Patent ID: 6423022
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A61M,G05B,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A blood purification apparatus comprising ultrafiltration means (11) for purifying blood, first means (15) for conducting blood from a patient to said ultrafiltration means (11), second means (27) for conducting blood from said ultrafiltration means (11) to the patient, means (23) for controlling the rate of blood flow through said first and second blood conducting means (15, 27), means (24) directly located at the patient's body for measuring patient blood pressure (P), means (25 or 26) for determining at least one blood pressure trend value (TRK or TRL), and said controlling means (23) including fuzzy controller means (31) responsive to said measured blood pressure (P) and said at least one blood pressure trend value (TRK or TRL) for automatically affecting patient blood pressure stabilization.