[A perfusion apparatus for extracorporeal purification of the blood]

Requirements for modern perfusion equipment intended for extracorporeal blood clearance are reviewed and possible trends in the improvement of the equipment in the BP-02 perfusion unit are defined. In that unit, one- or two-needle perfusion is maintained by a gearless drive, microprocessor control, concentrated data representation on a linear display in tabular form, and self-adjustment of the arterial and venous pressure control.