Dialysis Machine Support Assemblies and Related Systems and Methods
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1. A dialysis machine support assembly comprising:
- a platform configured to support a dialysis machine; and
a drive assembly configured to move the platform vertically.
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Abstract
In some aspects, a dialysis machine support assembly includes a platform configured to support a dialysis machine and a drive assembly configured to move the platform vertically.
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24 Claims
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1. A dialysis machine support assembly comprising:
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a platform configured to support a dialysis machine; and a drive assembly configured to move the platform vertically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A dialysis system comprising:
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a dialysis machine; and a dialysis machine support assembly comprising; a platform configured to support the dialysis machine; and a drive assembly configured to move the platform vertically, wherein the dialysis machine is disposed on the platform. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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monitoring pressure in a fluid path between a dialysis fluid pump chamber and a patient; and adjusting a vertical position of a dialysis machine when monitored pressure exceeds a maximum pressure or falls below a minimum pressure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A dialysis machine support assembly, comprising:
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a base; multiple wheels disposed along a bottom surface of the base; a drive assembly extending upward from the base that is configured to be electrically connected to a dialysis machine; a vertically moveable platform secured to a moving portion of the drive assembly, the vertically moveable platform being configured to support the dialysis machine, and the position of the vertically moveable platform being controlled by the drive assembly; multiple legs extending upward from the base; a stationary platform disposed on top of the multiple legs, the stationary platform defining a recess that is sized to receive the vertically moveable platform; and multiple hooks extending from the sides of the stationary platform, the hooks being configured to support dialysate bags fluidly connected to the dialysis machine during a dialysis treatment, wherein, the drive assembly is configured to move the vertically moveable platform above and below a height at which a patient is positioned during a dialysis treatment.
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