A transduction-protection device for protecting medical apparatus from
contamination by infectious agents comprises a containment body having an
inlet destined to be set in fluid communication with an extracorporeal
circuit of blood, and an outlet destined to be connected to a fluid line
operatively connected to a pressure gauge of a medical apparatus. The
inlet is in gas communication with the outlet across an internal cavity
of the containment body. Two hydrophobic membranes are predisposed in the
containment body between the inlet and the outlet. The membranes each
define an anticontamination barrier which is gas-permeable. The device
transmits the pressure of the extracorporeal circuit to the pressure
gauge, with no relevant loss of head, while at the same time protecting,
with a high degree of security, the medical apparatus from risks of
contamination by pathogens originating in the extracorporeal circuit.