PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR OPERATING OR SIMULATING OPERATION OF ARTIFICIAL KIDNEYS OR THE LIKE

• US 3,710,454 A
• Filed: 02/22/1971
• Issued: 01/16/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Whittaker Corp (Parker-Hannifin Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Eli K. Mellor
• Inventors: Mellor, Eli K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Skogquist, Harland S.
• Application Number:
  US05/117,559
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: 35/17,51,26 210/321
• US Class Current: 434/268
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine

Abstract

Portable apparatus for operating or simulating the operation of artificial kidneys comprises: A. A PORTABLE CONTAINER ADAPTED TO BE OPENED AND CLOSED, B. AN ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY TYPE DEVICE CARRIED BY THE CONTAINER, AND C. A SUPPORT REMOVABLE FROM THE OPENED CONTAINER TO BE CARRIED BY A PATIENT, AND TRANSPARENT TUBING ON THE SUPPORT FOR PASSING LIQUID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BLOOD AND ARTIFICIAL BLOOD.

Claims

1. Portable apparatus for operating or simulating the operation of artificial kidneys or the like comprising a. a portable container adapted to be opened and closed, b. an artificial kidney type device carried by the container, c. a support removable from the opened container to be carried by a patient, looping transparent tubing on the support for passing artificial blood, and d. an artificial blood reservoir and a pump carried by the container and in communication with said device and tubing for maintaining circulation of artificial blood in an endless path within the tubing toward said support and back toward said device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said container includes a receptacle and cover openable and closable relative to the receptacle, there being a handle on the container.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said support comprises a pliant pad and means thereon to connect the pad to the arm of a patient.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said device is removably carried in the container.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 including a standard in the container for removably supporting said device.

6. The apparatus as defined in claim 5 including a base in the container to support the standard with said device supported thereon.

7. The apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein the container defines housing means for said reservoir and pump.

8. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 including flexible flow tubing connecting said device in liquid flowing communication with said pump and transparent tubing.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said device comprises a Kiil unit.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the Kiil unit has inlet and outlet ports defined by upper and lower body sections, and including flow distributors connected with said flow tubing and clamped between said sections at said inlet and outlet ports.

11. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said device comprises a coil unit having an enclosed annular filter with vertically spaced inlet and outlet ports.