JP2008036304A - Blood purification apparatus and method for determining mounting position of blood concentration detecting means thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A blood concentration detecting means can be reliably prevented from being mistakenly attached to an arterial blood circuit or a venous blood circuit, and the attached blood concentration detecting means can be used as either an arterial blood circuit or a venous blood circuit. Provided are a blood purification device capable of automatically determining whether or not it is mounted, and a mounting position determination method for its blood concentration detection means.
A dialyzer 2 connected between an arterial blood circuit 1a and a venous blood circuit 1b for purifying blood circulating outside the body, a blood pump 3, and a blood concentration for detecting the concentration of blood flowing through the blood circuit 1. In the blood purification apparatus including the detection means 5a and 5b, the blood concentration detection means 5a and 5b are connected to the artery side based on the change timing of the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means in a state where the blood pump 3 is driven. It is provided with a discriminating means 9 capable of discriminating whether the blood circuit 1a or the venous blood circuit 1b is attached.
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Description

  The present invention comprises an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit for circulating a patient's blood extracorporeally, and blood concentration detecting means is attached to either or both of the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit. The present invention relates to a blood purification device and a method for determining the mounting position of the blood concentration detection means.

  In general, in blood purification therapy such as dialysis treatment, a blood circuit composed of a flexible tube is used to circulate a patient's blood extracorporeally. This blood circuit is mainly composed of an arterial blood circuit in which an arterial puncture needle for collecting blood from a patient is attached to the tip, and a venous blood circuit in which a venous puncture needle for returning blood to the patient is attached to the tip. The blood circulating outside the body can be purified by interposing a dialyzer as a blood purification means between the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit.

  Recently, in order to improve the safety of the blood purification apparatus and promote the automation of treatment, a sensor capable of detecting various parameters is attached to the blood circuit. For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, blood that has been purified from a vein-side puncture needle and returned to the patient's body is introduced again from the artery-side puncture needle without passing through the patient's organ or the like. In order to detect recirculation, it has been proposed to install blood concentration detection means such as a hematocrit sensor in both the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit.

According to such a conventional blood purification apparatus, the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detecting means of the arterial blood circuit and the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detecting means of the venous blood circuit are used for predetermined Data processing (arithmetic processing, etc.) can be performed, and blood recirculation can be detected from the processing result.
JP 2006-87907 A

  However, in the conventional blood purification apparatus, the blood concentration detection means to be attached to the arterial blood circuit is erroneously attached to the venous blood circuit, and the blood concentration detection means to be attached to the venous blood circuit is erroneously attached. If it is attached to the arterial blood circuit, there is a risk of inaccurate data processing, or data processing itself may be impossible. That is, for data processing, the blood concentration to be detected must be distinguished between the arterial blood circuit side and the venous blood circuit side, or the blood concentration of either the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit Since only the blood concentration detection means are mounted on the arterial blood circuit side and the venous blood circuit side in reverse, there is a problem in data processing.

  Such inconvenience is not limited to the case where the blood concentration detection means is attached to both the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit, and the same applies to the case where the blood concentration detection means is attached to either one. For example, inaccurate data even when the blood concentration detection means to be attached to the arterial blood circuit is erroneously attached, or conversely, the blood concentration detection means to be attached to the venous blood circuit is erroneously attached. There is a possibility that the processing is performed or the data processing itself becomes impossible.

