Fluid processing systems and methods using extracorporeal fluid flow panels oriented within a cartridge

• US 20050020961A1
• Filed: 08/20/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dennis M. Treu, James M. Brugger, Jeffrey H. Burbank
• Original Assignee: Dennis M. Treu, James M. Brugger, Jeffrey H. Burbank
• Inventors: Brugger, James M., Treu, Dennis M., Burbank, Jeffrey H.
• Application Number:
  US10/923,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20050020961A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/4.10
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/15625 the reservoirs acting as balance chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1639 linked by membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/34 Filtering material out of the blood by passing it through a membrane, i.e. hemofiltration or diafiltration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3401 Cassettes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3403 Regulation parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3444 in which the collected ultra-filtrate expels an equal volume of substitution fluid from a reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/362223 the interface being evacuated interfaces to enhance contact
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/36224 with sensing means or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/36225 with blood pumping means or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/36226 Constructional details of cassettes, e.g. specific details on material or shape
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/362265 Details of valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/128 with incorporated valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3331 Pressure; Flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6018 providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration

Abstract

A first flow path is defined within a first panel that forms a part of an extracorporeal fluid circuit. A second flow path is defined within a second panel that also forms a part of the extracorporeal fluid circuit. The first and second panels are oriented in a fluid processing cartridge for mounting as an integrated unit on a fluid processing machine and for removal as an integrated unit from the fluid processing machine.

Claims

1. A blood treatment system, comprising:

a blood processing machine including sensors and actuators;

a replaceable fluid circuit receivable by and interoperable with said sensors and actuators to perform a blood treatment;

said blood processing machine including a controller with a memory, the memory being adapted for storing data necessary to perform a desired treatment modality and the controller being adapted for controlling the blood processing machine responsively to said data;

said replaceable fluid circuit having a data carrying device carrying data to perform said desired treatment modality in a machine readable format;

said blood processing machine including at least one scanner configured to automatically transfer the data to the machine in the act of loading the replaceable fluid circuit.

2. A system as in claim 1, wherein said fluid circuit includes a panel shaped cartridge supporting fluid lines of said fluid circuit, said data carrying device being attached to said panel shaped cartridge.

3. A system as in claim 1, wherein said fluid circuit includes a panel shaped cartridge supporting fluid lines of said fluid circuit, said data carrying device including a bar code on said panel shaped cartridge.

4. A system as in claim 1, wherein said data carrying device carries programming necessary for said treatment modality.

5. A system as in claim 1, wherein said scanner is a touch-contact type scanner.

6. A system as in claim 1, wherein said data carrying device includes a radio frequency memory device.

7. A system as in claim 1, wherein said data carrying device carries a unique identifier of said fluid circuit.

8. A system as in claim 1, wherein said data carrying device carries data necessary to perform a desired treatment protocol associated with the fluid circuit.

9. A blood treatment system, comprising:

a programmable blood processing machine including sensors and actuators interoperable with a fluid circuit associated therewith;

said programmable blood processing machine including a programmable processor receiving data from a memory, said memory being adapted to store at least one of control data and programs required to perform a desired treatment and the controller being adapted for controlling the programmable blood processing machine responsively to said at least one of control data and programs;

said replaceable fluid circuit having a data carrying device carrying said at least one of control data and programs in a machine readable format;

said programmable blood processing machine including at least one scanner configured to automatically transfer the data to the machine in the act of loading the replaceable fluid circuit.

10. A system as in claim 9, wherein said fluid circuit includes a panel shaped cartridge supporting fluid lines of said fluid circuit, said data carrying device being attached to said panel shaped cartridge.

11. A system as in claim 9, wherein said fluid circuit includes a panel shaped cartridge supporting fluid lines of said fluid circuit, said data carrying device including a bar code on said panel shaped cartridge.

12. A system as in claim 9, wherein said data carrying device carries programming necessary for said treatment modality.

13. A system as in claim 9, wherein said scanner is a touch-contact type scanner.

14. A system as in claim 9, wherein said data carrying device includes a radio frequency memory device.

15. A system as in claim 9, wherein said data carrying device carries a unique identifier of said fluid circuit.

16. A system as in claim 9, wherein said data carrying device carries data necessary to perform a desired treatment protocol associated with the fluid circuit.

17. A blood treatment system, comprising:

a blood processing machine including sensors and actuators;

a replaceable fluid circuit receivable by and interoperable with said sensors and actuators to perform a blood treatment;

said blood processing machine including a controller with a memory, the memory being adapted for storing data necessary to perform a desired treatment modality and the controller being adapted for controlling the blood processing machine responsively to said data;

said replaceable fluid circuit having a data carrying device carrying at least a unique identifier of said fluid circuit;

said controller being configured to read said at least a unique identifier as part of an operational mode thereof which includes tracking a use of said fluid circuit.

18. A system as in claim 17, wherein said blood processing machine is configured to indicate an attempted multiple use of said fluid circuit responsively to said unique identifier.

19. A system as in claim 18, wherein said blood processing machine is configured to shut down in response to an attempted multiple use of said fluid circuit responsively to said unique identifier.