Method and device for the simultaneous extracorporeal elimination of tumor necrosis factor alpha and bacterial lipopolysaccharides from whole blood and / or blood plasma

摘要

Extracorporeal removal of tumour necrosis factor- alpha (TNF- alpha ) and/'or bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS, endotoxin) from whole blood and/or blood plasma is carried out with a perfusion system contg. cationic and anionic exchange material. Also claimed is a device based on this technique for the treatment of patient blood and/or plasma and which is capable of simultaneous removal of TNF- alpha and LPS is described.