Method and a device for preparing a medical liquid
A method for preparing a medical liquid from a liquid, such as water, and two concentrated solutions comprises the following steps: circulating the liquid in a conduit ( 15 ), at a flowrate Q 0; injecting into the conduit ( 15 ), at a flowrate Q 1, a first concentrated solution containing a first ionic substance A and a second ionic substance B, the ionic substances A and B having, respectively, in the first concentrated solution, a concentration [Asol] and a first concentration [B1sol]; injecting into the conduit ( 15 ), at a flowrate Q 2, a second concentrated solution containing the first ionic substance A and the second ionic substance B, the first ionic substance A having, in the second concentrated solution, the same concentration [Asol] as in the first concentrated solution, and the second ionic substance B having, in the second concentrated solution, a second concentration [B2sol] different than the first concentration [B1sol] in the first concentrated solution; regulating the injection flowrate Q 1 and the injection flowrate Q 2 of the first and second concentrated solutions in such a way that at any given time the diluted solution resulting from the mixing of the liquid and the concentrated solutions has a desired concentration [Ades] of first substance A and a desired concentration [Bdes] of second substance B.
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18 . An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprising:
a preparation conduit with a first end configured to receive a liquid and a second end for delivering a treatment liquid;
a circulation device for circulating the liquid in the preparation conduit;
a first concentrated solution containing at least sodium, potassium, and calcium and/or magnesium;
a first injection means for injecting into the preparation conduit, at a first injection flowrate Q 1 , the first concentrated solution;
a second concentrated solution having, with respect to the first concentrated solution, the same concentration of sodium and of calcium and/or magnesium and a different concentration of potassium;
a second injection means for injecting into the preparation conduit, at a second injection flowrate Q 2 , the second concentrated solution;
a control means for adjusting the first injection flowrate Q 1 and the second injection flowrate Q 2 such that at any given time a diluted solution resulting from a mixing of the liquid and the first and second concentrated solutions has a desired concentration of sodium and of calcium and/or magnesium and a desired concentration of potassium; and
a supply conduit connected to the second end of the preparation conduit and to an inlet of a membrane exchanger.
19 . An apparatus according to claim 18 , further comprising a removal conduit for removing spent liquid, the removal conduit being connected to an outlet of the membrane exchanger.
20 . An apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the control means controls, over the course of time, the first injection flowrate Q 1 and the second injection flowrate Q 2 of the first and second concentrated solutions, respectively, such that the concentration of potassium in the diluted solution varies over the course of time in accordance with a predetermined profile.
21 . An apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the control means controls, over the course of time, the first injection flowrate Q 1 and the second injection flowrate Q 2 of the first and second concentrated solutions, respectively, in such a way that the concentration of sodium in the diluted solution varies over the course of time in accordance with a predetermined profile.
22 . An apparatus according to claim 21 , wherein the control means maintains a sum of the injection flowrates Q 1 and Q 2 of the first and second concentrated solutions, respectively, constant such that, for a constant flowrate of the liquid in the preparation conduit, the concentration of sodium in the diluted solution remains substantially constant.
23 . An apparatus according to claim 18 , further comprising an infusion device configured to infuse a patient with a third solution containing at least bicarbonate, which is absent from the treatment liquid.
24 . An apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein said control means comprises a control unit.
25 . An apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein said first injection means further comprises a first pump arranged on a first subsidiary conduit connecting the first concentrated solution with the preparation conduit.
26 . An apparatus according to claim 18 or 25 , wherein said second injection means further comprises a second pump arranged on a second subsidiary conduit connecting the second concentrated solution with the preparation conduit.