Abstract: The invention describes an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment with a dialyzer which is separated by a semipermeable membrane in to a first and second chamber (29, 30), wherein the first chamber (29) is arrange in a dialysate pathway and the second chamber (30) is connectable to the blood circulation of a patient by means of a blood supply conduit (32) and a blood return conduit (31), an inlet (20) for fresh dialysate, an outlet (30) for spent dialysate, a measuring device (37) arranged in the outlet (36), wherein said measuring device (37) has at least one radiation source consisting of several light sources (1) for electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the determination of removed uremic substances from an extracorporeal blood circulation and for an adjustment of flow controlled according to this data. The method according to the invention is used for the optimization of the consumption as well as the use of a volume of dialysate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for the measurement of pressure signals in a blood treatment system, whereby system changes can be identified and can be differentiated additionally reliably between system changes in blood flow direction and in transmembrane direction in order to enable a targeted action.

Abstract: A blood treatment system including a computer with a program library containing data sets for the functional processes of blood treatment apparatus. The computer is used to generate data sets with the aid of a catalog of questions to be responded to interactively. In this manner, data sets can be generated corresponding to the individual requirements. The selecting of a data set can also be performed corresponding to the individual needs of the users and patients, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment having a dialyzer which is divided into a first and a second chamber 29, 30 by means of a semipermeable membrane wherein the first chamber 29 is arranged in a dialysate path and the second chamber 30 can be connected to a patient's blood circulation by means of a blood supply line 32 and a blood discharge line 31, an inlet 20 for fresh dialysate, an outlet 36 for spent dialysate, a measuring device 37, wherein the measuring device 37 has at least one radiation source 1 for substantially monochromatic electromagnetic radiation. Thereby the measuring device 37 for determination of a luminescence of the spent dialysate flowing through the outlet 36 has at least one detector system (5) for detecting the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation generated by luminescence.

Abstract: Detection device for quantitative detection of predetermined molecules, in particular medium size protein molecules, in a sample liquid with a light source for emitting measurement radiation, a section for irradiating the sample liquid and a light detector for measuring the detection radiation exiting the section for irradiating the sample liquid, as well as an analysis stage located downstream of the light detector for analyzing the detector signal, wherein the light source is designed such that the measurement radiation has a spectral range exciting the intrinsic fluorescence of a molecule to be determined, and the light detector is designed such that at least one spectral range of the detection radiation is measured, in which the molecule emits intrinsic fluorescence radiation.

Abstract: In a blood therapy apparatus having a load cell sensor and a coupler for securing a load, a bag thereon is characterized by a free hanging link hanging from the coupler, and a bag hanger comprising an elongated rod having a plurality of bag engaging hooks and upwardly extending hook secured at the weight center of the rod and freely hanging from the links.

Abstract: Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are disclosed. One GUI includes a 3D object. The 3D object has a plurality of surfaces. The surfaces include one or more surfaces associated with a first user and one or more surfaces associated with a second user. The 3D object is rotatable in order to selectively display at least one of the surfaces. Rotation of the 3D object around a first axis changes the selectively displayed surface between the one or more surfaces associated with the first user and the one or more surfaces associated with the second user. Rotation of the 3D object around a second axis changes the selectively displayed surface between one of the one or more surfaces associated with the first user and another one of the one or more surfaces associated with the first user. The GUI may be implemented on the display screen of a medical device.

Abstract: A panel assembly for being manually mounted on a blood therapy apparatus is characterized by three panels, a center panel configured for manually securing a hemofilter cartridge and opposite side panels, hingedly connected to the center panel. The side panels have generally flat, planar interior surfaces defined by a rim extending around its perimeter. Tubing is secured along and adjacent to the interior panel surfaces, which are also provided with tubing supports having slanted tubing channels for supporting arched pump rotor engaging tubing sections and prevent tubing droop.

Abstract: An extracorporeal blood therapy control unit housing has a first and second manually mounted panels and spring loaded components configured for releasably engaging and tensioning the said panels against a side of said housing. The first and second panels have arch-shaped tubing segments mounted on the interior side of said respective panels. Each of the tubing segments are held in operational engagement with a different peristaltic pump rotor by the panel engaging and tensioning components.

Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out selected fluid management and/or renal replacement patient therapy is characterized by an interactive operator control system having operator inputs for selectively changing a panel kit, replacing a filter cartridge, and/or changing to a different patient therapy during a currently running patient therapy, and providing operator instructions for carrying out tasks for completing same. In one embodiment, the interactive operator control system is also characterized by automatically serially identifying different setup steps to be carried out during system setup, displaying the successive steps substantially throughout the system setup as well as displaying on the operator interface screen sequential tasks to be carried out for each of the different setup steps.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for normalizing, storing and/or displaying curves describing the adequacy of a kidney substitution treatment wherein the treatment is provided by a machine which has an extracorporeal blood system (31, 32) pumping the patient's blood at a preset flow rate through the blood chamber (30) of a dialyzer which is divided by a semi-permeable membrane into the blood chamber (30) and a dialyzing fluid chamber (29), and wherein the dialyzing fluid flows at a preset flow rate through the dialyzing fluid system (20, 36) of the machine and collects the waste products from the patient, and wherein a device (37) capable of continuously measuring any treatment related waste product is provided to deliver together with the data provided by the treatment machine an adequacy parameter, wherein curves describing the adequacy of the treatment are normalized to make them comparable, and/or stored in an adequate media and/or displayed on the user interface of the machine and wherein means are avai

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the extracorporeal treatment of blood are described. The apparatus includes a dialyzer which is separated into a first and second chamber by a semipermeable membrane, wherein the first chamber is disposed in a dialysis fluid path and the second chamber can be connected to the blood circulation of a patient by way of a blood inflow conduit and a blood outflow conduit, a feed for fresh dialysis fluid, a discharge for spent dialysis fluid, a measuring device disposed within the discharge for determining the absorption of the spent dialysis fluid flowing through the discharge, wherein the measuring device has at least one radiation source for substantially monochromatic electromagnetic radiation, and a detector system for detecting the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation, wherein means are provided to compensate for changes that occur in the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation of the radiation source and/or the sensitivity of the detector system.

Abstract: A method for determining or predicting the adequacy parameters that will be achieved at the end of a kidney substitution treatment during said kidney substitution treatment wherein the kidney substitution treatment is provided by a machine, which has an extracorporeal blood system pumping the patient blood through the blood chamber of a dialyzer, wherein the dialyzing fluid collects the waste products from the patient after flowing through the dialyzing fluid chamber of the dialyzer and wherein a device able to measure a adequacy parameter is coupled with the kidney substitution treatment machine and wherein the slope of a preferable linear guideline for the adequacy parameter is compared to the slope of the delivered adequacy parameter and if the slope of both are equal a linearization is performed to determine or predict the adequacy parameter at the end of the kidney substitution treatment.

Abstract: The medical apparatus has lines that are connected to the vascular system of a patient. To ensure that an accidental escape of blood is identified, a camera is provided and is directed at the extracorporeal blood circuit of the patient. The image signals from the camera are processed in the sense that the color of blood and/or its arrangement in the image area in the camera image is determined, wherein the size of the recorded image area with the color of blood is also evaluated. In this way, an extracorporeal blood loss can be detected and signaled automatically.