Apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood and process of calculating set flow rates in a medical apparatus for delivery or collection of fluids
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1. An apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood comprising:
- a filtration unit having a primary chamber and a secondary chamber separated by a semi-permeable membrane;
a blood withdrawal line connected to an inlet of the primary chamber, and a blood return line connected to an outlet of the primary chamber said blood lines being configured for connection to a patient cardiovascular system;
a blood pump configured to control the flow of blood through the blood lines;
an effluent fluid line connected to an outlet of the secondary chamber;
at least two further fluid lines selected in the group comprising;
a pre-dilution infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood withdrawal line,a post-dilution infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood return line,a dialysis fluid line connected at one end thereof to the inlet of the secondary chamber,a pre-blood pump infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood withdrawal line in a region positioned in use upstream the blood pump,at least one solution pump configured to regulate the flow of fluid through said fluid lines; and
a control unit comprising a memory and connected operably to the at least one solution pump, the control unit being configured to;
enter a set value by an operator for at least a first fluid flow rate selected in the group including;
a fluid flow rate (Qrep1) through the pre-dilution infusion fluid line,a fluid flow rate (Qrep2) through the post-dilution infusion fluid line,a fluid flow rate (Qpbp) through the pre-blood pump infusion fluid line,a fluid flow rate (Qdial) through the dialysis fluid line, anda fluid removal rate (Qpfr) from the patient,enter a set value by the operator for a prescribed dose (Dset) to be delivered,calculate set values of at least a second and a third of the fluid flow rates of said group of flow rates by applying said prescribed dose value (Dset) and the set value of the first fluid flow rate to a plurality of mathematical relations, wherein said plurality of mathematical relations stored in said memory comprise one or more of the following;
a convection-diffusion relation, relating the total fluid flow rate through said infusion fluid lines (Qrep1+Qrep2+Qpbp) with the fluid flow rate through said dialysis fluid line (Qdial), ora pre-post relation, relating the fluid flow rates (Qrep1+Qpbp) through pre-dilution infusion fluid line and pre-blood pump infusion fluid line with the fluid flow rate through the post-dilution infusion fluid line (Qrep2), andwherein calculating the set values of the at least second and third of the fluid flow rates reduces a number of flow rate set values entered into the control unit by the operator.
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Abstract
An apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of fluid and a process of setting up a medical apparatus for the delivery or collection of fluids are disclosed. According to the apparatus and the process, a control unit (10) is configured calculate set values of two or more of the fluid flow rates based on a fluid flow rate set by the operator and on a prescribed dose value (Dset).
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1. An apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood comprising:
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a filtration unit having a primary chamber and a secondary chamber separated by a semi-permeable membrane; a blood withdrawal line connected to an inlet of the primary chamber, and a blood return line connected to an outlet of the primary chamber said blood lines being configured for connection to a patient cardiovascular system; a blood pump configured to control the flow of blood through the blood lines; an effluent fluid line connected to an outlet of the secondary chamber; at least two further fluid lines selected in the group comprising; a pre-dilution infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood withdrawal line, a post-dilution infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood return line, a dialysis fluid line connected at one end thereof to the inlet of the secondary chamber, a pre-blood pump infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood withdrawal line in a region positioned in use upstream the blood pump, at least one solution pump configured to regulate the flow of fluid through said fluid lines; and a control unit comprising a memory and connected operably to the at least one solution pump, the control unit being configured to; enter a set value by an operator for at least a first fluid flow rate selected in the group including; a fluid flow rate (Qrep1) through the pre-dilution infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qrep2) through the post-dilution infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qpbp) through the pre-blood pump infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qdial) through the dialysis fluid line, and a fluid removal rate (Qpfr) from the patient, enter a set value by the operator for a prescribed dose (Dset) to be delivered, calculate set values of at least a second and a third of the fluid flow rates of said group of flow rates by applying said prescribed dose value (Dset) and the set value of the first fluid flow rate to a plurality of mathematical relations, wherein said plurality of mathematical relations stored in said memory comprise one or more of the following; a convection-diffusion relation, relating the total fluid flow rate through said infusion fluid lines (Qrep1+Qrep2+Qpbp) with the fluid flow rate through said dialysis fluid line (Qdial), or a pre-post relation, relating the fluid flow rates (Qrep1+Qpbp) through pre-dilution infusion fluid line and pre-blood pump infusion fluid line with the fluid flow rate through the post-dilution infusion fluid line (Qrep2), and wherein calculating the set values of the at least second and third of the fluid flow rates reduces a number of flow rate set values entered into the control unit by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood comprising:
