DIALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING BLOOD AND DIALYSATE CASSETTE
First Claim
1. A dialysis system comprising:
- a dialysis machine including a blood pump actuator, dialysate pump actuator, a blood valve actuator and a dialysate valve actuator; and
a disposable cassette operable with the dialysis machine, the disposable cassette including;
(i) a housing,(ii) a dialysate pump portion of the housing configured to operate with the dialysate pump actuator,(iii) a blood valve portion of the housing configured to operate with the blood valve actuator,(iv) a dialysate valve portion of the housing configured to operate with the dialysate valve actuator,(v) a dialyzer supported by the housing, the dialyzer including a dialysate inlet and a dialysate outlet,(vi) a first dialysate connection extending externally from the housing to the dialyzer inlet, and(vii) a second dialysate connection extending externally from the housing to the dialyzer outlet.
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Abstract
A dialysis system including a dialysis machine including a blood pump actuator, dialysate pump actuator, a blood valve actuator and a dialysate valve actuator; and a disposable cassette operable with the dialysis machine, the disposable cassette including: (i) a housing, (ii) a dialysate pump portion of the housing configured to operate with the dialysate pump actuator, (iii) a blood valve portion of the housing configured to operate with the blood valve actuator, (iv) a dialysate valve portion of the housing configured to operate with the dialysate valve actuator, (v) a dialyzer supported by the housing, the dialyzer including a dialysate inlet and a dialysate outlet, (vi) a first dialysate connection extending externally from the housing to the dialyzer inlet, and (vii) a second dialysate connection extending externally from the housing to the dialyzer outlet.
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20 Claims
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1. A dialysis system comprising:
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a dialysis machine including a blood pump actuator, dialysate pump actuator, a blood valve actuator and a dialysate valve actuator; and a disposable cassette operable with the dialysis machine, the disposable cassette including; (i) a housing, (ii) a dialysate pump portion of the housing configured to operate with the dialysate pump actuator, (iii) a blood valve portion of the housing configured to operate with the blood valve actuator, (iv) a dialysate valve portion of the housing configured to operate with the dialysate valve actuator, (v) a dialyzer supported by the housing, the dialyzer including a dialysate inlet and a dialysate outlet, (vi) a first dialysate connection extending externally from the housing to the dialyzer inlet, and (vii) a second dialysate connection extending externally from the housing to the dialyzer outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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7. The dialysis system of claim wherein the first and second dialysate connections each include a port extending from the disposable cassette housing.
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16. A dialysis system comprising:
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a dialysis machine including a blood pump actuator, a dialysate pump actuator, a blood valve actuator and a dialysate valve actuator; the dialysis machine further including a slot; and a disposable cassette including a blood pump portion, a dialysate pump portion, a blood valve portion, a dialysate valve portion, wherein the dialysis machine and the disposable cassette are configured and arranged such that when the cassette is inserted into the slot, the blood pump actuator is placed into operable alignment with the blood pump portion of the disposable cassette, the dialysate pump actuator is placed into operable alignment with the dialysate pump portion of the disposable cassette, the blood valve actuator is placed into operable alignment with the blood valve portion of the disposable cassette and the dialysate valve actuator is placed into operable alignment with the dialysate valve portion of the disposable cassette. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A dialysis system comprising:
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a dialysis machine including, a blood pump actuator, a dialysate pump actuator, a blood valve actuator, a dialysate valve actuator, a pressure sensor, a blood leak detector, and a conductivity sensor; and a dialysate cassette including, a blood pump portion operable with the blood pump actuator, a dialysate pump portion operable with the dialysate pump actuator, a blood valve portion operable with the blood valve actuator, a dialysate valve portion operable with the dialysate valve actuator, a pressure sensor portion operable with the pressure sensor, a blood leak detector portion operable with the blood leak detector, and a conductivity sensor portion operable with the conductivity sensor.
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