Method and apparatus for regenerating the dialyzing fluid for an artificial kidney
Abstract
Abstract THE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING THE WASTE METABOLITES FROM THE DIALYZING FLUID OF AN ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY WHEREIN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE DIALYZING FLUID IS LOWERED PRIOR TO THE FLUID ENTERING A FIRST CARBON SORBENT CHAMBER, THE CARBON ABSORBING THE WASTE METABOLITES, A PORTION OF THE FLUID LEAVING THE FIRST CHAMBER BEING RAISED IN TEMPERATURE AND MOVED INTO A SECOND CARBON SORBENT CHAMBER HAVING A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ABSORBED WASTE METABOLITES, THE FLUID AFTER LEAVING THE SECOND SORBENT CHAMBER BEING LOWERED IN TEMPERATURE AND CAUSED TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH A THIRD SORBENT CHAMBER, A PORTION OF THE FLUID AFTER LEAVING THE THIRD SORBENT CHAMBER BEING RETURNED TO REENTER THE FIRST SORBENT CHAMBER.
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- 👤 Allan M Johnson
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