METHOD FOR POWERING PORTABLE DIALYSIS MACHINE
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1. A method for operating a medical fluid machine, the method comprising:
- (i) if alternating current (“
AC”
) power is available, charging a battery, if needed, and powering the medical fluid machine with the AC power; and
(ii) if AC power is not available(a) if fuel cell power is available, charging the battery, if needed, and powering the medical fluid machine with the fuel cell power; and
(b) if fuel cell power is not available, powering the medical fluid machine using battery power until the AC power or fuel cell power is available.
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Abstract
A method for operating a medical fluid machine, the method comprising: (i) if alternating current (“AC”) power is available, charging a battery, if needed, and powering the medical fluid machine with the AC power; and (ii) if AC power is not available (a) if fuel cell power is available, charging the battery, if needed, and powering the medical fluid machine with the fuel cell power; and (b) if fuel cell power is not available, powering the medical fluid machine using battery power until the AC power or fuel cell power is available.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a medical fluid machine, the method comprising:
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(i) if alternating current (“
AC”
) power is available, charging a battery, if needed, and powering the medical fluid machine with the AC power; and(ii) if AC power is not available (a) if fuel cell power is available, charging the battery, if needed, and powering the medical fluid machine with the fuel cell power; and (b) if fuel cell power is not available, powering the medical fluid machine using battery power until the AC power or fuel cell power is available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a medical fluid machine, the method comprising:
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detecting if alternating current (“
AC”
) power is available;detecting if fuel cell power is available; detecting if battery power is available; powering the medical fluid machine using AC power if AC power is available; powering the medical fluid machine using fuel cell power if only fuel cell and battery power are available; and powering the medical machine using battery power if only battery power is available. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for supplying power to a medical fluid machine, the method comprising:
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(i) if utility power is available, charging a battery, if needed, and powering the medical fluid machine with the utility power; and (ii) if utility power is not available (a) if fuel cell power is available, powering the medical fluid machine with the fuel cell power; and (b) if fuel cell power is not available, generating secondary power from the battery and supplying the secondary power to the medical fluid machine and to a fuel cell to generate fuel cell power. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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