PRODUCTION OF A DIALYSIS CONCENTRATE FROM A HIGHLY DENSIFIED CONCENTRATE PRECURSOR AND DEVICE FOR USING ON THE SITE OF DIALYSIS

摘要

According to the invention, unlike prior art, the essential constituents of dialysis liquids are not prepared as a dry concentrate or as a molecular solution at the site of dialysis, but as a suspension of undissolved or partially dissolved substances, preferably sodium chloride, optionally sodium acetate, in a solution of the remaining constituents. The suspension is produced, stored, transported and used in the form of an acid cartridge or an acetate cartridge. A liquid dialysis concentrate is produced from the suspension by means of an inventive device, at the site of dialysis, and can then be processed to form a dialysis liquid using the existing dosing and safety systems of commercially available dialysis machines. The cited precursor of a dialysis concentrate, in the form of a suspension, represents the form of preparation having the highest density of constituents of dialysis liquids containing acids and acetate. The invention enables savings to be made and advantages to be gained in terms of transport, storage and handling, without reducing the usual standards of patient safety during the use of a conventional liquid concentrate.