[Equipment for artificial purification of physiological fluids: current status and developmental trends]

Modern equipment for artificial purification of physiological fluids is viewed as a multiplicity of constructively and functionally interrelated processors of the bioartificial body. The processors include automated control elements (perfusion, infusion and of normalizing action) and disposable actuating elements (main circuits, dialyzers, hemo- and plasma filters, sorption and ion-exchange columns, heat exchangers). Prospective trends in the development are outlined: preferable use of purification methods with energy controlling media; regeneration of dialysate and ultrafiltrate; universalization of functional potentialities in technically and economically derived constructive redundancy, computerization.