Abstract: An eccentric bearing for an electrohydraulic piston pump assembly of a vehicle brake system includes a shaft which can be driven in rotation about its axis, a bearing ring which is eccentric relative to the shaft, and rolling bodies arranged between the bearing ring and the shaft. The rolling bodies have different diameters corresponding to a varying width of a gap between the bearing ring and the shaft. When the shaft is driven in rotation, an eccentricity of the bearing ring circulates around the shaft at half of the rotational speed of the shaft and drives pump pistons. The pump pistons bear at the outside against the bearing ring so as to perform a reciprocating movement.

Abstract: An eccentric bearing for an electrohydraulic piston-pump assembly of a vehicle brake system includes a shaft configured to be driven rotationally about its axis, a bearing ring eccentric relative to the shaft, and, in a gap between the bearing ring and shaft, rolling bodies with different diameters according to a differing width of the gap. When the shaft is rotationally driven, an eccentricity of the bearing ring circulates the shaft more slowly than the rotational speed of the shaft and drives a reciprocating movement of pump pistons which bear against the bearing ring. To ensure that the rolling bodies roll on and circulate the shaft, a radial elasticity loads the rolling bodies with prestress against the shaft and bearing ring. The prestress is caused by an undersize of the bearing ring or by an elastic ring on the shaft, on at least one rolling body or in the bearing ring.

Abstract: An eccentric bearing for an electrohydraulic piston pump assembly of a vehicle brake system includes a shaft configured to be driven in rotation about its axis, a bearing ring eccentric relative to the shaft, and rolling bodies between the bearing ring and the shaft. The rolling bodies have different diameters corresponding to a varying width of a gap between the bearing ring and the shaft. When the shaft is driven in rotation, an eccentricity of the bearing ring circulates around the shaft at half of the rotational speed of the shaft and drives pump pistons, which bear against the bearing ring, to perform a reciprocating movement. A resiliently elastic, closed annular steel band surrounds the rolling bodies and loads the rolling bodies inwardly against a circumference of the shaft. The steel band ensures that the rolling bodies roll on the shaft when the shaft is driven in rotation.

Abstract: An eccentric bearing for an electrohydraulic piston pump assembly of a vehicle brake system includes a shaft configured to be driven in rotation about its axis, a bearing ring which is eccentric relative to the shaft, and rolling bodies between the bearing ring and the shaft. The rolling bodies have different diameters corresponding to a varying width of a gap between the bearing ring and the shaft. When the shaft is driven in rotation, an eccentricity of the bearing ring revolves around the shaft at half of the rotational speed of the shaft and drives pump pistons to perform a reciprocating movement. A rolling body cage is open between the two largest rolling bodies. The rolling body cage loads the rolling bodies into the tapering gap and ensures that the rolling bodies revolve on the shaft when the shaft is driven.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a medical liquid is provided which includes a treatment machine having a coupling surface, with a cassette made of a hard part having liquid-conducting passages which are covered by a flexible film being able to be coupled to the coupling surface of the treatment machine. A corresponding medical cassette is also provided. An air-free coupling of the flexible film of the cassette to the treatment machine is ensured in that air can be sucked out areally along a plane between the flexible film and the coupling surface during the coupling process and/or with a coupled cassette. A method for coupling the cassette and a method for checking the leaktightness of the cassette via the vacuum control of the air suction is also provided.

Abstract: A rinsing line for discharging a rinsing fluid out of a medical technical functional device having been rinsed by means of the rinsing fluid is described, in which the rinsing line is, on the one side, connected, provided or intended for being connected with a section of the medical technical functional device and in which the rinsing line is, on the other side, connected with, provided or intended for being connected with a fluid supplying device for supplying a medical fluid into the medical technical functional device. A medical technical functional device, a medical technical treatment apparatus, a method and a control unit are also described.

Abstract: A method for emptying a blood tubing set of a blood treatment device that includes an extracorporeal blood circuit with a membrane filter includes supplying air or gas to the blood tubing set to displace liquid therein. The blood tubing set includes arterial and venous patient blood tubes in communication with a first chamber of the membrane filter. The device also includes a substituate line which opens into the arterial blood tube and/or into the venous blood tube, and a substituate pump. To empty the blood tubing set, the arterial blood tube and the venous blood tube are connected to one another to provide a circuit that includes the membrane filter, the arterial blood tube, and the venous blood tube. The substituate line is disconnected, and the air or gas is pumped into the blood tubing set so as to displace liquid into a second chamber of the membrane filter.

Abstract: A holding apparatus for holding at least one tube clamp on a medical tube, the tube clamp including at least one, usually two, clamping section(s) for altering a luminal cross-section of a medical tube during use, includes at least one receiving structure for detachably receiving at least one section of the tube clamp. A medical tube with at least one holding apparatus as well as a method for sterilizing a medical tube are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a contact protection apparatus for covering a connection point of a medical fluid-conducting cassette for a medical fluid treatment, having at least one covering device for covering the connection point before the use of the cassette, and having at least one connection section for detachably connecting or holding the contact protection apparatus on the cassette. The present invention further relates to a medical fluid-conducting cassette having at least one contact protection apparatus according to the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit and/or a functional device, each connectable or connected with a blood treatment apparatus for the purpose of blood treatment of a patient. The blood treatment apparatus of the method comprises or is connected with at least one extracorporeal blood circuit with a line having interior portions, the extracorporeal blood circuit comprising at least one arterial line section and at least one venous line section, wherein a first section of the arterial line section is configured to be connected with a second section of the venous line section, and further comprises at least one blood pump for conveying blood within the line interior portions. The method includes the step of operating the blood pump in a second conveying direction which is opposite to a first customary conveying direction. It further relates to corresponding apparatuses.

