A constant temperature debubbler for hemodialysis

Through the constant temperature bubble degasser integrating ultrasonic bubble recognition, flip vibration and automatic suction structure, the automation and temperature control problems of bubble elimination in the hemodialysis machine are solved, ensuring a safe and efficient bubble degassing process.

CN119034041BActive Publication Date: 2025-08-22THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ARMY MEDICAL UNIV
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Application Number
CN202411226509.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-03
Publication Date
2025-08-22
Estimated Expiration
2044-09-03

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, bubble elimination in the hemodialysis machine relies on manual monitoring and manual operation, and there are problems such as complex operation, labor-consuming, error-prone, and inability to keep the blood temperature constant, resulting in potential patient injury risks.

Method used

A constant temperature bubble debuffer for hemodialysis is designed, integrating ultrasonic bubble recognition, flip vibration and automatic suction structures to realize automatic identification, stable vibration and elimination of bubbles, and keep the blood temperature constant through constant temperature heating strips.

Benefits of technology

The automation and stabilization of bubbles are achieved, which reduces the operating burden of medical staff, ensures patient safety, and avoids the damage to the body caused by blood temperature fluctuations.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a constant temperature debubbler for hemodialysis, which belongs to the technical field of medical devices and comprises a central control connecting frame, a flip vibrator, an ultrasonic bubble detector and a venous pot debubbler. The present invention provides a constant temperature debubbler that is equipped with an ultrasonic bubble air identification structure, a flip vibration debubbler structure and an automatic suction debubbler structure. The ultrasonic bubble detector is used to identify bubbles in the dialyzer in real time, and the flip vibration structure is combined with the dialyzer assembly connection, which is conducive to real-time monitoring and shaking out most of the bubbles in the dialyzer, and a large amount of gas is floated to the venous pot link by flipping. The air and blood foam in the venous pot are automatically identified and removed by the automatic debubbler of the venous pot, which is conducive to maximally discharging the bubble air from the hemodialysis machine. Ultimately, the bubble air is accurately identified, and the bubbles in the dialyzer are fully and automatically and stably removed, thus avoiding the waste of medical human resources and ensuring the dialysis safety of the patient.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of medical devices, in particular to a constant temperature debubbler for hemodialysis. Background Art

[0002] Hemodialysis (HD) is a renal replacement therapy for patients with acute and chronic renal failure. During hemodialysis, air can enter the hemodialysis machine due to disconnections between the arterial needle and catheter, a loose arterial pressure Luer connector, holes in the arterial catheter that allow air to enter the arterial line, air entering during anticoagulation or saline administration, and insufficient priming that allows air to enter the dialyzer or tubing. This can lead to the formation of numerous bubbles within the hemodialysis machine. The generation of numerous bubbles during hemodialysis is extremely dangerous. If bubbles are not promptly eliminated, they can eventually enter the body through the bloodstream. More than 10ml of air entering the body can cause vascular embolism, which can lead to symptoms such as acute dyspnea, coughing, chest pain, chest tightness, wheezing, and cyanosis. In severe cases, convulsions, coma, and even death may occur. Therefore, the continuous and effective removal of bubbles within the hemodialysis machine is extremely important.

[0003] At present, the method for eliminating bubbles in the hemodialysis machine in the existing technology is that when medical personnel detect bubbles in the corresponding part of the hemodialysis machine, they directly use their hands or other relatively soft instruments to appropriately knock on the bubble adhesion area, so that the bubbles attached to the inner wall of the hemodialysis machine are vibrated and bounced off, then float up and break and gather into air. The air gathers in the dialyzer. First, a 20 ml syringe needs to be connected to the arterial pot and the venous pot. First, the arterial pot is filled. The dialyzer is inverted with the arterial end at the bottom, and the air is exhausted at a slow pump speed. A large amount of air will be generated in the dialysis pipeline and the dialyzer in the venous pot. At this time, it is necessary to continuously suck out the air at the venous pot end until the tiny bubbles are sucked out. Only then can dialysis continue.

