EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT FOR REMOVAL OF CO2 FROM BLOOD

摘要

The present invention concerns an extracorporeal circuit for removing CO₂ from blood comprising a blood withdrawal line for withdrawing blood from the patient, a filtration unit for producing plasma water and a line for returning the blood to the patient, defining a main circuit; the extracorporeal circuit further comprises a decarbonating group comprising a secondary circuit for the recirculation of plasma water, means for removing a fraction of said plasma water, a CO₂ exchanger, a cationic resin charged with H+ ions set upstream of the CO₂ exchanger and adapted to generate acid plasma water, means for the infusion of the acid plasma water upstream of the CO₂ exchanger and means for the infusion of ions in a solution downstream of the CO₂ exchanger.