Compact housing for automated dialysis system

• US 20030220606A1
• Filed: 05/24/2002
• Published: 11/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
• Inventors: Din, Shahid, Busby, Don
• Application Number:
  US10/155,752
• Publication Number:
  US 20030220606A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/29
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1522 the interface being evacuated interfaces to enhance contact
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1524 the interface providing means for actuating on functional elements of the cassette, e.g. plungers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/153 the cassette being adapted for heating or cooling the treating fluid, e.g. the dialysate or the treating gas
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/155 with treatment-fluid pumping means or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1561 at least one cassette surface or portion thereof being flexible, e.g. the cassette having a rigid base portion with preformed channels and being covered with a foil
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1565 Details of valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/159 specially adapted for peritoneal dialysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/166 Heating for sterilisation A61M1/1686
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/288 Priming priming in extracorporeal blood circuits A61M1/3643
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/12 with interchangeable cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/33 Controlling, regulating or measuring
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/35 Communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/583 by visual feedback

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a dialysis system is provided. The dialysis system includes a housing and a pump, valve actuator and controller disposed within the housing. The housing including the pump, valve actuator and controller have a mass of less than 10 kilograms.

Claims

1. A dialysis system comprising:

a housing; and

a pump, valve actuator and controller disposed within the housing, wherein the housing including the pump, valve actuator and controller has a mass of less than 10 kilograms.

2. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing including the pump, valve actuator and controller has a mass of less than eight kilograms.

3. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing defines an internal volume of less than 24,000 centimeters (“

cm”

)³.

4. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing has a height of less than 25 cm.

5. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing has a depth of less than 25 cm.

6. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing has a width of less than 35 cm.

7. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing has a height and depth of less than 30 cm each.

8. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing has a width of less than 40 cm.

9. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing further includes at least one of a video monitor, a heater and a disposable dialysis unit.

10. The automated dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the housing is at least partially constructed of plastic.

11. A self-contained automated dialysis system comprising:

a housing; and

a pump, valve activator and controller all disposed within the housing, wherein the housing defines an internal volume of less than 24,000 centimeters (“

cm”

)³.

12. The dialysis system of claim 11, wherein the housing has a height of less than 25 cm.

13. The dialysis system of claim 11, wherein the housing has a depth of less than 25 cm.

14. The dialysis system of claim 11, wherein the housing has a width of less than 35 cm.

15. The dialysis system of claim 11, wherein the housing, pump, valve activator and controller have a total mass of less than 10 kilograms.

16. An automated dialysis system comprising:

a housing; and

a pump, valve activator and controller all located within the housing, wherein the housing has a height of less than 30 cm, a depth of less than 30 cm and a width of less than 40 cm.

17. The dialysis system of claim 16, wherein the housing further includes at least one of:

a heater, a video monitor and a disposable unit.

18. An automated dialysis system comprising:

a housing;

a support for positioning the housing; and

a pump actuator and a valve actuator located entirely within the housing below the support.

19. The automated dialysis system of claim 18, wherein at least one of:

a controller, a video monitor and a heater is additionally disposed below the disposable unit support.

20. The automated dialysis system of claim 18, which includes a lid hingedly connected to the housing.

21. A method of providing a dialysis unit comprising the steps of:

locating in a housing a plurality of flow control components;

locating in the housing a heater adjacent to the flow control components; and

providing in the housing a support for placing a disposable unit in the housing so that a heating portion of the disposable unit sits above and cooperates with the heater and so that a flow control portion of the disposable unit sits above and cooperates with the flow control components.

22. The method of claim 21, which includes providing on a side of the housing a place that stores loose ends of a number of tubes provided with the disposable unit.

23. The method of claim 21, which includes locating a display device at a front of the housing.