  In addition, in order to avoid the mounting error of the blood concentration detecting means as described above, a visual marker such as a color or a symbol that can distinguish the blood circuit to be mounted (arterial blood circuit and venous blood circuit) is detected. Although it may be attached to each of the means, in that case, there is a problem that a correct mounting operation is relied solely on a worker such as a medical worker, and an artificial mounting error cannot be avoided.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can reliably prevent an error in mounting the blood concentration detecting means on the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit, and the mounted blood concentration detecting means. It is an object of the present invention to provide a blood purification apparatus capable of automatically discriminating whether a blood is attached to an arterial blood circuit or a venous blood circuit, and a mounting position determining method for the blood concentration detecting means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit capable of circulating a patient's blood extracorporeally, and the blood connected to the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit are purified. A blood purification means, a blood pump disposed in the arterial blood circuit and capable of flowing blood from the arterial blood circuit tip to the venous blood circuit tip by driving; and the arterial blood circuit or venous blood circuit In a blood purification apparatus equipped with a blood concentration detecting means for detecting the concentration of blood flowing through the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit, the blood concentration detecting means A discriminator capable of discriminating whether the blood concentration detecting means is attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit based on the detected change timing of the blood concentration Characterized by comprising a.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the blood purification apparatus according to the first aspect, the blood concentration detecting means is attached to both the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit, and the determining means is connected to the artery. The relative time delay between the change in blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means attached to the side blood circuit and the change in blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means attached to the venous blood circuit On the basis of this, it is characterized in that it is determined whether each blood concentration detecting means is attached to an arterial blood circuit or a venous blood circuit.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the blood purification apparatus according to the second aspect, the determination means attaches a blood concentration detection means having a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start of driving of the blood pump to the arterial blood circuit. The blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration at a later timing is determined as being attached to the venous blood circuit.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the blood purification apparatus according to the second aspect, the blood purification means is capable of removing water from the blood, and the determining means is at an early timing from the start of water removal. It is determined that the blood concentration detection means having a blood concentration change is attached to the venous blood circuit, and the blood concentration detection means having the blood concentration is determined to be attached to the arterial blood circuit at a later timing. Features.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the blood purification apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the blood concentration detecting means comprises a hematocrit sensor for detecting a hematocrit value of blood. Features.

  The invention according to claim 6 is connected between the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit capable of circulating the patient's blood extracorporeally, and purifies the blood circulating extracorporeally. A blood purification means, a blood pump disposed in the arterial blood circuit and capable of flowing blood from the arterial blood circuit tip to the venous blood circuit tip by driving; and the arterial blood circuit or venous blood circuit The blood pump is driven in the mounting position determination method of the blood concentration detection means in the blood purification apparatus, which is mounted and has a blood concentration detection means for detecting the concentration of blood flowing through the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit. In this state, based on the change timing of the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detector, the blood concentration detector is connected to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit. Characterized in that to determine Mounted in Les.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the mounting position determining method of the blood concentration detection means in the blood purification apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the blood concentration detection means is attached to both the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit. Between the change in blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means attached to the artery-side blood circuit and the change in blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means attached to the vein-side blood circuit. Based on the relative time delay, it is determined whether each blood concentration detection means is attached to an arterial blood circuit or a venous blood circuit.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the blood concentration detecting means mounting position determining method in the blood purification apparatus according to the seventh aspect, wherein the blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start of driving of the blood pump is used as an artery. It is discriminated that the blood circuit is mounted on the side blood circuit, and the blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration at a later timing is determined to be mounted on the venous blood circuit.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the mounting position determining method of the blood concentration detection means in the blood purification apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the blood purification means is capable of removing water from the blood and removing water. Blood concentration detection means with a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start is determined to be attached to the venous blood circuit, and blood concentration detection means with a blood concentration at a later timing is attached to the arterial blood circuit It is characterized by distinguishing.

  A tenth aspect of the present invention is the mounting position determining method of the blood concentration detecting means in the blood purification apparatus according to any one of the sixth to ninth aspects, wherein the blood concentration detecting means calculates a hematocrit value of blood. It comprises a hematocrit sensor for detection.

  According to the first and sixth aspects of the present invention, the blood concentration detecting means is attached to either the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit based on the change timing of the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detecting means. The blood purification device can determine whether or not the blood concentration detection means is attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit, and the attached blood concentration detection means It can be automatically discriminated whether it is attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit.

  According to the second and seventh aspects of the invention, the blood concentration change detected by the blood concentration detecting means attached to the arterial blood circuit and the blood concentration detecting means attached to the venous blood circuit are detected. Based on the relative time delay between the blood concentration change and the blood concentration detection means, it is determined whether each blood concentration detection means is attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit. Even when different diameters or blood pump capacities are used, it is possible to reliably determine whether the blood concentration detecting means is attached.

  According to the third and eighth aspects of the invention, discrimination between the blood concentration detection means attached to the arterial blood circuit and the blood concentration detection means attached to the venous blood circuit is made based on the start of driving of the blood pump. Since it can be performed, discrimination at an early stage from the start of treatment can be performed.

