Abstract:
An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, comprises: at least a pressure sensor (24, 25) located in a respective measurement site on an extracorporeal blood circuit (6, 7); an electronic control unit (23) operatively connected at least to the pressure sensor (24, 25). The electronic control unit (23) is configured to perform at least the following procedure: receiving from the pressure sensor (24, 25) a signal correlated to a measured blood pressure (Plmeasured, P2measured) in the measurement site; correcting the blood measured pressure (Plmeasured, P2measured) through a mathematical correction model to obtain a blood actual pressure (Pinlet, Poutlet) in a reference site other than the measurement site. Between the reference site and the measurement site, a circuit section and, optionally, at least one additional device (18, 27, 28) is/are positioned. The mathematical correction model is a model of a pressure drop in the circuit section and, optionally, in the additional device (18, 27, 28).
Abstract:
An apparatus (1) for CRRT is provided comprising a blood circuit (10, 20, 30, 60) with a blood removal line (20), a treatment unit (10), and a blood return line (30). A replacement fluid container (78) is configured for containing a medical fluid, a pre-infusion line (70) has a first end (70-1) connected to the replacement fluid container (78) and a second end (70-2) connected to the blood removal line (20) and a blood pump (22) is active on the blood circuit. A replacement fluid pump (72) is active on the pre-infusion line (70), a dialysate circuit (40, 50, 70) comprises an effluent line (50) configured for discharging fluid from the second chamber, and a control unit (80) is connected to the replacement fluid pump (72) and to the blood pump (22) and is configured for performing a rinse-back procedure for restituting blood to a patient. The rinse-back procedure comprises conveying blood contained in the blood circuit (10, 20, 30, 60) towards the second end (30-2) of the blood return line (30) using the medical fluid.
Abstract:
An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises a blood treatment device (2), an extracorporeal blood circuit, a blood pump (8) configured to be coupled to a blood withdrawal line (6) of the extracorporeal blood circuit. A closed fluid line (10) is connected to an inlet port (4a) and to an outlet port (4b) of a fluid chamber (4) of the blood treatment device (2), wherein the closed fluid line (10) together with the fluid chamber (4) forms a recirculation loop. An evacuation line (15) departs from the closed fluid line (10). A warming device (13) and a recirculation pump (17) are coupled or configured to be coupled to the closed fluid line (10). At least one temperature sensor (22) is operative on the extracorporeal blood circuit and it is configured to sense a blood temperature (Tb). A control unit (25), connected to the warming device (13), to the recirculation pump (17) and to the temperature sensor (22), is configured to execute the following procedure: receiving from the temperature sensor (22) at least a signal correlated to the blood temperature (Tb); adjusting the blood temperature (Tb) by controlling at least one of the warming device (13) and the recirculation pump (17).
Abstract:
A device for blood treatment by extracorporeal circulation including a filter having a first and a second chambers with a semi-permeable membrane, an arterial line connected to the first chamber and associated to a first pump Qb, a venous line out from the first chamber, a first pre-infusion line (109) connected to a citrate container and associated to a second pump Qpre1, a first post-infusion line connected to a calcium solution container associated to a third pump Qpost1, an effluent line at the outlet of the second chamber connected to a drain and associated to a fourth pump Qeff, a CPU including first means programmed to receive the signals output by at least one of the pumps and second means programmed to control third post-infusion pump Qpost1 (121) as a function of the flow rate Qb, Qeff, and Qpre1.
Abstract:
A CRRT apparatus comprising a control unit configured to execute a flow-rate setup procedure by receiving a patient prescription comprising clinical prescription parameters, by allowing entry of a set value for a prescribed dialysis dose (Dset) to be delivered, and of a target value for a parameter (nNBL; CpHCO3_PAT) indicative of a steady state acid-base balance in the blood of the patient who has to undergo a CRRT blood treatment, and by determining operating parameters calculating a set value of relevant fluid flow rates including one or more of a fluid flow rate (Qcit) through the anticoagulant infusion line, a fluid flow rate (QPBP) through the PBP infusion line, a fluid flow rate (Qrep.pre) through the pre-dilution infusion line, a fluid flow rate (Qrep.post) through the post-dilution infusion line, a fluid flow rate (QHCO3) through the post-dilution bicarbonate infusion line, a fluid flow rate (Qca) through the ion balancing infusion line, a blood fluid flow rate (Qb) through the extracorporeal blood circuit, a fluid flow rate (Qdial) through the dialysis liquid supply line, and a fluid flow rate (Qeff) through the effluent fluid line, wherein calculating the set value of the fluid flow rates is based at least on the set value of the prescribed dialysis dose (Dset) and on the target value for the parameter (nNBL; CpHCO3_PAT) indicative of a steady state acid-base balance in the blood.