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a filtration unit having a primary chamber and a secondary chamber separated by a semi-permeable membrane; a blood withdrawal line connected to an inlet of the primary chamber, and a blood return line connected to an outlet of the primary chamber, said blood lines configured for connection to a patient cardiovascular system; a blood pump configured to pump blood through the blood lines; an effluent fluid line connected to an outlet of the secondary chamber with a waste container connected to an end of the effluent fluid line; at least two further fluid lines selected from the group comprising; a pre-dilution infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood withdrawal line with a first container of fresh fluid connected to another end of the pre-dilution infusion fluid line, a post-dilution infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood return line with a second container of fresh fluid connected to another end of the post-dilution infusion fluid line, a dialysis fluid line connected at one end thereof to the inlet of the secondary chamber with a third container of fresh fluid connected to an end of the dialysis fluid line, or a pre-blood pump infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood withdrawal line in a region positioned in use upstream of the blood pump with a fourth container of fresh fluid connected to another end of the pre-blood pump infusion fluid line; at least one pump configured to pump fluid through said fluid lines; and a control unit operably connected to the at least one pump, the control unit configured to; enter a set value by an operator for at least a first fluid flow rate selected from the group including; a fluid flow rate (Qrep1) through the pre-dilution infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qrep2) through the post-dilution infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qpbp) through the pre-blood pump infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qdial) through the dialysis fluid line, and a fluid removal rate (Qpfr) from the patient, enter a set value by the operator for a prescribed dose (Dset) to be delivered, and calculate set values of at least a second and a third of the fluid flow rates of said group of flow rates, based on the said first fluid flow rate and on said prescribed dose value (Dset) set by the operator, and by applying an optimization criteria stored by a memory of the control unit, wherein the optimization criteria comprise one or more of; a first optimization criterion imposing that emptying times of at least two among the containers of fresh fluid and the filling time of the waste container are a multiple of a same reference time (Tr), wherein at least three of the fluid flow rates of said group of flow rates are a function of said reference time (Tr), or a second optimization criterion imposing that urea clearance or dialysance of a given solute is maximized, wherein the urea clearance or, respectively, the dialysance is a function of at least three of the fluid flow rates of said group of flow rates, and wherein the application of the optimization criteria to the calculation of the at least second or third fluid flow rate reduces a number of flow rate set values entered into the control unit by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood comprising:
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a filtration unit having a primary chamber and a secondary chamber separated by a semi-permeable membrane; a blood withdrawal line connected to an inlet of the primary chamber, and a blood return line connected to an outlet of the primary chamber, said blood lines configured for connection to a patient cardiovascular system; a blood pump configured to pump blood through the blood lines; an effluent fluid line connected to an outlet of the secondary chamber with a waste container connected to an end of the effluent fluid line; at least two further fluid lines selected from the group comprising; a pre-dilution infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood withdrawal line with a first container of fresh fluid connected to another end of the pre-dilution infusion fluid line, a post-dilution infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood return line with a second container of fresh fluid connected to another end of the post-dilution infusion fluid line, a dialysis fluid line connected at one end thereof to the inlet of the secondary chamber with a third container of fresh fluid connected to an end of the dialysis fluid line, or a pre-blood pump infusion fluid line connected at one end thereof to the blood withdrawal line in a region positioned in use upstream of the blood pump with a fourth container of fresh fluid connected to another end of the pre-blood pump infusion fluid line; at least one pump configured to pump fluid through said fluid lines; and a control unit operably connected to the at least one pump, the control unit being configured to; enter a set value by an operator for at least a first fluid flow rate selected from the group including; a fluid flow rate (Qrep1) through the pre-dilution infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qrep2) through the post-dilution infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qpbp) through the pre-blood pump infusion fluid line, a fluid flow rate (Qdial) through the dialysis fluid line, and a fluid removal rate (Qpfr) from the patient, enter a set value by an operator for a prescribed dose (Dset) to be delivered, and calculate set values of at least a second and a third of the fluid flow rates of said group of flow rates, based on the said first fluid flow rate set by the operator and on said prescribed dose value (Dset), wherein said prescribed dose value (Dset) comprises a prescribed value selected from the group including; a urea dose (Durea_set), which is a prescribed mean value for an estimated urea clearance, wherein the urea dose (Durea_set) is a function of at least three of the fluid flow rates of said group of flow rates, or a clearance dose (Ksolute_set), which is a prescribed mean value for an estimated clearance for a given solute, wherein the clearance dose (Ksolute_set) is a function of at least three of the fluid flow rates of said group of flow rates, and wherein the calculation of the at least second or third fluid flow rate reduces a number of flow rate set values entered into the control unit by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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