Patent ID: 9192709
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical apparatus for an extracorporeal fluid treatment comprising: a main support structure having at least a receiving portion and a holder, a cassette assembly comprising: a first end connector, a second end connector, and an intermediate portion extending between said first and second end connectors for subjecting a fluid flowing through said intermediate portion to a measurement of at least a fluid parameter, the first end connector of the rigid tubular piece being secured to one selected in the group comprising: a second end of the second flexible tube, and a second end of the third flexible tube, the cassette assembly being mounted on the receiving portion carried by the main support structure, at least a peristaltic pump carried by the main support structure and having a rotor, the portion of the loop of the cassette assembly receiving the rotor of the peristaltic pump, the holder holding the rigid tubular piece of the cassette assembly, said holder comprising: a base carried by the support structure and defining a seat for receiving at least the rigid tubular piece, and a first sensor and comprising at least an emitter of a signal and a detector which can detect a return signal, wherein the emitter and the detector are positioned in correspondence of said intermediate portion of the rigid tubular piece, and wherein the emitter and the detector are positioned according to one of the configurations selected from the group comprising: