stores a value detected by the concentration-detecting unit in the state of equilibrium as an equilibrium value; and a clear-space-calculat…

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