CASSETTE SYSTEM INTEGRATED APPARATUS
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Abstract
A cassette integrated system. The cassette integrated system includes a mixing cassette, a balancing cassette, a middle cassette fluidly connected to the mixing cassette and the balancing cassette and at least one pod. The mixing cassette is fluidly connected to the middle cassette by at least one fluid line and the middle cassette is fluidly connected to the balancing cassette by at least one fluid line. The at least one pod is connected to at least two of the cassettes wherein the pod is located in an area between the cassettes.
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37 Claims
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21. A pump cassette for controlling flow of a fluid using one or more pneumatically actuated diaphragm pumps or diaphragm valves, the pump cassette comprising:
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a middle plate interposed between a top plate and a bottom plate; the top plate and middle plate defining a first group of fluid flow paths; the bottom plate and middle plate defining a first group of pneumatic actuation paths; the middle plate comprising a first group of valve or pump regions, wherein for the first group of valve or pump regions; each said valve or pump region is configured to hold a flexible diaphragm that separates a fluid volume defined by the diaphragm and the top plate from a pneumatic actuation volume defined by the diaphragm and the bottom plate; and wherein each said pneumatic actuation volume is fluidly connected to one or more of said first group of pneumatic actuation paths, and each said fluid volume is fluidly connected to one or more of said first group of fluid flow paths. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A cassette assembly comprising a first, second and third cassette, the second cassette being interposed between the first and third cassettes, and said first, second and third cassettes being fluidly interconnected by a plurality of conduits;
the second cassette comprising; a middle plate interposed between a top plate and a bottom plate; the top plate and middle plate defining a first group of fluid flow paths; the bottom plate and middle plate defining a first group of pneumatic actuation paths; the middle plate comprising a first group of valve or pump regions, wherein for the first group of valve or pump regions; each said valve or pump region is configured to hold a flexible diaphragm that separates a fluid volume defined by the diaphragm and the top plate from a pneumatic actuation volume defined by the diaphragm and the bottom plate; and
wherein each said pneumatic actuation volume is fluidly connected to one or more of said first group of pneumatic actuation paths, and each said fluid volume is fluidly connected to one or more of said first group of fluid flow paths.- View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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