Medical Fluid Cassettes and Related Systems
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1. A medical system, comprising:
- a medical treatment machine defining a cassette compartment, the medical treatment machine comprising a plurality of piston pump members and valve members; and
a set of medical fluid cassettes, comprisinga first medical fluid cassette configured to be disposed within the cassette compartment of the medical treatment machine, the first medical fluid cassette forming a plurality of fluid channels and chambers, the medical system being configured to provide a first type of medical treatment when the first medical fluid cassette is disposed within the cassette compartment and the plurality of piston pump members and valve members of the medical treatment machine are operated in a first manner; and
a second medical fluid cassette configured to be disposed within the cassette compartment of the medical treatment machine, the second medical fluid cassette forming a plurality of fluid channels and chambers, the medical system being configured to provide a second type of medical treatment that is different than the first type of medical treatment when the second medical fluid cassette is disposed within the cassette compartment and the plurality of piston pump members and valve members of the medical treatment machine are operated in a second manner that differs from the first manner,wherein the configuration of the plurality of fluid channels and chambers of the first medical fluid cassette is different than the configuration of the plurality of fluid channels and chambers of the second medical fluid cassette, and the medical treatment machine has the same structural configuration when operated with the first medical fluid cassette to provide the first type of medical treatment as when operated with the second medical fluid cassette to provide the second type of medical treatment.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of a medical liquid comprising a liquid treatment machine and a cassette insertable therein substantially made of a rigid base body of the cassette with fitted chambers and passages and a foil covering them.
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1. A medical system, comprising:
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a medical treatment machine defining a cassette compartment, the medical treatment machine comprising a plurality of piston pump members and valve members; and a set of medical fluid cassettes, comprising a first medical fluid cassette configured to be disposed within the cassette compartment of the medical treatment machine, the first medical fluid cassette forming a plurality of fluid channels and chambers, the medical system being configured to provide a first type of medical treatment when the first medical fluid cassette is disposed within the cassette compartment and the plurality of piston pump members and valve members of the medical treatment machine are operated in a first manner; and a second medical fluid cassette configured to be disposed within the cassette compartment of the medical treatment machine, the second medical fluid cassette forming a plurality of fluid channels and chambers, the medical system being configured to provide a second type of medical treatment that is different than the first type of medical treatment when the second medical fluid cassette is disposed within the cassette compartment and the plurality of piston pump members and valve members of the medical treatment machine are operated in a second manner that differs from the first manner, wherein the configuration of the plurality of fluid channels and chambers of the first medical fluid cassette is different than the configuration of the plurality of fluid channels and chambers of the second medical fluid cassette, and the medical treatment machine has the same structural configuration when operated with the first medical fluid cassette to provide the first type of medical treatment as when operated with the second medical fluid cassette to provide the second type of medical treatment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A set of medical fluid cassettes, comprising:
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a first medical fluid cassette forming a plurality of fluid channels and chambers, the plurality of fluid channels and chambers of the first medical fluid cassette being configured so that the first medical fluid cassette can be used with a medical treatment machine to provide a first type of medical treatment; a second medical fluid cassette forming a plurality of fluid channels and chambers, the plurality of fluid channels and chambers of the second medical fluid cassette being configured so that the second medical fluid cassette can be used with the medical treatment machine to provide a second type of medical treatment that is different than the first type of medical treatment, wherein the configuration of the plurality of fluid channels and chambers of the first medical fluid cassette is different than the configuration of the plurality of fluid channels and chambers of the second medical fluid cassette, and the first and second medical fluid cassettes are configured so that the medical treatment machine can have the same structural configuration when operated with the first medical fluid cassette to provide the first type of medical treatment as when operated with the second medical fluid cassette to provide the second type of medical treatment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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