Abstract: A device and method for monitoring the connection of a blood treatment unit to a fluid system of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus are described, in which the blood treatment unit includes an inlet and an outlet for connection to the fluid system and the fluid system includes a line system with a first line segment connected to the inlet and a second line segment connected to the outlet. An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus includes a device for monitoring the connection of the blood treatment unit to the fluid system. The device and method for monitoring the connection of the blood treatment unit to the fluid system is based on measurement of pressure in the fluid system of the blood treatment apparatus. Solely on the basis of the pressure measurement, it is ascertained whether the connection of the blood treatment unit to the fluid system is correct or incorrect.

Abstract: A method is provided for rinsing and/or filling a blood treatment device, in particular for priming such a device. The blood treatment device includes at least one membrane filter, in particular a hollow fiber membrane filter, at least one first partial circuit, and at least one second partial circuit, with the first and second partial circuit being separated by the membrane filter in a semipermeable manner. The first partial circuit is first filled with a fluid with a uniform and/or a pulsatile first volumetric flow rate that does not exceed a specified threshold value. At this value the fluid has not yet completely wetted and/or soaked the membrane, and/or the second partial circuit is at least temporarily open towards the atmosphere, and air is displaced from the first into the second partial circuit via the membrane filter, and/or during filling no negative pressure is applied to the first partial circuit.

Abstract: A disposable cassette, preferably for use in analysis technology, has at least one first part in which channel structures are cut out in the surface and a second part covering the first part in a sealing manner, with engagement regions for actuator elements being provided at pre-determined points. The first part and/or the second part are constructed of a rigid material and have a flexible material region associated therewith, with the rigid material and the flexible material region being manufactured in one piece using two-component injection molding technology.

Abstract: A pump assembly as a feedback pump of a hydraulic, slip-controlled vehicle brake system having a piston pump and an electric motor for driving it is disclosed. The electric motor is embodied as an external rotor and the stator is mounted on a printed circuit board which has an electronic system for commutating the electric motor and/or for performing slip control of the vehicle brake system.

Abstract: A piston pump as a recirculating pump of a hydraulic traction control vehicle brake system is disclosed, with two pump pistons which are arranged in an opposed arrangement and bear on the outside against an eccentric bearing ring for their lifting drive. The pump pistons are arranged with an offset in the longitudinal direction of a pump shaft, so that they exert a moment upon the bearing ring, which moment presses rolling bodies in the rolling bearing against the pump shaft even when the forces with which the pump pistons press from outside against the bearing ring cancel one another. The rolling bodies roll even when the forces of the pump pistons are compensated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for connecting at least one external functional device to an arrangement, wherein the device includes at least one first contact portion and at least one second contact portion for receiving the external functional device between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, and at least the first contact portion or the second contact portion is movable. It further relates to a method for connecting at least one external functional device to an arrangement by using the device of the present invention, as well as an arrangement which includes at least one device of the present invention.

Abstract: A method for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit of a treatment apparatus for the extracorporeal blood treatment of a patient following termination of a blood treatment session, wherein the treatment apparatus includes at least one extracorporeal blood circuithaving a conduit interior; at least one blood pump for conveying blood inside the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit; and at least one substitute pumpfor introducing or conveying at least one substituate fluid inside the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit. The method comprises feeding of air into the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuitby operating the blood pump, and introducing substituate fluid into the conduit interior of the extracorporeal blood circuitby operating the substitute pump. In addition, a suitable apparatus is described.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a medical liquid is provided which includes a treatment machine having a coupling surface, with a cassette made of a hard part having liquid-conducting passages which are covered by a flexible film being able to be coupled to the coupling surface of the treatment machine. A corresponding medical cassette is also provided. An air-free coupling of the flexible film of the cassette to the treatment machine is ensured in that air can be sucked out areally along a plane between the flexible film and the coupling surface during the coupling process and/or with a coupled cassette. A method for coupling the cassette and a method for checking the leaktightness of the cassette via the vacuum control of the air suction is also provided.

Abstract: A disposable cassette, preferably for use in analysis technology, has at least one first part in which channel structures are cut out in the surface and a second part covering the first part in a sealing manner, with engagement regions for actuator elements being provided at pre-determined points. The first part and/or the second part are constructed of a rigid material and have a flexible material region associated therewith, with the rigid material and the flexible material region being manufactured in one piece using two-component injection molding technology.

Abstract: A sensor card for determining analytes in liquid and gas samples with films connected to one another in sheetlike fashion, namely a sensor film facing the sample with openings and a covering film remote from the sample with openings for electrical tapping, at least one sensor being provided and arranged between the sensor film and the covering film. There is provided between the sensor film and the covering film at least one intermediate film, in which cutouts are provided, the sensor being arranged in one of the cutouts. The sensor card provides a homogeneous thickness, which brings about a reliable sealing of the flow channels for the liquid sample if the sensor card is connected to a plate that partially forms the flow channels within the analysis system. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing such a sensor card.