Patent ID: 9610394
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment, comprising: a blood removal line having an end configured to be connected to a cardiovascular system of a subject; at least a blood treatment unit comprising a semipermeable membrane which divides the unit itself into a first and a second chamber, the first chamber being connected to a second end of the blood removal line; a blood return line, configured to return treated blood to the patient, the blood return line having a first end connected to the first chamber of the blood treatment unit and a second end configured to be connected to the cardiovascular system of the patient; at least a first pump operating on the blood removal line; at least a second pump operating at the blood return line to the patient; a discharge line connected to the second chamber of the treatment unit for receiving waste from the unit; at least a first blood reservoir operating on the blood return line upstream of the second blood pump; at least a sensor configured to detect at least a parameter selected from among a group consisting of: and configured to emit a signal corresponding to a measured value of the parameter; a control unit connected to the first pump, to the second pump and to the sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to operate in a first operating mode, corresponding to a single-access configuration of the extracorporeal circuit, and in a second operating mode, corresponding to a double-access configuration of the extracorporeal circuit, the control unit, in the second operating mode, being configured to carry out following steps: