FIELD: medicine and medical equipment. SUBSTANCE: artificial kidney uses casing 1 with connections for blood inlet 2 and outlet 3, hemosorbent layer 4 placed in casing 1 and positioned between filters 5, vacuum chamber 6 positioned in hemosorbent layer 4 and having walls 7 of porous material, covered by ultrafilter-type polymeric membrane 8, evacuated vessel 9 for filtrate, tube 10 with check valve 11 that connects vacuum chamber 6 to evacuated vessel 9 for filtrate. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of blood purification. 4 dwg
