the same process for the removal of blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit for a treatment device according to terminate a blood treatment session and apparatus for performing

A method for removing blood from an extracorporeal blood circuit (1) for a treatment device (4) for extracorporeal blood treatment of a patient (3) after completion of a blood treatment session, wherein the treatment device (4) comprises: - at least one extracorporeal blood circuit (1) having a pipe interior; - at least one blood pump (11) for transporting blood within the conduit inside the extracorporeal blood circuit (1); - at least a substituate pump (17) for introducing at least a substituate conduit into the interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit (1) and / or conveying a line content within the conduit inside the extracorporeal blood circuit (1); comprising the step of: - introducing air into the pipe interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit (1) by operating the blood pump (11); characterized by the step of: - introducing substituate line in the interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit (1) by operating the substituate pump (17) after disconnection of one end of the extracorporeal blood circuit (1).