Surgery – Blood drawn and replaced or treated and returned to body
Patent
1986-04-03
1989-05-09
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Blood drawn and replaced or treated and returned to body
604 6, 210637, 210646, 422 45, A61M 214, B01D 1100
Patent
active
048285439
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for extracorporeal circulation and treatment of blood. The apparatus comprises means for circulating and for treating blood, with a control system for controlling the circulating means. The circulating means includes tubing that directs blood to and from a microporous membrane. An arterial pump controls the flow rate of blood entering the filter; a venous pump controls the flow rate of blood exiting the filter. The filter includes a sealed, ported chamber surrounding the membrane. The rate of filtration of components removed from the blood through the membrane is directly proportional to a transmembrane pressure.
Display and input devices transmit information between the central processor and an operator who operates the apparatus. The display and input devices include a keypad and an alphanumeric display. Sensors measure pressures within the tubing, at the inlet and outlet of the filter. Fluid flow rate can be calculated from the speeds of the pumps.
The control system includes a central processor that receives input data from the sensors and the pumps to regulate the apparatus. The central processor will regulate the venous pump to maintain a specified outflow rate. The central processor also will maintain a desired average transmembrane pressure while the venous pump rate remains constant. The central processor calculates the average transmembrane pressure based on the measured filter input and output pressures. The central processor regulates the arterial pump speed as necessary to achieve the desired transmembrane pressure, while the venous pump rate is held steady.
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Guest Weldon S.
Weiss Paul I.
Lewis Ralph
Pellegrino Stephen C.
Rose David A.
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