[0004] At present, in the existing technology, medical personnel manually perform defoaming, which requires real-time monitoring of whether there are bubbles or air generated in the dialyzer, and manually knocking and vibrating the dialyzer according to the actual monitoring situation. The knocking force provided by manual knocking is unstable, and it is easy for the knocking force to fail to provide effective vibration and fail to shake off the bubbles, or the knocking force is too large to damage the dialyzer. In addition, medical personnel are required to manually and continuously extract air and blood foam from the venous bottle. The operation is very complicated, and the dialyzer needs to be rotated during the process, which is very labor-intensive for medical personnel. Manual operation is also prone to operational errors, resulting in incomplete defoaming, causing residual bubbles to enter the human body and cause damage to the patient's body. In addition, the defoaming operation in the existing technology will take a certain amount of time, which will cause the blood in the dialyzer to cool down, resulting in a large temperature difference between the blood temperature in the dialyzer and the patient's own temperature. If it is directly input into the human body, it will cause certain damage to the body. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to propose a constant temperature debubble remover for hemodialysis. By setting up a constant temperature debubble remover with ultrasonic bubble air identification structure, flip vibration debubble remover structure and automatic suction debubble remover structure, the problem in the prior art is that there is a lack of debubble removers that can automatically identify bubble air and collect bubbles through stable and continuous vibration and then use automatic suction structure to remove bubbles. As a result, it is impossible to accurately identify bubble air and automatically and stably remove bubbles in the dialyzer, which not only consumes a large amount of medical human resources but also allows some bubbles to enter the human body, causing harm to the human body or even posing a fatal risk. It also makes it impossible to keep the blood temperature constant after the bubbles are removed, causing low-temperature blood to enter the human body and damage the patient's body.

[0006] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A constant temperature debubbler for hemodialysis comprises a central control connecting frame, a flip vibrator is provided in front of the central control connecting frame via an electromagnetic slide rail, ultrasonic bubble detectors are fixedly provided at both the upper and lower ends of the flip vibrator, and a venous pot debubbler is fixedly provided on the right side of the central control connecting frame via a line.

[0008] Furthermore, the flip vibrator includes a left flip vibration sleeve and a right flip vibration sleeve, and a rotating support arm is fixedly provided on the outside of the left flip vibration sleeve and the right flip vibration sleeve. A connecting rod is fixedly connected to the outside of the rotating support arm, and one end of the connecting rod is fixedly set as an electromagnetic sliding block, and the electromagnetic sliding block cooperates with the electromagnetic slide rail.

[0009] Furthermore, the upper and lower ends of the left-side flip vibration sleeve are fixedly provided with a left semicircular limit fixing plate, and the upper and lower ends of the right-side flip vibration sleeve are fixedly provided with a right semicircular limit fixing plate, the upper edge of the right semicircular limit fixing plate is fixedly provided with a fixed buckle groove, and the upper edge of the left semicircular limit fixing plate is fixedly provided with a fixed buckle head, and the fixed buckle head and the fixed buckle groove cooperate with each other, and a multi-functional connecting column is fixedly provided between the left semicircular limit fixing plate and the right semicircular limit fixing plate, and a constant temperature heating strip is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the multi-functional connecting column, and a sliding groove is opened on the side of the multi-functional connecting column, and a sliding vibration platform is slidingly provided on the outer side of the multi-kinetic energy connecting column, and the sliding vibration platform includes a sliding base, which is connected to the sliding groove by an electromagnetic sliding block, and a rotating vibration arm is fixedly provided on the upper end of the sliding base.

[0010] Furthermore, the rotating vibration arm includes an electric rotating connecting rod, the top of the electric rotating connecting rod is fixedly set as a vibration generator, and the vibration generator includes an electric vibration block and a flexible sheath fixedly sleeved on the outside of the electric vibration block.

[0011] Furthermore, the ultrasonic bubble detector is fixedly arranged on the upper ends of the left semicircular limiting fixing plate and the right semicircular limiting fixing plate.

[0012] Furthermore, pipeline passage openings are provided at the centers of the left semicircular limiting and fixing plate and the right semicircular limiting and fixing plate.

