Patent Issued for Blood purification apparatus (USPTO 11944734).

Nikkiso Company Limited, based in Tokyo, Japan, has been issued a patent for a blood purification apparatus. The patent, filed on September 30, 2021, and published online on April 2, 2024, describes a technique for administering a liquid drug to a patient during a blood purification treatment. The apparatus includes a blood circuit, a blood purification unit, a blood pump, a substitution line, and an infusion portion. The control unit of the apparatus executes a drug introduction mode, allowing the liquid drug to be introduced into the blood circuit along with the substitution fluid. The invention aims to prevent blood from flowing into the substitution line and to provide medical workers with an appropriate timing of liquid drug infusion. [Extracted from the article]