Extracorporeal blood circulator
US5931802A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/7581
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An extracorporeal blood circulator introducing blood collected from a body using a blood pump, subjecting a harmful substance contained in the collected blood to a predetermined treatment, and returning the thus-treated blood to the body, wherein electrodes of a conductivity meter used for monitoring the treatment are arranged on an outer surface of the extracorporeal blood circulator so as to be replaceable. The electrodes can be attached and detached with ease and disinfecting time and the number of process steps can be curtailed by arranging the electrode portion of the conductivity meter on an outer surface of the circulator.
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