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Air separator, external functional means, blood circuit, and treatment apparatus

US8308856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Christoph Brueckner · Altenstein, DE
Martin Lauer · Sankt Wendel, DE
Manfred Weis · Sankt Wendel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 23, 2010
Grant date	Nov 13, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/123
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air separator for an extracorporeal blood circuit for separating out air from a fluid flowing through the air separator, comprising an air separation chamber having at least one inflow passage and at least one outflow passage. It further relates to an external functional apparatus, a blood circuit, and a treatment apparatus.

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