Development of a Low Cost Automatic Dialyzer Reprocessing Machine.

A dialyzer reuse is practice of using the same dialyzer for the same patient for multiple treatment. A dialyzer reprocessing machine comprising means for passing a series of liquid and gaseous fluids through the dialysate and blood compartments of the dialyzer at different flow rates according to a predetermined sequence for cleaning and disinfecting the dialyzer and means for accurately measuring the volume of the blood compartment upon completion of the dialyzer cleaning steps. Reuse of a hemodialyzer means that the same hemodialyzer (filter) is used more than once for the same patient. The practice of reuse has been done safely for more than 30 years.