AUTOMATIC DIALYZER AND DIALYZING METHOD

Title:

AUTOMATIC DIALYZER AND DIALYZING METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/095955

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An automatic dialyzer for purifying blood brought into contact with a dialysate via a semi-impermeable membrane, comprising at least a blood circulating system and a dialysate supply/discharge system, characterized in that the blood circuit of the blood circulating system is connected to an overflow line having a reversibly-rotatable blood pump and also having a blood chamber and an open/close means for overflowing of liquid from the blood chamber to the outside of the blood circuit , and liquid supply means, for supplying liquid in both forward and reverse directions and being able to regulate the supply amount of the dialysate for water removing/liquid replenishing, are provided to a first bypass line and/or a second bypass line, the supply speed of the liquid supply means and the supply speed of the blood pump being regulatable in conjunction with each other; and a dialyzing method using the automatic dialyzer.

Inventors:

KIM SUNG-TEH (JP)
TAOKA MASAHIRO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TIEKO (JP)
YAMANAKA KUNIHIKO (JP)
MASAOKA KATUNORI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2001/005076

Publication Date:

December 20, 2001

Filing Date:

June 14, 2001

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

JMS CO LTD (JP)
KITAKYUSHU INST OF BIOPHYSICS (JP)
KIM SUNG TEH (JP)
TAOKA MASAHIRO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TIEKO (JP)
YAMANAKA KUNIHIKO (JP)
MASAOKA KATUNORI (JP)

International Classes:

A61M1/16; A61M1/14; A61M1/36; A61M1/34; (IPC1-7): A61M1/14

Foreign References:

JPH0744915U	1995-12-05
JPH06114102A	1994-04-26
JPH04371164A	1992-12-24
US5011607A	1991-04-30
JP2659914B2	1997-09-30

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