Patent ID: 6132616
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A61M,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for flushing and filling of an extracorporeal blood circulation system of a dialysis machine, said machine having a dialyzer, a separate dialysis liquid circuit flowing through a dialysate side of the dialyzer, with the extracorporeal blood circulation system flowing through a blood side of the dialyzer for removal of impurities from the blood, the dialysate and blood sides of said dialyzer separated by a hemodialyzer membrane, said method comprising the steps of:transporting dialysis liquid from the dialysis liquid circuit in the dialysate side of the dialyzer, through said hemodialyzer membrane into said blood side of said dialyzer and the extracorporeal blood circulation system to flush and fill said system, andconducting a dialysis treatment.