  According to the fourth and ninth aspects of the invention, discrimination between the blood concentration detecting means attached to the arterial blood circuit and the blood concentration detecting means attached to the venous blood circuit is performed with reference to the start of water removal. Therefore, it can be favorably applied to a hemodialysis apparatus that performs water removal.

  According to the fourth and ninth aspects of the present invention, the blood concentration detecting means comprises the hematocrit sensor for detecting the hematocrit value of the blood. It can be surely prevented.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The blood purification apparatus according to this embodiment is for purifying a patient's blood while circulating outside the body, and is applied to a dialysis apparatus used in dialysis treatment. As shown in FIG. 1, such a dialysis machine is mainly composed of a blood circuit 1 to which a dialyzer 2 as blood purification means is connected, and a dialysis machine body 6 for removing water while supplying dialysate to the dialyzer 2. . As shown in the figure, the blood circuit 1 is mainly composed of an arterial blood circuit 1a and a venous blood circuit 1b made of flexible tubes. The arterial blood circuit 1a and the venous blood circuit 1b A dialyzer 2 is connected between them.

  An arterial puncture needle a is connected to the tip of the arterial blood circuit 1a, and an iron blood pump 3 and first blood concentration detecting means 5a are disposed in the middle. On the other hand, a venous puncture needle b is connected to the distal end of the venous blood circuit 1b, and a second blood concentration detecting means 5b and a drip chamber 4 for removing bubbles are connected to the venous blood circuit 1b. The blood pump 3 is capable of flowing blood from the tip of the arterial blood circuit 1a (arterial puncture needle a) to the tip of the venous blood circuit 1b (venous puncture needle b) by driving.

  When the blood pump 3 is driven with the patient punctured with the arterial puncture needle a and the venous side puncture needle b, the patient's blood reaches the dialyzer 2 through the arterial blood circuit 1a. As a result, blood purification is performed, and defoaming is performed in the drip chamber 4 to return to the patient's body through the venous blood circuit 1b. That is, the blood of the patient is purified by the dialyzer 2 while circulating outside the body by the blood circuit 1.

  The dialyzer 2 is formed with a blood introduction port 2a, a blood outlet port 2b, a dialysate inlet port 2c, and a dialysate outlet port 2d in the casing. Among these, the blood inlet port 2a has an arterial blood circuit 1a. The base end of the venous blood circuit 1b is connected to the blood outlet port 2b. The dialysate introduction port 2c and the dialysate lead-out port 2d are connected to a dialysate introduction line L1 and a dialysate discharge line L2 extending from the dialyzer body 6, respectively.

  A plurality of hollow fibers are accommodated in the dialyzer 2, the inside of the hollow fibers is used as a blood flow path, and the flow of dialysate is between the hollow fiber outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the housing. It is considered a road. A hollow fiber membrane is formed in the hollow fiber by forming a large number of minute holes (pores) penetrating the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface, and impurities in the blood are passed through the membrane in the dialysate. It is comprised so that it can permeate | transmit.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the dialyzer main body 6 is connected to the dual pump P formed across the dialysate introduction line L1 and the dialysate discharge line L2, bypassing the dual pump P in the dialysate discharge line L2. The bypass line L3 and the water removal pump 8 connected to the bypass line L3 are mainly configured. One end of the dialysate introduction line L1 is connected to the dialyzer 2 (dialyte introduction port 2c), and the other end is connected to a dialysate supply device 7 for preparing a dialysate having a predetermined concentration. One end of the dialysate discharge line L2 is connected to the dialyzer 2 (dialysate outlet port 2d), and the other end is connected to a waste fluid means (not shown). The dialysate supplied from the dialysate supply device 7 After reaching the dialyzer 2 through the dialysate introduction line L1, it is sent to the waste fluid means through the dialysate discharge line L2 and the bypass line L3.

  The dewatering pump 8 is for removing water from the blood of the patient flowing through the dialyzer 2. That is, when the dewatering pump 8 is driven, since the duplex pump P is a fixed type, the volume of liquid discharged from the dialysate discharge line L2 is larger than the amount of dialysate introduced from the dialysate introduction line L1. Thus, water is removed from the blood by the large volume. In addition, you may make it remove a water | moisture content from a patient's blood by means other than this water removal pump 8 (for example, what utilizes what is called a balancing chamber etc.).

