Blood processing for treating blood disease
First Claim
1. An apparatus for processing blood, comprising a passage having an inlet and an outlet for passing blood therethrough;
- a pump for feeding said blood from said inlet toward said outlet in said passage;
drug injection means for injecting a drug into said passage; and
ultrasonic wave application means for improving an effectiveness of said drug on a component of said blood by applying ultrasonic waves to said blood mixed with said drug in said passage.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for an effective chemical treatment of a blood disease apply a drug of a wider range with a smaller dose or lower concentration to the blood outside the patient'"'"'s body. Blood which is collected from a patient is fed through a tube (2a) into a chamber (4) by a pump (3). A drug is injected into the chamber (4) from a container (5), while ultrasonic waves are applied to the blood contained in the chamber (4) from an actuator (7). The blood treated with the drug and by the ultrasonic waves, is returned into the body of the patient through a tube (2c), while the same is monitored by sensors (10) and (11).
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for processing blood, comprising a passage having an inlet and an outlet for passing blood therethrough;
- a pump for feeding said blood from said inlet toward said outlet in said passage;
drug injection means for injecting a drug into said passage; and
ultrasonic wave application means for improving an effectiveness of said drug on a component of said blood by applying ultrasonic waves to said blood mixed with said drug in said passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a pump for feeding said blood from said inlet toward said outlet in said passage;
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7. A method for processing blood, comprising:
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(a) feeding blood into a treatment passage at a treatment rate; (b) adding a quantity of a drug to said blood in said passage; (c) applying ultrasonic waves to said blood containing said drug in said treatment passage, for improving an effectiveness of said drug on a component of said blood; and (d) discharging ultrasonic-treated blood from said passage. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of treating a patient having a blood disease, said method comprising:
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(a) collecting blood from said patient; (b) adding a drug to said collected blood; (c) applying ultrasonic waves to said blood containing said drug for improving an effectiveness of said drug on a component of said blood; and (d) returning ultrasonic-treated blood into the body of said patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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