Patent ID: 9713670
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61M,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for temporarily interrupting an extracorporeal blood treatment of a patient who is connected to a blood treatment apparatus for the purpose of the extracorporeal blood treatment, the method comprising the steps of: connecting an extracorporeal blood circuit to the patient, the extracorporeal blood circuit connected to the blood treatment apparatus and comprising: a blood withdrawal line connected to the patient; and a blood return line connected to the patient; activating or controlling a control device of the blood treatment apparatus to start the extracorporeal blood treatment, the extracorporeal blood treatment comprising running a blood pump to: (i) withdraw blood from the patient; (ii) convey the blood through the extracorporeal blood circuit; and (iii) return the blood to the patient, the control device configured to bring the blood treatment apparatus into a temporary interruption state in which a session of the extracorporeal blood treatment can be interrupted temporarily with the intention to continue the extracorporeal blood treatment session; during the extracorporeal blood treatment, activating or controlling the control device to bring the blood treatment apparatus into said temporary interruption state, wherein, during the temporary interruption state, blood from the blood withdrawal line is conveyed by the blood pump to perform a reinfusion of the blood from the blood withdrawal line to the patient; during the reinfusion, detecting, via a detection device, that there is substantially no blood remaining inside the extracorporeal blood circuit at the detection device, wherein, in response to the detecting, the control device automatically induces or effects a stop of the blood pump; after the stop of the blood pump, disconnecting the patient from the extracorporeal blood circuit, and then circulating at least one substitute liquid through at least one section of the extracorporeal blood circuit while the patient is disconnected from the extracorporeal blood circuit during the temporary interruption state; after the disconnecting, reconnecting the patient to the extracorporeal blood circuit; and after the reconnecting, activating or controlling the control device to continue the extracorporeal blood treatment using the blood treatment apparatus.