  On the other hand, each of the arterial blood circuit 1a and the venous blood circuit 1b is provided with the first blood concentration detecting means 5a and the second blood concentration detecting means 5b as described above, and the blood circuit. 1 is configured to detect the concentration of blood flowing through 1 (specifically, a hematocrit value). These first detection means 5a and 5b are composed of a hematocrit sensor. The hematocrit sensor includes, for example, a light emitting element such as an LED and a light receiving element such as a photodiode, and irradiates the blood with light from the light emitting element. A hematocrit value indicating the blood concentration of the patient is detected by receiving the transmitted light or the reflected light with a light receiving element.

  Specifically, a hematocrit value indicating the blood concentration is obtained based on the electrical signal output from the light receiving element. That is, each component of blood such as red blood cells and plasma has its own light absorption characteristics, and this property is used to quantify the red blood cells necessary for measuring the hematocrit value electro-optically. Thus, the hematocrit value can be obtained. More specifically, near infrared rays irradiated from the light emitting element are incident on blood, are affected by absorption and confusion, and are received by the light receiving element. The light absorption / scattering rate is analyzed from the intensity of the received light, and the hematocrit value is calculated.

  Since the first blood concentration detection means 5a configured as described above is disposed in the arterial blood circuit 1a, it detects the hematocrit value of blood collected from the patient via the arterial puncture needle a during dialysis treatment. At the same time, since the second blood concentration detection means 5b is disposed in the venous blood circuit 1b, it detects the hematocrit value of the blood purified by the dialyzer 2 and returned to the patient.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the dialysis machine body 6 is formed with a discrimination means 9 made of a microcomputer or the like, and this discrimination means 9 is connected to the first blood concentration detection means 5a and the second via the wirings H1 and H2. Each is electrically connected to the blood concentration detection means 5b. Thereby, the blood concentration detected by the first blood concentration detection means 5a and the second blood concentration detection means 5b is transmitted as an electrical signal to the determination means 9, and predetermined data processing can be performed based on the blood concentration. It is like that.

  The discriminating means 9 is a timing for changing the blood concentration detected by the first blood concentration detecting means 5a and the second blood concentration detecting means 5b when the blood pump 3 is driven and the blood of the patient flows in the blood circuit 1. Can determine whether the blood concentration detection means (the first blood concentration detection means 5a or the second blood concentration detection means 5b) is attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a or the venous blood circuit 1b It is.

  Specifically, at the start of dialysis treatment, the blood circuit 1 is filled with the priming solution, so when the blood pump 3 is driven, the priming solution is gradually replaced with blood collected from the arterial puncture needle a. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the hematocrit value (blood concentration) detected by the first blood concentration detecting means 5a attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a starts to change (rise) (see graph α). On the other hand, a change (increase) in the hematocrit value detected by the second blood concentration detection means 5b attached to the venous blood circuit 1b occurs after a predetermined time t1 from that time point (see graph β). Become.

  That is, a delay occurs between the mounting position of the first blood concentration detecting means 5a and the mounting position of the second blood concentration detecting means 5b in the time when the priming solution is replaced with blood, and therefore the first blood concentration detecting means 5a. A relative time delay (t1) occurs between the change in blood concentration detected by the above and the change in blood concentration detected by the second blood concentration detection means 5b. Therefore, the blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start of driving the blood pump is discriminated as the first blood concentration detecting means 5a attached to the arterial blood circuit, and the blood concentration having a blood concentration at a later timing is determined. The detection means can be discriminated from the second blood concentration detection means 5b attached to the venous blood circuit.

  In this way, the discrimination means 9 is a relative time delay between the change in blood concentration detected by the first blood concentration detection means 5a and the change in blood concentration detected by the second blood concentration detection means 5b ( Based on t1), it is determined whether each blood concentration detection means (the first blood concentration detection means 5a and the second blood concentration detection means 5b) is attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a or the venous blood circuit 1b. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the blood concentration detecting means from being erroneously attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a or the venous blood circuit 1b, and the attached blood concentration detecting means can be used as the arterial blood circuit 1a or the vein. It is possible to automatically determine which side blood circuit 1b is attached.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the discrimination by the discrimination means 9 is performed based on the relative time delay (t1), when the blood circuit 1 has a different length or diameter, or the ability of the blood pump is used. Even so, it is possible to reliably determine whether or not the blood concentration detection means (the first blood concentration detection means 5a and the second blood concentration detection means 5b) are attached. Further, according to the above, discrimination between the first blood concentration detection means 5a attached to the artery side blood circuit 1a and the blood concentration detection means 5b attached to the vein side blood circuit 1b with reference to the start of driving of the blood pump 3 Therefore, discrimination at an early stage from the start of treatment can be performed.

