Patent ID: 6177049
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A tubular set for the extracorporeal treatment of blood, said set comprising a device arterial line, a device venous line, a patient arterial line, a patient venous line, and a reversing flow valve, each said patient line having a patient connector at one end thereof, each said patient line being connected at its other end to said reversing flow valve, said valve also being connected to respective first ends of said device arterial line and device venous line, each of said device lines carrying a connector at ends opposed to the first ends for connection respectively to arterial and venous ports of a blood processing device, said reversing flow valve being movable between a first position that respectively connects the patient and device arterial lines and the patient and device venous lines and a second position that respectively connects the patient arterial line with the device venous line, and the device arterial line with the patient venous line, whereby blood flow trough the two patient lines can be reversed without reversing flow through the two device lines and a connected blood processing device, when the set is connected to a blood pump.