Abstract:
A method for determining water losses in a membrane gas exchanger of an apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood, comprises: obtaining a sweep gas flow rate (Q gas ) in a gas side of a membrane gas exchanger (19); obtaining a water saturation content (C saturation_out ) at a gas outlet (19d) of the membrane gas exchanger (19); calculating the water losses (Q eccor ) as a function at least of the sweep gas flow rate (Q gas ) and the water saturation content (C saturation_out ).
Abstract:
A container for warming fluids, the container comprising an inlet port, an outlet port, and a fluid conduit configured for putting the inlet port in fluid communication with the outlet port and comprising one or more deflection sections. The fluid conduit has a non-constant maximum width in a direction of fluid flow through the fluid conduit. At least one of the one or more deflection sections further comprises an entry section and an exit section, each respective exit section being arranged downstream, in the direction of fluid flow, from each respective entry section. The maximum width of the fluid conduit decreases along the direction of fluid flow through the entry section over a first distance and the maximum width of the fluid conduit increases along the direction of fluid flow through the exit section over a second distance, the first distance and the second distance being different from one another. An apparatus for warming medical fluids including the container and an extracorporeal blood circuit including the container are also provided. An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus including the apparatus for warming medical fluids and/or the extracorporeal blood circuit is also provided.
Abstract:
An apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood (1) comprising a filtration unit (2), a blood withdrawal line (6), a blood return line (7), an effluent fluid line (13), a pre and/or post-dilution fluid line (15, 25) connected to the blood withdrawal line, and a dialysis fluid line. Pumps (17, 18, 21, 22, 27) act on the fluid lines for regulating the flow of fluid. A control unit (10) is configured to periodically calculate a new value for the patient fluid removal rate to be imposed on an ultrafiltration actuator in order to keep a predefined patient fluid removal rate across a reference time interval irrespective of machine down times.
Abstract:
An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises: a blood treatment device (2); an extracorporeal blood circuit comprising a blood withdrawal line (6) and a blood return line (7) coupled to the extracorporeal blood treatment device (2), wherein the blood return line (7) presents a heating zone (14) coupled or configured to be coupled to a blood warmer (15); a blood pump (6) configured to be coupled to a pump section of the blood withdrawal line (6); at least a post-infusion line (13, 13') connected to the blood return line (7) upstream of the heating zone (14); an air trapping device (9) placed on the blood return line (7) upstream of the heating zone (14).
Abstract:
An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus (1) comprising a control unit (10) connectable to a blood warming device (200). The apparatus (1) comprises: an extracorporeal blood circuit (100) and at least one infusion line (15, 21, 25) connected to the extracorporeal blood circuit (100). A control unit (10) is configured to execute the following procedure: receiving a first value representative of a desired blood temperature (T des ) at an end (70) of a blood return line (7) configured to be connected to a venous vascular access of a patient (P); receiving at least a first signal relating to at least a flow rate (Q PBP , Q REP1 , Q REP2 ) of an infusion fluid in the at least one infusion line (15, 21, 25); calculating a set point value of an operating parameter (Τ OUT ; P w ) to be imposed on the warming device (200) configured to heat a blood heating zone (H) of the extracorporeal blood circuit (100) in order to maintain the desired blood temperature (T des ) at the end (70) of the blood return line (7). The set point is calculated based on input parameters comprising: at least the first value representative of the desired blood temperature (T des ) and at least one selected in the group of: the first signal (Q REPI , Q PBP , Q REP2 ) and a second value representative of a temperature ( T REP1 , T PBP , T REP2 ) of the at least one infusion fluid in the at least one infusion line (15, 21, 25).