PORTABLE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CARTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS

• US 20110040242A1
• Filed: 08/04/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Original Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Inventors: Plahey, Kulwinder S., Fallon, Joseph Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,720,913 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/29
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/10 Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/13 Trolleys, e.g. carts
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/001 Trolleys for transport of medicaments, food, linen, nursing supplies carts specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis A61B50/13; hand carts B62B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/084 Supporting bases, stands for equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2205/006 dismountable
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2501/065 Plastics
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/02 involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/106 the objects being bags

Abstract

A lightweight, easy-to-assemble, and portable cart for the performance of peritoneal dialysis is disclosed. The cart includes a top shelf, bottom shelf, and at least four adjustable connecting members or legs. The top shelf has a top surface designed to receive a PD cycler, and at least one hook to hang bags of solution. Various components of the cart include a plastic and foaming agent additive.

Claims

1. A cart for facilitating peritoneal dialysis treatment, the cart comprising:

a top shelf component comprising

a top surface with indentations that correspond to protrusions on a bottom surface of a peritoneal dialysis device,

at least one tapered hook for hanging bags of solution, and

a handle;

a bottom shelf component substantially parallel to the top shelf component, and

at least four connecting members, wherein each of the connecting members has one end connected to the top shelf component and an opposite end connected to the bottom shelf component, and wherein the connecting members are substantially parallel to one another, and wherein the top shelf component, the bottom shelf component, and the at least four connecting members comprise a plastic and a foaming agent additive.

2. The cart of claim 1, further comprising casters connected to the bottom shelf component.

3. The cart of claim 2, further comprising a locking or breaking mechanism configured to inhibit rotations of at least one of the casters.

4. The cart of claim 1, wherein the cart weighs less than 20 pounds.

5. The cart of claim 1, wherein the length of the connecting members is adjustable.

6. The cart of claim 1, wherein the plastic comprises polyphenylene oxide.

7. The cart of claim 1, wherein the plastic comprises one or more members selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene oxide, polystyrene, polycarbonate, and, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.

8. The cart of claim 1, wherein the foaming agent additive comprises an approximately 20% active endothermic foaming agent concentrate.

9. The cart of claim 1, wherein the connecting members are releasably connected to the top shelf and the bottom shelf.

10. The cart of claim 1, wherein the cart is constructed to be assembled and disassembled without the use of tools.

11. A peritoneal dialysis system, comprising:

a peritoneal dialysis machine; and

a cart constructed to support the peritoneal dialysis machine, the cart comprising

a top shelf component comprising

a top surface with indentations that correspond to protrusions on a bottom surface of the peritoneal dialysis machine, and

at least one hook for hanging bags of solution,

a bottom shelf component substantially parallel to the top shelf component; and

a plurality of connecting members that extend between the top shelf component and the bottom shelf component,

wherein the top shelf component, the bottom shelf component, and the connecting members comprise a plastic and a foaming agent additive.