Patent ID: 8070952

Claim:
A blood treatment method for the simultaneous extrarenal blood purification therapy and respiration support therapy, comprising: providing a blood purification circuit connected to a patient's cardiocirculatory system by two blood feed conduits, the circuit comprising: a first conduit for receiving blood from the patient's cardiocirculatory system and supplying blood to the blood purification circuit, a second conduit in communication with a patient's vein to feed purified blood back into the patient's cardiocirculatory system, a filtering means, comprising a first inlet for receiving blood for purification in communication with the blood purification circuit, and a first outlet for expelling purified blood, a CO 2 removing means, comprising a first inlet for receiving a flow of blood for CO 2 removal and a first outlet for expelling blood deprived of CO 2 , and a drain channel for directing a diluting liquid separated from the purified blood by the filtering means to the CO 2 removing means, wherein the drain channel is directly connected to the first inlet of the CO 2 removing means, directing blood through the filtering means; directing blood through the CO 2 removing means; and supplying the diluting liquid to the CO 2 removing means through the drain channel which is directly connected to the first inlet of the CO 2 removing means.