Patent ID: 9289544
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A device for detecting a reversed configuration of withdrawal and return devices coupling an extracorporeal blood flow circuit to a cardiovascular system of a subject, wherein the withdrawal and return devices are configurable in a normal configuration and the reversed configuration, wherein in the normal configuration the withdrawal device is in an upstream position of said cardiovascular system for withdrawal of fluid and the return device is in a downstream position of the cardiovascular system for return of fluid, and further wherein in the reversed configuration the positioning of the return and withdrawal devices is reversed, the device comprising: a primary pressure sensor in the extracorporeal blood flow circuit, the primary pressure sensor configured to provide a primary measurement signal comprising at least a subject pulse from a subject pulse generator in the cardiovascular system; a signal processor configured to: a notification apparatus to provide a notification when the reversed configuration has been determined.