Hemodialysis unit comprising emergency activation means

• US 8,012,114 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2005
• Issued: 09/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Original Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Inventors: Daniel, Pia, Mueller, Carsten
• Primary Examiner(s): Deak; Leslie R
• Application Number:
  US11/597,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20070249982A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,306 Days
• Field of Search: 604/4.01, 604/5.01, 604/5.04, 604/6.01, 604/6.09, 604/6.11, 210/645, 210/646, 210/739, 210/741
• US Class Current: 604/5.04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/16 with membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3639 Blood pressure control, pressure transducers specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3334 Measuring or controlling the flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3344 Measuring or controlling pressure at the body treatment site
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence

Abstract

A haemodialysis device having an emergency activating function is provided. In order to avoid critical drops in blood pressure during a dialysis treatment, the emergency activating function makes it possible for the operating staff to initiate with a single control function a blood pressure measurement and a delivery of substance into the patient'"'"'s blood in the event of a hypotensive episode and at the same time to have the introduction of these measures by the haemodialyser confirmed clearly through a display having an outward appearance different from that displayed during normal operations. In addition, further automatically introduced process steps can be provided. The emergency activating function speeds up the implementation of the measures to be introduced and, at the same time prevents incorrect operation and makes it possible for the operating staff to attend directly to the patient.

Claims

1. A haemodialysis device including an extracorporeal circulatory system in which blood from a patient is passed via a blood supply line to the blood chamber of a haemodialyser, which is divided into two chambers by a semi-permeable membrane, and from the blood chamber to the patient via a blood return line and comprising a blood pump to supply the blood through the extracorporeal blood circulatory system, comprising:

an addition unit configured to add a substance to stabilize the circulation to the blood of the patient,

an ultra-filtration unit configured to withdraw fluid from the second chamber of the dialyser,

a blood pressure measuring unit configured to measure the blood pressure of the patient,

a control and evaluation unit which is connected to the blood pump, the addition unit, the ultrafiltration unit and the blood pressure measuring unit,

an output unit configured to output information which is connected to the control and evaluation unit, and

an input unit configured to input data and instructions which is connected to the control and evaluation unit, said input unit including an emergency activating function which, when actuated by a single instruction, is configured to deliver a signal to the control and evaluation unit, said control and evaluation unit being programmed to automatically request a blood pressure measured value from the blood pressure measuring unit, automatically instruct the addition unit to deliver the circulation-stabilizing substance into the blood in a pre-determined fashion and automatically instruct the output unit to display status information on the addition of the circulation-stabilizing substance to the blood and the blood pressure measurement on a display in a configuration having an outward appearance different from an outward appearance shown on the display during haemodialysis treatment when the emergency activating function has not been actuated.

2. The haemodialysis device according to claim 1, wherein a dialysis fluid supply line leading from a dialysis fluid preparation unit is connected to the second chamber of the haemodialyser for the supply of dialysis fluid.

3. The haemodialysis device according to claim 2, wherein the dialysis fluid preparation unit is connected to the control and evaluation unit.

4. The haemodialysis device according to claim 3, wherein the dialysis fluid preparation unit is a part of the addition unit.

5. The haemodialysis device according to claim 4, wherein the circulation-stabilizing substance is supplied to the blood via the semi-permeable membrane of the haemodialyser.

6. The haemodialysis device according to claim 4, wherein the circulation-stabilizing substance is supplied via a substituate line which is connected to the dialysis fluid preparation unit and the blood supply line or the blood return line.

7. The haemodialysis device according to claim 1, wherein the information-outputting part of the output unit is implemented as a screen.

8. The haemodialysis device according to claim 7, wherein the screen is constructed as a touch-sensitive screen.

9. The haemodialysis device according to claim 8, wherein the emergency activating means is an area on the screen designated by a characteristic symbol whose contact results in the emission of a signal.

10. The haemodialysis device according to claim 7, wherein after receipt of the signal, the control and evaluation unit is configured to leave the output unit to make visible a previously non-visible output window for the simultaneous or subsequent display of the status information on the blood pressure measurement and substance addition on the screen.

11. The haemodialysis device according to claim 1, wherein after receipt of the signal the control and evaluation unit is configured to instruct the ultra-filtration unit to reduce the ultra-filtration to a pre-determined reduced ultra-filtration rate value.

12. The haemodialysis device according to claim 11, wherein the reduced ultra-filtration rate value is zero.

13. The haemodialysis device according to claim 11, wherein the input unit is configured to enable the user, via the input unit, to activate or deactivate the possibility of the control and evaluation unit reducing the ultra-filtration on receipt of the signal.

14. The haemodialysis device according to claim 13, wherein the input unit is configured to enable the user to pre-determine the reduced ultra-filtration rate value via the input unit.

15. The haemodialysis device according to claim 13, wherein on receipt of the signal, the control and evaluation unit in configured to instruct the output unit to display status information on the reduction of the ultra-filtration.

16. The haemodialysis device according to claim 15, wherein after receipt of the signal, the control and evaluation unit is configured to leave the output unit to make visible the status information on the reduction of the ultra-filtration on the screen in a previously non-visible output window.

17. The haemodialysis device according to claim 1, wherein after receipt of the signal, the control and evaluation unit is configured to instruct blood pump to reduce the blood supply rate to a reduced blood supply rate value.

18. The haemodialysis device according to claim 17, wherein the input device is configured to enable the user, via the input device, to activate and deactivate the possibility of the control and evaluation unit reducing the blood supply rate on receipt of the signal.

19. The haemodialysis device according to claim 18, wherein the input unit is configured to enable the user to pre-determine the reduced blood supply rate.

20. The haemodialysis device according to claim 17, wherein on receipt of the signal the control and evaluation unit is configured to instruct the output unit to display status information on the reduction of the blood supply rate.

21. The haemodialysis device according to claim 20, wherein after receipt of the signal, the control and evaluation unit is configured to leave the output unit to make visible status information on the reduction of the blood supply rate on the screen in a previously non-visible output window.