Method and apparatus for sterilizing a dialyzer

An apparatus for sterilizing a dialyzer for extracorporeal blood treatment, the apparatus comprising:

• a dialyzer;
• a first electrode and a second electrode adapted to receive the dialyzer there between;
• and
• a pulsed electric field generator coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode, the pulsed electric field generator configured to generate a pulsed electric field that penetrates the dialyzer received between the first electrode and the second electrode by applying a pulsed electric voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode;
• wherein:
• the pulsed electric field generator includes a first section adapted to be disposed on a first end face of the dialyzer and a second section adapted to be disposed opposite to the first section on a second end face of the dialyzer,
• a liquid channel opening into the dialyzer and towards an outside of the pulsed electric field generator extends through each of the first section and the second section of the pulsed electric field generator, and
• the first electrode and the second electrode have a hollow cylindrical shape, the first section of the pulsed electric field generator includes a first electric insulator in which the first electrode is received, and the second section of the pulsed electric field generator includes a second electric insulator in which the second electrode is received.

An apparatus for sterilizing a dialyzer for extracorporeal blood treatment, the apparatus comprising:

• a dialyzer;
• a first electrode and a second electrode adapted to receive the dialyzer there between;
• and
• a pulsed electric field generator coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode, the pulsed electric field generator configured to generate a pulsed electric field that penetrates the dialyzer received between the first electrode and the second electrode by applying a pulsed electric voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode;
• wherein:
• the pulsed electric field generator includes a first section adapted to be disposed on a first end face of the dialyzer and a second section adapted to be disposed opposite to the first section on a second end face of the dialyzer,
• a liquid channel opening into the dialyzer and toward the outside of the pulsed electric field generator that extends through each of the first section and the second section of the pulsed electric field generator, and
• the first electrode and the second electrode are disk shapes, the first section of the pulsed electric field generator includes a first electric insulator in which the first electrode is received, and the second section of the pulsed electric field generator includes a second electric insulator in which the second electrode is received.