Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

Anselm Fabig

Ulrich Tschulena

Joachim Jankowski

Carsten Muller

Carsten Mueller

Carsten Müller

Sonja Steppan

The present invention relates to an apparatus for the extracorporeal removal of protein-bound toxins from blood comprising at least one blood purification apparatus, in particular at least one dialysis machine, hemofilter or adsorber, as well as at least one means for generating a field in the blood purification apparatus and/or in an element in flow communication with the blood purification apparatus, in particular in a line section connected to the blood purification apparatus, wherein the means comprises at least two strip conductors which are arranged on at least two preferably oppositely disposed sides of the blood purification apparatus or of the element such that the field is preferably predominantly generated within the blood purification apparatus or preferably predominantly within the element.

Apparatus for the extracorporeal removal of protein-bound toxins

The invention relates to an apparatus for extracorporeal removal of protein-bound toxins from blood plasma comprising a first line device, a second line device, a third line device and a fourth line device, a dialyzer or hemofilter arranged between the first line device and the second line device and/or an adsorber, means for generating a field, at least partially surrounding the first line device and/or the dialyzer or hemofilter and/or the adsorber, a controllable fluid conveyance device arranged in the first line device and/or the second line device, and at least one controllable body fluid conveyance unit arranged in the third line device and/or the fourth line device, a filter, wherein the permeate side of the filter is connected to the first line device and the second line device, and the side of the filter to be dialyzed is connected at its inlet to the third line device, which can be connected to a patient and is connected at its outlet to the fourth line device which can be connected to the patient, wherein a controllable flow of fluid through the line devices and the dialyzer or hemofilter and/or the adsorber can be generated by means of the fluid conveyance devices.

Apparatus for removing protein-bound toxins from blood plasma

The invention relates to a device for hemodiafiltration with an extracorporeal circulation () for receiving blood to be purified and having a hemodialyzer and/or hemofilter () which is connected to the blood circulation (), such that the blood circulation () has at least one inlet line () for the supply of a replacement fluid upstream and downstream from the hemodialyzer and/or hemofilter (), characterized in that the apparatus also comprises measurement apparatuses for recording the transmembrane pressure and/or hematocrit (HKT) and/or blood density, such that the measurement apparatuses are connected to a control unit () for controlling one or more of the transmembrane pressure and/or the hematocrit (HKT) and/or the blood density, the control unit () being constructed so that the control is implemented with the help of at least one of the infusion rates (Qpre, Qpost) of the replacement fluid (), and the blood to be purified is exposed to a high-frequency electromagnetic field and/or an electric DC field () before and/or during contact with the hemodialyzer and/or hemofilter ().

Hemodiafiltration method

A dialysis device including a dialysis circuit, a blood circuit; and a dialyzer. The dialysis device includes a device for generating a high-frequency electromagnetic field and a device for generating an electrostatic direct current field. Both devices are designed and arranged in such a way that blood to be treated can be exposed to the high-frequency electromagnetic field and the electrostatic direct current field when passing through the dialyzer.

Device and method for removing protein-bound toxins from the blood of patients using a high-frequency, electromagnetic field and an electrostatic direct current field

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Zeuthen, Germany

Anselm Fabig