Zoll Lifebridge Gmbh

Lifebridge Medizintechnik Ag

Zoll Circulation, Incorporated

Gerhard Brieske

Michael Brieske

Florian Sagebiel

Joachim Arzt

A method for filling and venting a device for extracorporeal blood treatment is disclosed, such as a patient module in a heart-lung machine, without attached patient. A filling liquid from a filling liquid container located higher than the device flows by gravity via a venous side of the system into a reservoir and flows onwards into a blood pump located at the lower end of the reservoir, wherein a first controllable valve (HC) for a venting line of a filter is opened and, after the response of an upper filling level sensor in the reservoir, is closed. An upper level of the filter is positioned higher than the upper filling level sensor, and a start-stop motion of the blood pump is performed, as a result of which a stepped flooding of the filter is made providing for an advantageous de-airing of the device.

Method and system for filling and venting a device for extracorporeal blood treatment, with stepped flooding of a filter

An apparatus for providing an extracorporeal blood circuit control includes a base module having a control device and a patient module releasably connected to the base module and having blood-conducting components of the extracorporeal blood circuit. A pivot system is also provided at the base module and at the patient module to pivot the patient module relative to the base module about a horizontal axis.

Apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available

The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in particular a heart-lung machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for making extracorporeal blood circulation available, in a particular a heart-lung machine, comprising machine, comprising a venous connection and an arterial connection, between which a blood reservoir, a blood pump and a bubble detector for the detection of air bubbles are provided, with, downstream of the bubble detector, an arterial line leading to the arterial connection via an arterial clamp and a bypass leading via a bypass clamp back into the blood reservoir which is connected to a pump extracting air from the blood reservoir. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of operating such an apparatus.

A peristaltic hose pump has a rotor which is rotatable by a drive shaft as well as a support element which extends along a part of the rotor periphery. A flexible hose is inserted between the support element and the rotor. The support element is movable in the direction toward the rotor by rotation of the drive shaft.

Hose pump

The invention relates to a fast closing clamp for the pinching off of hoses, wherein the fast closing clamp has a clamp jaw with a clamping position, in which it can pinch off a hose, and an open position. The fast closing clamp in accordance with the invention furthermore comprises a holding apparatus, a spring device and a latch device as well as a return mechanism.

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