A
blood pump-
oxygenator system (250A, 250B, 250C) for increasing
perfusion and
oxygen levels in the body of a patient (P), comprising: a blood inlet (80) and a blood outlet (90) connected to form a circuit operable as a
cardiopulmonary bypass system suitable for
extracorporeal treatment of the blood of the patient; a first
blood pump (11) and a first
oxygenator (20), wherein the first
blood pump (11) is configured to deliver blood from the patient (P) through the circuit to the
blood inflow port (80), through the first
oxygenator (20), out of the
blood outflow port (90) and back to the patient (P). The
system further comprises a second blood pump (13) and a second oxygenator (21), wherein the second blood pump (13) is configured to deliver blood from the patient (P) through the circuit to the
blood inflow port (80), through the second oxygenator (20), out of the
blood outflow port (90) and back to the patient (P). The circuit comprises a first
branch (101) and a second
branch (102) arranged in parallel with each other, the first
branch (101) accommodating the first blood pump (11) and the first oxygenator (20), and the second branch (102) accommodating the second blood pump (13) and the second oxygenator (21). The system further comprises a pump
control unit (290) wherein the first and second blood pumps (11, 13) are configured to be controlled by the pump
control unit (290) to increase or decrease the
blood flow through the corresponding oxygenator (20, 21) by changing the proportion of the
blood flow through the first and second oxygenator (20, 21).