  The hematocrit values detected by the first blood concentration detection means 5a and the second blood concentration detection means 5b determined by the determination means 9 are each subjected to predetermined data processing (calculation processing). For example, blood recirculation can be detected. That is, data processing (calculation processing) is performed in accordance with the determination result that it is attached to the artery side blood circuit 1a or the vein side blood circuit 1b (if it is determined that the artery side blood circuit 1a is attached, The detected value is processed as the artery side, and if it is determined that it is attached to the venous blood circuit 1b, the detected value can be processed as the venous side).

  Further, when the blood concentration detection means to be attached is not attached, for example, an alarm is issued to prompt the operator to confirm the blood concentration detection means. Thereby, the safety | security of a dialysis apparatus can be improved and automation of a dialysis treatment can be aimed at.

  By the way, during the dialysis treatment, when the water removal pump 8 is driven and the water in the blood begins to be removed (water removal) by the dialyzer 2, the blood concentration on the venous blood circuit 1b side first increases, and the second blood concentration While the hematocrit value detected by the detection means 5b starts to change (rise) (see graph β), the first blood concentration detection means 5a attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a is delayed from the time by a predetermined time t2. Change (increase) in the detected hematocrit value (see graph α).

  That is, in the time when the blood concentration increases due to water removal and the hematocrit value rises, a delay occurs between the mounting position of the first blood concentration detecting means 5a and the mounting position of the second blood concentration detecting means 5b. A relative time delay (t2) occurs between the change in blood concentration detected by the first blood concentration detection means 5a and the change in blood concentration detected by the second blood concentration detection means 5b. Therefore, the blood concentration detection means having a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start of water removal is discriminated from the second blood concentration detection means 5b attached to the venous blood circuit 1b, and the blood concentration detection having a blood concentration at a later timing is detected. It is also possible to discriminate the means from the first blood concentration detecting means 5a attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a.

  Blood concentration detection means (first blood concentration detection means 5a) attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a and blood concentration detection means (second blood concentration detection means 5b) attached to the venous blood circuit 1b with reference to the start of water removal. Therefore, it can be satisfactorily applied to a hemodialysis apparatus (a hemodialysis apparatus as in this embodiment) that performs water removal.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, hemodialysis in which blood concentration detection means (such as a hematocrit sensor) is attached to either one of the arterial blood circuit 1a and the venous blood circuit 1b. It can also be applied to devices. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, a change in blood concentration (hematocrit value) detected by the blood concentration detection means occurs at times t3 and t4 from the start of driving the blood pump. Based on the above, it is possible to determine whether the blood concentration detecting means is attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a or the venous blood circuit 1b.

  That is, at the arterial blood circuit 1a side and the venous blood circuit 1b side, the timing at which the blood concentration detected by the replacement of the priming solution and blood changes, and the timing at which the blood concentration changes due to water removal Therefore, if these timings are known in advance, the blood concentration detecting means for detecting the blood concentration as shown in the graph γ is attached to the arterial blood circuit 1a or the venous blood circuit 1b. It is possible to determine whether it is attached.

  In the present embodiment, the blood concentration detecting means to be mounted comprises a hematocrit sensor and detects a hematocrit value. Instead, a parameter (solute concentration, etc.) indicating other blood concentration is detected. It may be obtained. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a hemodialysis apparatus, but includes an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit for circulating a patient's blood extracorporeally, and the arterial blood circuit or venous blood circuit. Any one or both of them can be applied to other blood purification devices in which a blood concentration detection means is mounted. Of course, the present invention is not limited to the dialysis monitoring apparatus as in the present embodiment, and can be applied to a personal dialysis apparatus.

