Dialysis system comprising heat recovery
AssigneeB. Braun Avitum AG
InventorOLIVER ALVENSLEBEN
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Abstract
Dialysis systems including a water treatment unit preferably of the osmosis type, a drain line, and a heat exchanger are disclosed. A water supply line is connected to an outlet of the water treatment unit. The water supply line includes branch connections to which dialyzers are selectively fluid-coupled. Used-up dialysis fluid can be discharged from fluid-coupled dialyzers through the drain line. The heat exchanger, which is external to the dialyzers, connected on one side to the water supply line directly upstream of the branch connections and on the other side to the drain line.
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A dialysis system comprising:
- a water treatment unit having an outlet connected to a water supply line that opens into at least one line section provided with branch connections to which dialyzers are fluidly coupled in a selective manner;
- a drain line through which the used dialysis fluid can be discharged from the fluid-coupled dialyzers;
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- a first heat exchanger (WT1) external to the dialyzer having one side (WT1/1) connected to the water supply line between the water treatment unit and the line section including the branch connections and another side (WT1/2) connected to the drain line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.