Patent ID: 9022966
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A blood filtration system, comprising: a filtration circuit including a filter having a dialysis solution chamber; a blood pump configured to pump blood through the filtration circuit; a source of citrate anticoagulant solution having a predetermined citrate anticoagulant solution concentration; a citrate anticoagulant pump positioned and arranged to pump citrate anticoagulant solution from the citrate anticoagulant solution source into the filtration circuit; a dialysis solution pump positioned and arranged to pump a citrate dialysis solution into the dialysis solution chamber of the filter; a controller configured to control the citrate anticoagulant pump to control the flow rate of the citrate anticoagulant solution from the citrate anticoagulant pump according to an algorithm that takes into account at least: an electrolyte sensor that detects an configured to detect the electrolyte concentration, wherein