Abstract: The present invention relates to an extracorporeal circuit for CO2 removal from blood comprising a line for taking blood from the patient, a decarboxylation assembly and a line for returning the blood to the patient; said decarboxylation assembly comprising a first filtering unit, an oxygenator, an electrodialyzer adapted to generate an acid solution and a basic solution and means for the infusion of said acid solution upstream of said oxygenator, wherein said electrodialyzer comprises a first electrodialysis chamber and a second electrodialysis chamber, said first and second electrodialysis chambers being separated by an ionic membrane, and wherein said first chamber and said second chamber are respectively separated from the positive electrode, or anode, and from the negative electrode, or cathode, by means of a bipolar membrane.

Abstract: A blood treatment method is described that is adapted to at least partially eliminate the carbon dioxide content of the type comprising a step of drawing a blood flow. Advantageously according to the invention, the method further comprises the steps of: acidifying the blood flow with transformation of the related blood bicarbonate content into gaseous carbon dioxide; and eliminating the gaseous carbon dioxide content by means of a pressure gradient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an extracorporeal circuit for CO2 removal from blood comprising a line for taking blood from the patient, a decarboxylation assembly and a line for returning the blood to the patient; said decarboxylation assembly comprising a first filtering unit, an oxygenator, an electrodialyzer adapted to generate an acid solution and a basic solution and means for the infusion of said acid solution upstream of said oxygenator, wherein said electrodialyzer comprises a first electrodialysis chamber and a second electrodialysis chamber, said first and second electrodialysis chambers being separated by an ionic membrane, and in that wherein said first chamber and said second chamber are respectively separated from the positive electrode, or anode, and from the negative electrode, or cathode, by means of a bipolar membrane.

Abstract: A blood treatment method is described that is adapted to at least partially eliminate the carbon dioxide content of the type comprising a step of drawing a blood flow. Advantageously according to the invention, the method further comprises the steps of: acidifying the blood flow with transformation of the related blood bicarbonate content into gaseous carbon dioxide; and eliminating the gaseous carbon dioxide content by means of a pressure gradient.

Abstract: A blood treatment method is described that is adapted to at least partially eliminate the carbon dioxide content of the type comprising a step of drawing a blood flow. Advantageously according to the invention, the method further comprises the steps of: acidifying the blood flow with transformation of the related blood bicarbonate content into gaseous carbon dioxide; and eliminating the gaseous carbon dioxide content by means of a pressure gradient.

Abstract: An extracorporeal circuit for removing CO2 from blood comprising a blood taking line for taking blood from the patient, an oxygenation assembly and a blood re-introduction line for re-introducing blood into the patient. The oxygenation assembly comprises an oxygenator, a dialyzer arranged upstream of the oxygenator, a circulation circuit for the circulation of a dialyzer bath connected to the dialyzer and an acidifier arranged to introduce an acid substance into the circulation circuit for circulation of the dialyzer bath.

Abstract: An extracorporeal circuit for removing CO2 from blood comprising a blood taking line for taking blood from the patient, an oxygenation assembly and a blood re-introduction line for re-introducing blood into the patient. The oxygenation assembly comprises a first dialyzer connected to a circulation circuit for the circulation of a dialyzer bath, an oxygenator which is arranged on the circulation circuit, an acidifier, which is suited to introduce an acid substance into the circulation circuit upstream of the oxygenator, and basic neutralization means which are arranged downstream of the dialyzer.