Hemodialysis system

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2005-01-18

2005-01-18

Bianco, Patricia (Department: 3762)

Surgery

Blood drawn and replaced or treated and returned to body

Constituent removed from blood and remainder returned to body

C604S005040, C210S646000, C210S195200, C210S321710, C210S321720

Reexamination Certificate

active

06843779

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for use in blood dialysis. The apparatus includes: two dialyzers each containing a semipermeable membrane that divides the dialyzer into a blood compartment and a dialysate compartment; a blood compartment connecting line connecting the blood compartments of the dialyzers together in series; blood connecting lines for connecting the blood compartments to the vascular system of a patient; a dialysate compartment connecting unit connecting the dialysate compartments of the dialyzers together in series; and dialysate connecting lines for connecting the dialysate compartments to a dialysis machine. The dialysate compartment connecting unit includes an adjustable flow varying device for controllably setting the rate of the flow of dialysate through the connecting unit.

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