Method and device for checking the correct coupling of a supply device to a therapy device
First Claim
1. A method of checking a correct coupling of an adding device to a therapeutic appliance that includes an extracorporeal circuit with which the adding device is coupled such that a drug can be introduced into the extracorporeal circuit with the adding device, said method comprising:
- closing a portion of the extracorporeal circuit in connection with a portion of the adding device with respect to other parts of the extracorporeal circuit, and varying and measuring a pressure in the closed portion, with the closed portion being a portion of an arterial conduit of a set of blood tubes for a method of extracorporeal blood treatment.
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Abstract
A method provides for checking the correct coupling of an adding device to a therapeutic appliance that includes an extracorporeal circuit with which the adding device is connected such that a drug can be introduced into the extracorporeal circuit by the adding device during operation of the therapeutic appliance. The adding device is coupled to the extracorporeal circuit on the suction side of a pump disposed in the extracorporeal circuit, with a portion in the region of negative pressure of the extracorporeal circuit being in connection with a portion of the adding device that is closed with respect to the other parts of the extracorporeal circuit, and with the pressure in the closed portion being varied and measured.
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1. A method of checking a correct coupling of an adding device to a therapeutic appliance that includes an extracorporeal circuit with which the adding device is coupled such that a drug can be introduced into the extracorporeal circuit with the adding device, said method comprising:
closing a portion of the extracorporeal circuit in connection with a portion of the adding device with respect to other parts of the extracorporeal circuit, and varying and measuring a pressure in the closed portion, with the closed portion being a portion of an arterial conduit of a set of blood tubes for a method of extracorporeal blood treatment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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