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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Gambro Lundia Ab, Lund, SE;
Inventors:
Mauro Suffritti, Medolla, IT;
Michela Carpani, San Felice Sul Panaro, IT;
Assignee:
Gambro Lundia AB, Lund, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/34 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); B01D 61/18 (2006.01); B01D 61/22 (2006.01); B01D 61/24 (2006.01); B01D 65/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3417 (2014.02); B01D 61/145 (2013.01); B01D 61/18 (2013.01); B01D 61/22 (2013.01); B01D 61/243 (2013.01); B01D 65/102 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/70 (2013.01); B01D 2311/14 (2013.01); B01D 2311/22 (2013.01); B01D 2313/083 (2013.01); B01D 2313/18 (2013.01); B01D 2313/243 (2013.01); B01D 2317/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood () has a supply line (), a waste line () and an ultrafilter () inserted in the supply line (). An air inlet line is connected to the first chamber () of the ultrafilter () and a pressure sensor () configured for detecting pressure in the waste line (). A controller () is configured to carry out, with the hydraulic circuit () in by-pass configuration, an integrity test procedure for detecting if the ultrafilter membrane has multiple or single fiber breaks. A method of testing the ultrafilter () is also disclosed.