[0013] Furthermore, the intravenous pot defoamer includes a central connecting block, a intravenous pot fixing sleeve is fixedly provided at the lower end of the central connecting block, an ultrasonic bubble detector is fixedly provided above the intravenous pot fixing sleeve, a bubble suction insertion needle is fixedly provided on the right side of the ultrasonic bubble detector, and the bubble suction insertion needle is connected to a waste liquid storage tube for holding the extracted air and blood foam through a suction machine.

[0014] Furthermore, a central controller is fixedly installed on the top of the central control connecting frame.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] The present invention provides a constant temperature debubbler that is equipped with an ultrasonic bubble air identification structure, a flip vibration debubbling structure, and an automatic suction debubbling structure. The ultrasonic bubble detector is used to identify bubbles in the dialyzer in real time. The flip vibration structure is combined with the dialyzer assembly connection, which is conducive to real-time monitoring and shaking out most of the bubbles in the dialyzer. A large amount of gas is floated to the venous pot link by flipping. The air and blood foam in the venous pot are automatically identified and removed by the automatic debubbler of the venous pot, which is conducive to maximally discharging the air bubbles from the hemodialysis machine. Ultimately, the air bubbles can be accurately identified, and the bubbles in the dialyzer can be fully and automatically and stably removed, thus avoiding the waste of medical human resources and ensuring the life safety of patients during hemodialysis. Through the setting of the constant temperature heating strip, it is ensured that the cooled blood caused by debubbling can be constantly maintained at the target temperature, so that it can avoid the risk of large temperature difference between dialyzed blood and human blood causing damage to the human body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is the overall structure diagram of the assembly;

[0018] Figure 2 This is the front view of the overall assembly structure;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a side view of the overall structure of the assembly;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a top view of the overall structure of the assembly;

[0021] Figure 5 This is an enlarged structural diagram of the vibration sleeve;

[0022] Figure 6 Enlarged top view of the vibration sleeve;

[0023] Figure 7 This is an enlarged structural diagram of the intravenous pot defoamer;

[0024] Figure 8 It is a control relationship diagram.

[0025] Description of reference numerals:

[0026] 1. Central control connecting frame; 2. Central controller; 3. Electromagnetic slide rail; 4. Electromagnetic sliding block; 5. Connecting rod; 6. Rotating support arm; 7. Left flip vibration sleeve; 8. Right flip vibration sleeve; 9. Left semicircular limit fixing plate; 10. Right semicircular limit fixing plate; 11. Fixed buckle groove; 12. Fixed buckle head; 13. Multi-function connecting column; 14. Sliding groove; 15. Sliding vibration table; 16. Sliding base; 17. Electromagnetic sliding block; 18. Rotating vibration arm; 19. Electric rotating connecting rod; 20. Ultrasonic bubble detector; 22. Intravenous pot defoamer; 23. Central connecting block; 24. Intravenous pot fixing sleeve; 25. Ultrasonic bubble detector; 26. Bubble suction insertion needle; 27. Waste liquid storage tube; 28. Vibration generator. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0028] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed, but rather merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined or explained in subsequent drawings.

[0030] In the above description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "one side," "the other side," and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientations or positional relationships in which the inventive product is typically placed when in use. These terms are intended solely to facilitate the description of the present invention and simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used solely for distinction and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0031] Furthermore, the term "identical" and similar terms do not necessarily require that the components be absolutely identical; slight variations are permitted. The term "perpendicular" simply refers to the positional relationship between components being more perpendicular than "parallel," not that the structure must be perfectly vertical; rather, it can be slightly tilted.

