Patent ID: 7291123

Claim:
A circuit for extracorporeal treatment of blood, comprising: at least one blood withdrawal line configured to supply blood removed from a patient to at least a first chamber of a blood treatment device; at least one blood return line configured to return the blood to the patient after the blood exits said first chamber of the blood treatment device; and at least one drainage line for draining a discharge fluid, said discharge fluid exiting a second chamber of the blood treatment device, said second chamber being separated from said first chamber by a semi-permeable membrane, said drainage line comprising at least a first part, and a second part, said first and second parts being configured to contact the discharge fluid, said second part including a material having an electrical conductivity greater than an electrical conductivity of a material forming said first part, said second part being configured to provide a galvanic connection with an element external to the drainage line, said second part comprises a joint having a tubular body with a first end having a first connecting zone and a second end having a second connecting zone, said first and second ends being opposite one another, said tubular body including an electrically conductive material, said first part including a first tubular element and a second tubular element, said first and second tubular elements being coupled to said tubular body at said first and second connecting zones, said joint comprises at least one internal surface configured to contact the discharge fluid, and at least one external surface configured to electrically contact an element, said element being external to the drainage line, in order to dissipate any electric charges present in the discharge fluid, the joint further having an electrical resistance between said internal surface and said external surface, said electrical resistance being comprised between 40 KΩ and 10 MΩ.