METHOD OF MAKING A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY MACHINE

• US 20070213654A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
• Inventors: Lundtveit, Loren, Alvaro, Jose, O'Sullivan, Dan, Bowman, Joseph, Thompson, Stan
• Granted Patent: US 8,298,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/29
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/152 Details related to the interface between cassette and machine
• 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 1/1664 with temperature control
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/282 Operational modes
• 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 2205/121 interface between cassette and base
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/122 using evacuated interfaces to enhance contact
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/123 with incorporated reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/125 with incorporated filters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/126 with incorporated membrane filters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/127 with provisions for heating or cooling
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/128 with incorporated valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 : Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 : by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/583 : by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14224 : Diaphragm type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/145 : using pressurised reservoirs, e.g. pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14593 : the diaphragm being actuated by fluid pressure

Abstract

A method for making a peritoneal dialysis therapy machine having a tubing set includes: packaging an end of each of a plurality of the tubes of the set in a body; arranging the tubes according to a sequence of steps of a dialysis treatment set-up so that a user is urged to remove the tubes from the single body in a desired order; and configuring the body to plug connectors attached to each of the ends of the tubes.

Claims

1. A method of making a peritoneal dialysis therapy machine having a tubing set comprising:

packaging an end of each of a plurality of tubes of the set in a body;

arranging the tubes according to a sequence of steps of a dialysis treatment set-up procedure so that a user is urged to remove the tubes from the single body in a desired order; and

configuring the body to plug connectors attached to each of the ends of the tubes.

2. The method of claim 1, which includes configuring the body to be held in place by an enclosure of the dialysis therapy machine.

3. The method of claim 1, which includes configuring the body and the dialysis therapy machine so that the body can slide into the machine from only a desired direction.

4. The method of claim 1, which includes configuring an enclosure of the dialysis therapy machine to hold the body sturdily to aid the user in removing the tubes from the body.

5. The method of claim 1, which includes configuring an enclosure of the dialysis therapy machine and the body so that the body is removable from the enclosure after the tubes have been removed the body.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the end of each of the tubes is a first end, and which includes configuring a second end of each of the tubes to be attachable to a disposable pumping cassette.

7. The method of claim 6, which includes aiding a location of the cassette via at least one alignment apparatus located on the dialysis therapy machine.

8. The method of claim 1, which includes sequencing the tubes in order, drain tube, at least one supply tube and patient tube.

9. The method of claim 1, which includes aiding a patient line prime by placing a hydrophobic membrane in the body at a patient line plug.

10. The method of claim 1, which includes arranging the body and the machine so that the tubes are mounted vertically on the machine.

11. A method of making a peritoneal dialysis therapy machine having a tubing set comprising:

packaging an end of each of a plurality of tubes of the set in a body;

arranging the tubes according to a sequence of steps of a dialysis treatment set-up procedure so that a user is urged to remove the tubes from the body in a desired order; and

configuring the body and the machine so that the tubes are mounted in a vertical relationship to one another on the machine.

12. The method of claim 11, which includes configuring the body and the machine so that the drain tube is located vertically above at least one supply tube, the at least one supply tube located vertically above a patient tube.

13. The method of claim 11, which includes tapering the body so that it slides downwardly and removably into the machine.

14. The method of claim 11, which includes configuring the body to plug connectors attached to each of the ends of the tubes.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the end of each of the tubes is a first end, and which includes configuring a second end of each of the tubes to be attachable to a disposable pumping cassette.

16. A method of making a peritoneal dialysis therapy machine comprising:

packaging an end of each of the dialysis tubes in a body;

arranging the tubes in the body according to a sequence of steps of a dialysis treatment set-up procedure so that a user is urged to remove the tubes from the body in a desired order; and

configuring an enclosure of the dialysis therapy machine such that the tubes are held via the body on the machine in vertical order according to the set-up procedure.

17. The method of claim 16, which includes tapering the body and a mating apparatus on the enclosure for ready insertion of the body.

18. The method of claim 16, which includes arranging the enclosure so that the drain tube is located vertically above at least one supply tube, which is located vertically above a patient tube.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the end of each of the tubes is a first end, and which includes configuring a second end of each of the tubes to be attachable to a disposable pumping cassette.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the set-up procedure includes loading the disposable pumping cassette into the machine.