A blood purifying apparatus particularly suitable for continuous blood
purification, and a method of controlling the same whereby the weight of
body fluid removed from a patient and a feed weight to the patient can be
more accurately controlled. A blood purifying apparatus 50 adapted for
the continuous blood purification includes a drain C, a dialysate feed A,
and a replacement fluid feed B, which are equipped with transfer pumps 5,
6, 7, respectively, reservoir containers 8, 9, and 10, respectively, that
are capable of storing a predetermined volume, and fluid level sensors
11, 12, and 13, respectively. The blood purifying apparatus further
includes a single weightmeter 20 capable of measuring the reservoir
containers 8, 9, and 10 all at the same time.