[0032] like Figure 1-8 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention is: a constant temperature debubbler for hemodialysis, comprising a central control connecting frame 1, a central controller 2 is fixedly arranged on the top of the central control connecting frame, an electromagnetic slide rail 3 is arranged in front of the central control connecting frame, an electromagnetic sliding block 4 is slidingly arranged on the electromagnetic slide rail, a connecting rod 5 is fixedly arranged on the upper end of the electromagnetic sliding block, and a rotating support arm 6 is connected by the connecting rod. The flip vibrator includes a left flip vibration sleeve 7 and a right flip vibration sleeve 8, the rotating support arm is directly fixedly connected to the left flip vibration sleeve and the right flip vibration sleeve, and the upper and lower ends of the left flip vibration sleeve are A left semicircular limiting fixing plate 9 is fixedly provided, and a right semicircular limiting fixing plate 10 is fixedly provided at both ends of the right flip vibration sleeve. The left semicircular limiting fixing plate and the right semicircular limiting fixing plate are fitted to form a circular baffle for limiting. A fixed buckle groove 11 is fixedly provided on the upper edge of the right semicircular limiting fixing plate, and a fixed buckle head 12 is fixedly provided on the upper edge of the left semicircular limiting fixing plate. Since the fixed buckle head and the fixed buckle groove cooperate, the limiting fixation can be completed by aligning and inserting the two. A multifunctional buckle is fixedly provided between the left semicircular limiting fixing plate and the right semicircular limiting fixing plate. The connecting column 13 is fixed with a constant temperature heating strip on the inner wall of the multifunctional connecting column. The surface of the constant temperature heating strip coincides with the inner wall surface of the multifunctional connecting column. When the inner wall surface of the multifunctional connecting column is in contact with the dialyzer tube wall, it will continue to heat it so that the internal temperature of the dialyzer can be relatively stable within the set range. A sliding groove 14 is provided on the side of the multifunctional connecting column. A sliding vibration table 15 is slidingly provided on the outer side of the multi-kinetic energy connecting column. The sliding vibration table includes a sliding base 16. An electromagnetic sliding block 17 is provided at the end of the sliding base. The sliding vibration table is connected to the multi-kinetic energy by cooperating with the sliding groove. The connecting columns are connected, and a rotating vibration arm 18 is fixedly provided at the upper end of the sliding base. The rotating vibration arm includes an electric rotating connecting rod 19. A vibration generator 28 is fixedly provided on the top of the electric rotating connecting rod. The vibration generator includes an electric vibration block and a flexible sheath fixedly mounted on the outside of the electric vibration block, thereby ensuring that the vibration generator does not damage the outer wall of the dialyzer when it vibrates. Ultrasonic bubble detectors 20 are fixedly provided at the upper ends of the left semicircular limit fixing plate and the right semicircular limit fixing plate, and pipeline passages are opened at the centers of the left semicircular limit fixing plate and the right semicircular limit fixing plate.

[0033] An intravenous pot defoamer 22 is fixedly provided on the right side of the central control connecting frame through a line. The intravenous pot defoamer includes a central connecting block 23. A intravenous pot fixing sleeve 24 is fixedly provided at the lower end of the central connecting block. An ultrasonic bubble detector 25 is fixedly provided above the intravenous pot fixing sleeve. A bubble suction insertion needle 26 is fixedly provided on the right side of the ultrasonic bubble detector. The bubble suction insertion needle is connected to a waste liquid storage tube 27 for containing the extracted air and blood foam through a suction machine.

[0034] When implementing this embodiment, the whole is first controlled by the central controller on the central control connecting frame, and the electromagnetic sliding block is slid to move the left flip vibration sleeve and the right flip vibration sleeve connected to the rotating support arm, and finally the tube body of the dialyzer is fitted and surrounded. When the left semicircular limiting fixing plate and the right semicircular limiting fixing plate are close to fitting, the fixed buckle groove and the fixed buckle head are locked and fixed to complete the overall fixation of the dialyzer, and then the venous pot defoamer is aligned with the venous pot, and then the venous pot is inserted into the venous pot fixing sleeve, and at the same time, the bubble suction insertion needle is inserted into the inside of the venous pot to contact the surface layer where blood foam is generated.