  Based on the change timing of the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detecting means while the blood pump is driven, it is determined whether the blood concentration detecting means is attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit. As long as the blood purification device to be obtained and the method for discriminating the mounting position of the blood concentration detection means can be applied to a blood purification device having a different external shape or a device with other functions added.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram showing a hemodialysis apparatus as a blood purification apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic showing the dialysis machine body in the hemodialysis machine The graph which shows the change of the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means with which both the arterial side blood circuit and the venous side blood circuit of the hemodialysis apparatus were each mounted | worn. The graph which shows the change of the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means with which either the arterial side blood circuit or the venous side blood circuit of the hemodialysis apparatus in other embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Blood circuit 1a ... Arterial side blood circuit 1b ... Vein side blood circuit 2 ... Dializer (blood purification means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Blood pump 4 ... Drip chamber 5a ... 1st blood concentration detection means 5b ... 2nd blood concentration detection means 6 ... Dialyzer main body 7 ... Dialysate supply apparatus 8 ... Dewatering pump 9 ... Discrimination means

Claims (10)

An arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit capable of circulating the patient's blood extracorporeally;
Blood purification means connected between the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit and purifying blood circulating outside the body;
A blood pump disposed in the arterial blood circuit and capable of flowing blood from the distal end of the arterial blood circuit to the distal end of the venous blood circuit by driving;
A blood concentration detecting means attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit and detecting the concentration of blood flowing through the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit;
In a blood purification apparatus comprising:
Whether the blood concentration detecting means is attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit based on the change timing of the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detecting means while the blood pump is driven. A blood purification apparatus comprising a discrimination means capable of discriminating.   The blood concentration detecting means is attached to both the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit, and the determining means is a blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detecting means attached to the arterial blood circuit. Based on the relative time delay between the change and the change in blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means attached to the venous blood circuit, each blood concentration detection means is either an arterial blood circuit or a venous blood circuit. The blood purification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein it is discriminated to which of the blood purification apparatus is attached.   The determination means determines that the blood concentration detection means having a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start of driving of the blood pump is attached to the arterial blood circuit, and the blood concentration detection means having a blood concentration at a later timing The blood purification apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the blood purification apparatus is determined to be attached to the venous blood circuit.   The blood purification means is capable of removing water from the blood, and the determining means is mounted on the venous blood circuit with a blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start of water removal. 3. The blood purification apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration is determined as being attached to the arterial blood circuit at a later timing.   The blood purification apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the blood concentration detection means comprises a hematocrit sensor for detecting a hematocrit value of blood. An arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit capable of circulating the patient's blood extracorporeally;
Blood purification means connected between the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit and purifying blood circulating outside the body;
A blood pump disposed in the arterial blood circuit and capable of flowing blood from the distal end of the arterial blood circuit to the distal end of the venous blood circuit by driving;
A blood concentration detecting means attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit and detecting the concentration of blood flowing through the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit;
In the method for determining the mounting position of the blood concentration detecting means in the blood purification apparatus comprising:
Whether the blood concentration detecting means is attached to the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit based on the change timing of the blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detecting means while the blood pump is driven. A method for discriminating the mounting position of the blood concentration detecting means in the blood purification apparatus.   The blood concentration detection means is attached to both the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit, and changes in blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means attached to the arterial blood circuit, and the venous side Based on the relative time delay between changes in blood concentration detected by the blood concentration detection means attached to the blood circuit, each blood concentration detection means is attached to either the arterial blood circuit or the venous blood circuit. 7. The method for discriminating the attachment position of the blood concentration detecting means in the blood purification apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the blood concentration detecting means is discriminated.   The blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start of driving the blood pump is determined to be attached to the arterial blood circuit, and the blood concentration detecting means having the blood concentration at a later timing is determined as the venous blood circuit. 8. The method for discriminating the mounting position of the blood concentration detecting means in the blood purification apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the mounting position is discriminated as being mounted on the blood purification apparatus.   The blood purification means is capable of removing water from the blood, and determines that the blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration change at an early timing from the start of water removal is attached to the venous blood circuit. 8. The method for discriminating the mounting position of the blood concentration detecting means in the blood purification apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the blood concentration detecting means having a blood concentration at a later timing is discriminated as being attached to the arterial blood circuit.   The blood concentration detection means is a hematocrit sensor for detecting a hematocrit value of blood, and the blood concentration detection means is mounted on the blood purification apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 9. Position determination method.

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