One-piece tip protector and organizer
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1. A device for organizing a plurality of tubes extending from a unit of a medical fluid system comprising:
- a body including a plurality of openings that each can removably receive an end of one of the plurality of tubes.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a device for organizing a number of tubes extending from a unit of a medical fluid system is provided. The organizing device includes a body having a number of openings that each can removably receive an end of one of the number of tubes.
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22 Claims
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1. A device for organizing a plurality of tubes extending from a unit of a medical fluid system comprising:
a body including a plurality of openings that each can removably receive an end of one of the plurality of tubes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical tubing organizer for a drain tube, at least one supply bag tube and patient fluid tube extending from a disposable unit of a dialysis system comprising:
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a body;
a first tip protector provided by the body, the first tip protector providing an opening that can removably secure a drain line connector attached to the drain tube;
at least one second tip protector provided by the body, the second tip protector providing an opening that can removably secure a supply bag connector attached to the supply bag tube; and
a third tip protector provided by the body, the third tip protector providing an opening that can removably secure a patient fluid connector attached to the patient fluid tube. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for aiding a patient in making a plurality of dialysis therapy tubing connections comprising the steps of:
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packaging an end of each of the dialysis tubes in a single body; and
arranging the tubes according to a sequence of steps of the dialysis therapy so that the patient is urged to remove the tubes from the single body in a desired order. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for aiding a patient in making a plurality of dialysis therapy tubing connections comprising the steps of:
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packaging a plurality of dialysis tubes in a single body by providing openings in the body that secure connectors attached to ends of the tubes;
securing the body to an enclosure for the dialysis therapy and urging the patient to remove the tubes from the body; and
configuring the enclosure and the body so that the body is removable from the body after the tubes have been removed therefrom.
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22. A dialysis system comprising:
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a hardware unit;
a disposable unit fluidly coupled to a supply line, a drain line and a patient line, the disposable unit including a pump receptacle, the hardware unit and the receptacle forming a pump chamber; and
a body removably attachable to the hardware unit, the body including a plurality of openings that each removably receive an end of one of the supply line, the drain line and the patient line.
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