Debiotech S.a.

Nextkidney Sa

Didier Vecten

Florent Junod

Ricardo Allendes

Paul Vescovo

Frédéric Neftel

Hans-Gerd Evering

Pierre Thiebaud

Yvan Favre

The present invention provides an extracorporeal dialysis apparatus which allows the automation of some operations in order to make possible a safe home treatment or to facilitate the treatment process for example the priming and/or the blood return process. Thus, the object is to automatically perform a series of processes from hemodialysis preparation to treatment completion safely, reliably and speedily, and to significantly reduce the labor and supply costs.

Automated extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus

A dialysis system may include a blood circuit, a cassette, a subsystem having a processor, a sensor, and a blood pumping mechanism, a housing in which the subsystem is arranged, a movable support arranged in the housing and configured to hold the sensor and/or the blood pumping mechanism of the subsystem, a cassette holder configured to removably receive the cassette, and a loading system. The loading system may be configured to move the movable support, e.g. by an axial movement, to a first position and to a second position relatively to the housing while the cassette holder is fixedly arranged in the housing. The loading system may have an electric motor controlled by the processor, a drive assembly coupled to the electric motor, and a guiding assembly configured to cooperate with the drive assembly.

Easily movable blood purification systems

A system for performing fluid administration on a patient, the system including a flexible membrane forming a valve of a port having a valve seat, and an actuator having an actuator head, wherein the flexible membrane includes a membrane actuator clip configured to removably connect to the actuator head, the connection between the membrane actuator clip and the actuator head allowing the actuator to push the flexible membrane towards the valve seat to close the valve, and to pull the flexible membrane away from the valve seat to open the valve.

System for performing peritoneal dialysis

The invention concerns a system and a method of use of said system for performing fluid administration on a patient, the system comprising a liquid pump, a liquid distribution system, a liquid supply means, and patient conduit. The liquid distribution system comprises two distinct hub chambers. The first hub chamber includes at least one liquid supply port with a dedicated valve means, one patient port with dedicated valve means, and one pump inlet. The second hub chamber includes at least one patient port or warmer port with dedicated valve means and one pump outlet. The system further comprises control means arranged to close the patient port of the first hub chamber when the liquid supply port is open, and vice versa.

The present invention relates to a pressure measurement unit to determine positive and negative fluid pressure within a disposable for medical devices. As part of the disposable, the invention consists of a rigid measurement chamber, which is covered by an elastic form part. This measurement chamber can be connected to a medical device, which is equipped with a pressure transducer. Specific shapes of the elastic form part and specific instrument interfaces ensure the connection between this elastic form part, the measurement chamber and the pressure transducer to exclude the influence of atmospheric pressure during measurements. The coupling and the sealing ability against atmospheric pressure is controllable. Such pressure measurement units can be used to measure fluid pressure in disposable to control for example fluid pumps.

Pressure measurement unit for determining fluid pressure within medical disposables

Medical device for the delivery and/or the extraction of fluid to and/or from a patient, said medical device comprising a pumping unit () for pumping a fluid, a warming chamber () with an inlet () and an outlet () and containing a heating element () for warming said fluid, fluid volume measuring means (-) and a fluid line crossing said pumping and warming units (), characterized by the fact that said heating element () is adapted to be fully immersed in the fluid which is crossing said warming chamber () and by the fact that said fluid measuring means comprise temperature sensing means adapted to measure the fluid temperature on at least two separate points and electrical parameter measuring means for determining at least one electrical parameter such as current, power or frequency applied to said heating element (). The invention also includes a method for using this device.

Fluid volume measurement device for medical use

The invention concerns a system and a method of use of said system for performing fluid administration on a patient, the system comprising:

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