Patent ID: 11896752
Assignee: GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A dialysis machine connected to an extracorporeal fluid circuit and a dialyzer,
wherein said extracorporeal fluid circuit includes an arterial line connectable to a patient for drawing blood from the patient and a venous line connectable to the patient for returning blood to the patient,
the dialysis machine comprising a peristaltic blood pump connected to said extracorporeal fluid circuit,
wherein said extracorporeal fluid circuit further comprises an air pump and a venous drip chamber, wherein the air pump is connected to the extracorporeal fluid circuit via said venous drip chamber, and wherein the venous drip chamber is located between the dialyzer and a port of the venous line, and
wherein the dialysis machine is configured to perform the method according to claim 1.