Patent ID: 6716356
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A61M,B01D

Abstract:
A blood cleansing system comprising: a source of dialysate fluid; a heating control module which receives dialysate fluid from said source and produces heated dialysate fluid; a first dialyzer including a first semi-permeable membrane that defines a first blood compartment and a first dialysate compartment, the first blood compartment having a first blood inlet which receives blood to be cleaned and a first blood outlet which expels partially cleansed blood, the first dialysate compartment having a first dialysate inlet and a first dialysate outlet, said first dialysate inlet for receiving said heated dialysate; and a second dialyzer including a second semi-permeable membrane defining a second blood compartment and a second dialysate compartment, the second blood compartment having a second blood inlet which receives a fluid including at least said partially cleansed blood and a second blood outlet which expels cleaned blood, the second dialysate compartment having a second dialysate inlet and a second dialysate outlet, said second dialysate inlet for receiving dialysate from said source at a temperature lower than a temperature of said heated dialysate that is delivered to the first dialysate inlet.