Patent ID: 11925736
Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A blood treatment system comprising:
a treatment module: and
a dialyzer that is releasably coupleable to the treatment module, the dialyzer comprising:, a housing;, a bundle of hollow fibers within an interior of the housing;, a first pressure detection chamber having a first exterior wall comprising a first membrane; and, a second pressure detection chamber having a second exterior wall comprising a second membrane,
wherein the treatment module includes: (i) a first pressure transducer positioned to abut against the first membrane of the first pressure detection chamber while the dialyzer is coupled with the treatment module and (ii) a second pressure transducer positioned to abut against the second membrane of the second pressure detection chamber while the dialyzer is coupled with the treatment module, and, wherein the first and second pressure transducers are reconfigurable between: (i) a first position in which the first and second pressure transducers are retracted and (ii) a second position in which the first and second pressure transducers are extended to abut against the first and second membranes respectively.