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A system for handling two liquid streams comprises an hydraulic circuit including a pair of receptacles each provided with movable partition means dividing it into first and second chambers. Rod means extending through a first chamber of each receptacle connects the partition means and is effective

A system for handling two liquid streams comprises an hydraulic circuit including a pair of receptacles each provided with movable partition means dividing it into first and second chambers. Rod means extending through a first chamber of each receptacle connects the partition means and is effective to cause reciprocation of one partition means to be repeated by the other so that as the first chamber of one receptacle is expanded, the first chamber of the other receptacle is contracted. A quantity of the first liquid is delivered alternately to the first and second chambers of one receptacle as those chambers expand. As those chambers contract first liquid is passed through conduit means from the first and second chambers of said one receptacle to the first and second chambers, respectively, of said other receptacle. A source of second liquid is connected to said conduit means and liquid removal means is connected to said circuit to remove liquid from said circuit in quantities equal to the quantity of second liquid admitted to the circuit.

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A hemodialysis procedure utilizing a hydraulic system comprising a first and a second receptacle, and partition means in each receptacle dividing the receptacles into first and second chambers which procedure comprises connecting a patient to the blood side of a dialysis cell having blood and dialys

A hemodialysis procedure utilizing a hydraulic system comprising a first and a second receptacle, and partition means in each receptacle dividing the receptacles into first and second chambers which procedure comprises connecting a patient to the blood side of a dialysis cell having blood and dialysate solution sides, reciprocating said partition means in said receptacles to cause, during reciprocation of said partition means, equal volumes of each first chamber to be swept by said partition means and equal volumes of each second chamber to be swept by said partition means, admitting a dialysate solution alternately to each chamber of said first receptacle as it expands, transferring said solution through the dialysate side of the dialysis cell from each said chamber of said first receptacle as it contracts, alternately to an expanding chamber of equal volume in said second receptacle whereby blood wastes migrate across the membrane from the blood side to the dialysate side of said cell, providing an outlet from said circuit whereby the egress of liquid from the circuit in direct volumetric relationship to the quantity of blood wastes crossing said membrane will occur through said outlet, and measuring that egress.