Modular, portable dialysis system
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1. A modular dialysis system comprising:
- a controller unit having a first external housing with a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side and a bottom side, wherein said front side comprises a door configured to provide access to an internal volume within said controller unit and wherein said bottom side comprises a first latch member and a first data transceiver;
a reservoir unit having a second external housing with a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side and a bottom side, wherein said front side comprises a door configured to provide access to an internal volume within said reservoir unit, wherein said top side comprises a second latch member adapted to mate to said first latch member and a second data transceiver, and wherein when said first external housing is securely and removably attached to said second external housing using said first latch member and said second latch member, the first data transceiver is automatically placed in data communication with said second data transceiver, wherein the internal volume within said controller unit houses a manifold and a guard encircling the manifold, wherein the door configured to provide access to the internal volume within said controller unit has an internal surface and wherein said internal surface comprises a plurality of pump shoes, a latch, and casing with sides that protrude into said internal volume when said door is closed.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a dialysis unit that is modular and portable, with improved functionality. In one embodiment, the dialysis system comprises a top unit that is detachably affixed to a base that comprises a reservoir for fluid storage. Among numerous other features, the portable, modular dialysis system of the present invention has improved power door locking, zoned leak detection, fluid handling, and mechanical design features that enable improved modularity.
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1. A modular dialysis system comprising:
- a controller unit having a first external housing with a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side and a bottom side, wherein said front side comprises a door configured to provide access to an internal volume within said controller unit and wherein said bottom side comprises a first latch member and a first data transceiver;
a reservoir unit having a second external housing with a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side and a bottom side, wherein said front side comprises a door configured to provide access to an internal volume within said reservoir unit, wherein said top side comprises a second latch member adapted to mate to said first latch member and a second data transceiver, and wherein when said first external housing is securely and removably attached to said second external housing using said first latch member and said second latch member, the first data transceiver is automatically placed in data communication with said second data transceiver, wherein the internal volume within said controller unit houses a manifold and a guard encircling the manifold, wherein the door configured to provide access to the internal volume within said controller unit has an internal surface and wherein said internal surface comprises a plurality of pump shoes, a latch, and casing with sides that protrude into said internal volume when said door is closed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- a controller unit having a first external housing with a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side and a bottom side, wherein said front side comprises a door configured to provide access to an internal volume within said controller unit and wherein said bottom side comprises a first latch member and a first data transceiver;
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5. A modular dialysis system comprising:
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a controller unit having a first external housing with a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side and a bottom side, wherein said front side comprises a door configured to provide access to an internal volume within said controller unit and wherein said bottom side comprises a first latch member and a first data transceiver; a reservoir unit having a second external housing with a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side and a bottom side, wherein said front side comprises a door configured to provide access to an internal volume within said reservoir unit, wherein said top side has an angled surface with a plurality of channels in fluid communication with at least one leak detector and wherein said top side comprises a second latch member adapted to mate to said first latch member and a second data transceiver; and wherein said bottom side of the first external housing is adapted to securely and removably attach to said top side of the second external housing and when said first external housing is securely and removably attached to said second external housing using said first latch member and said second latch member, the first data transceiver is automatically placed in data communication with said second data transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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