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Method for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit for a treatment apparatus following termination of a blood treatment session, and apparatus for performing said method

US8991414B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Soeren Gronau · Gerolzhofen, DE
Goetz Guenther · Oberursel, DE
Juergen Haecker · Neu-Anspach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2010
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 19, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/0424
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit of a treatment apparatus for the extracorporeal blood treatment of a patient following termination of a blood treatment session, wherein the treatment apparatus includes at least one extracorporeal blood circuithaving a conduit interior; at least one blood pump for conveying blood inside the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit; and at least one substitute pumpfor introducing or conveying at least one substituate fluid inside the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit. The method comprises feeding of air into the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit by operating the blood pump, and introducing substituate fluid into the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuitby operating the substitute pump. In addition, a suitable apparatus is described.

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