[0035] After the initial assembly and fixation are completed, when working, the central controller controls the ultrasonic bubble detector to detect in real time whether there are bubbles in the dialyzer tube and controls the ultrasonic bubble detector to sense whether there are bubbles in the venous pot. After the bubbles are detected, the central controller controls the left flip vibration sleeve and the right flip vibration sleeve to vibrate at the same time, that is, by rotating the vibration arm, the vibration generator is attached to the surface of the dialyzer tube body for fixed vibration, so that the bubbles on the inner wall of the tube are vibrated off from the inner wall. When the bubbles are detected to be non-existent, it proves that the bubbles are basically vibrated off. At this time, the central controller controls the rotating support arm to drive the left flip vibration sleeve and the right flip vibration sleeve to rotate at the same time, so that the positions of the arterial inlet and venous outlet of the dialyzer are reversed, so that the air gathered by the bubbles can quickly enter one end of the venous outlet, and then quickly enter the venous pot to be discharged. Of course, the dialyzer can also be flipped at the beginning, and then the bubble overflow operation can be performed. When the bubbles are vibrated and overflow and finally reach the intravenous pot, the ultrasonic bubble detector of the intravenous pot detects the bubbles and air in the blood foam and controls the suction motor connected to the bubble insertion needle through the central controller to suck the blood foam and air, and send the extracted gas and blood foam to the waste liquid storage tube, thereby completing the elimination of bubbles.

[0036] During the entire process, the constant temperature heating strip continuously heats the blood in the dialyzer tube to prevent the blood temperature from dropping.

[0037] In this embodiment, flexible pads are fixedly provided on the inner sides of the left flip vibration sleeve and the right flip vibration sleeve to prevent the dialyzer tube from being damaged by excessive force during operation.

[0038] In this embodiment, the waste liquid storage tube is assembled on the central connecting block by means of a threaded engagement connection, which is conducive to quick disassembly and replacement of a new waste liquid storage tube for use.

[0039] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not limiting. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, which should all be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A constant temperature debubbler for hemodialysis, characterized in that: It includes a central control connecting frame, a flip vibrator is slidably provided in front of the central control connecting frame via an electromagnetic slide rail, ultrasonic bubble detectors are fixedly provided at both the upper and lower ends of the flip vibrator, and an intravenous pot defoamer is fixedly provided on the right side of the central control connecting frame via a line; The flip vibrator includes a left flip vibration sleeve and a right flip vibration sleeve, and the outer sides of the left flip vibration sleeve and the right flip vibration sleeve are fixedly provided with a rotating support arm, and the outer sides of the rotating support arm are fixedly connected with a connecting rod, and one end of the connecting rod is fixedly provided with an electromagnetic sliding block, and the electromagnetic sliding block cooperates with the electromagnetic slide rail; the upper and lower ends of the left flip vibration sleeve are fixedly provided with a left semicircular limiting fixing plate, and the upper and lower ends of the right flip vibration sleeve are fixedly provided with a right semicircular limiting fixing plate, and the upper edge of the right semicircular limiting fixing plate is fixedly provided with a fixed buckle groove. The upper edge of the left semicircular limit fixing plate is fixedly provided with a fixed buckle head, and the fixed buckle head cooperates with the fixed buckle groove. A multifunctional connecting column is fixedly provided between the left semicircular limit fixing plate and the right semicircular limit fixing plate. A constant temperature heating strip is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the multifunctional connecting column. A sliding groove is provided on the side of the multifunctional connecting column. A sliding vibration platform is slidingly provided on the outer side of the multi-kinetic energy connecting column. The sliding vibration platform includes a sliding base, and the sliding base is connected to the sliding groove through an electromagnetic sliding block. A rotating vibration arm is fixedly provided on the upper end of the sliding base; The rotating vibration arm includes an electric rotating connecting rod, the top of which is fixedly provided with a vibration generator, and the vibration generator includes an electric vibration block and a flexible sheath fixedly sleeved on the outside of the electric vibration block; The ultrasonic bubble detector is fixedly arranged on the upper ends of the left semicircular limiting fixing plate and the right semicircular limiting fixing plate; pipeline passage openings are opened at the centers of the left semicircular limiting fixing plate and the right semicircular limiting fixing plate; a central controller is fixedly arranged on the top of the central control connecting frame.

2. A constant temperature debubbler for hemodialysis according to claim 1, characterized in that :The intravenous pot defoamer includes a central connecting block, a intravenous pot fixing sleeve is fixedly provided at the lower end of the central connecting block, an ultrasonic bubble detector is fixedly provided above the intravenous pot fixing sleeve, a bubble suction insertion needle is fixedly provided on the right side of the ultrasonic bubble detector, and the bubble suction insertion needle is connected to a waste liquid storage tube for holding the extracted air and blood foam through a suction machine.

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