Extracorporeal blood handling system with automatic flow control and methods of use

Apparatus for processing blood in an extracorporeal circuit with automatic flow control is provided in which error conditions are sensed and system operation is modulated responsive to the error conditions. The apparatus includes an extracorporeal blood processing system, at least one sensor that se...

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Hauptverfasser: LITZIE A. KENNETH, STRINGER STEVEN K, TYEBJEE MUSLIM, BRIAN, III BEN F, FARHANGNIA MEHRDAD, AFZAL THOMAS A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus for processing blood in an extracorporeal circuit with automatic flow control is provided in which error conditions are sensed and system operation is modulated responsive to the error conditions. The apparatus includes an extracorporeal blood processing system, at least one sensor that senses the presence or absence of gas or monitors venous pressure, and a controller operably coupled to the blood processing system to selectively reduce pump speed or to reconfigure flow paths within the blood processing system responsive to the sensor output.