Adsorbers remove pathogenic substances from the blood.

The treatment of blood outside the body by means of adsorbers is a new and innovative therapy concept based on the selective removal of undesirable and pathogenic substances from the blood. It is used for those patients in particular who have diseases which cannot be treated successfully by conventional methods.

The following diseases can be treated with the new technology:

  • hypercholesterolaemia, a hereditary lipometabolic disorder
  • auto-immune diseases such as lupus erythematosus as well as
  • dilatative cardiomyopathy
  • certain forms of nephritis, disorders of blood coagulation
  • organ rejection

The process is very effective and extremely well tolerated as the patients are not given any drugs.

Treatment of blood outside the body

In all adsorber treatments, the blood flows through a tube from a vein in the arm of the patient into the adsorber. The various adsorbers contain different materials which, like a sponge, selectively extract the undesirable and pathogenic substances from the blood. The cleansed blood is then returned to the patient via the vein in the other arm. A special machine pumps the blood through the adsorber and monitors the blood circulation outside the body.

The following devices and accessories are used:
  • COM.TEC.

  • ADAsorb with Globaffin

COM.TEC.

 

 

 

 

The ADAsorb is a secondary system for controlling and monitoring adsorbers for extraorporeal apheresis.
The system uses microprocessors to monitor all predetermined adsorption and desorption parameters of the adsorbers.
It is operated in conjunction with a apheresis system.
The ADAsorb can be operated with the approved adsorbers (Globaffin).
The respective adsorber is selected via a menu.

ADAsorb system

 

 

Globaffin adsorber