DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING BLOOD
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Abstract
Device (5) for filtering blood including a filter unit (7) having a blood filter, an inlet (8) for blood to be filtered and being connectable to an artery of a patient and a blood outlet (9) for filtered blood and being connectable to a vein of the patient, and having a filtrate container (6,14), that encloses the filter unit (7), for receiving filtrate (12) passing through the blood filter during a filtering process and that the filtrate container (6,14) is a closed container, which in a filled state is arranged to establish a counter-pressure over the blood filter, whereby the filtering process is interrupted. The invention also concerns a system including the above device.
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22 Claims
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12. A device for filtering blood comprising:
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a filter unit having an inlet for blood to be filtered and being connectable to an artery of a patient and a blood outlet for filtered blood and being connectable to a vein of the patient, and a filtrate container for receiving a filtrate filtered from the blood passing through the filter unit during a filtering process, said filtrate container enclosing the filter unit, the filtrate container being a closed container which, during the filtering provides room for filtrate received through walls of the filtering unit and, the filtrate container in a filled state, establishing a counter-pressure over the walls of the filter unit so that the filtering process is interrupted. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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21. A device for filtering blood comprising:
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a filter unit having an inlet for blood to be filtered and an outlet for filtered blood, said filter unit, in a filtering process, being connected to an artery and a vein of a patient through an inlet nipple and an outlet nipple, the filter unit further comprising closed ends in inlet and outlet regions of the filter unit which are connected to the inlet nipple and the outlet nipple, and a filtrate container for receiving a filtrate filtered from the blood passing through the filter unit during a filtering process, said filtrate container being a closed container enclosing the filter unit, the filtrate container, in a filled state, being configured to establish a counter-pressure over the filter unit so that the filtering process is interrupted.
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