Dialysis machine with leakage detection
First Claim
1. A dialysis machine comprising:
- a water treatment module filtering incoming water;
an extracorporeal blood circuit module for receiving blood from a patient, circulating the blood to a dialyzer and returning the blood to the patient, said dialyzer comprising a blood side and a dialysate side;
a dialysate preparation module receiving water from said water treatment module and mixing said water with dialysate chemicals to form a dialysate solution, said dialysate preparation module further comprising a dialysate circuit conducting said dialysate solution to said dialysate side of said dialyzer; and
a floor for said machine with said water treatment module and dialysate preparation module placed above said floor in said machine, the improvement comprising;
said extracorporeal blood circuit module placed in a housing above said dialysate preparation module and said water treatment module and a drain in the base of said extracorporeal blood circuit module for conducting fluid leaking in said extracorporeal blood circuit module to said floor of said machine, said floor constructed in an non-horizontal manner so as to cause fluid falling on said floor from a leak in said water treatment module, extracorporeal blood circuit module or said dialysate preparation module to move to an extreme lowermost portion of said floor, said floor farther comprising a fluid sensor disposed in the region of said extreme lowermost portion of said floor, said fluid sensor detecting the presence of fluid leaking from said water treatment module, dialysate preparation module or extracorporeal blood circuit module.
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Abstract
A dialysis machine is described which provides for the detection of leakage anywhere in the machine. The machine includes integral water treatment, dialysate preparation and extracorporeal circuit modules. The floor of the machine is constructed in a non-horizontal manner so as to provide a fluid catchment chamber with a fluid sensor. The extracorporeal circuit is mounted above the dialysate preparation module and the water treatment module. In one embodiment, a drain and drain tube allows fluid that leaks from the extracorporeal circuit module to be conducted to the floor of the machine, where the leak can be detected, along with a fluid leak in the water treatment or dialysate preparation modules. In another embodiment, a separate fluid leakage detector is placed at the base of the extracorporeal circuit module for detection of leakage in situ in the extracorporeal circuit, while the catchment chamber and sensor in the base of the machine detect leaks from the other modules.
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2 Claims
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1. A dialysis machine comprising:
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a water treatment module filtering incoming water; an extracorporeal blood circuit module for receiving blood from a patient, circulating the blood to a dialyzer and returning the blood to the patient, said dialyzer comprising a blood side and a dialysate side; a dialysate preparation module receiving water from said water treatment module and mixing said water with dialysate chemicals to form a dialysate solution, said dialysate preparation module further comprising a dialysate circuit conducting said dialysate solution to said dialysate side of said dialyzer; and a floor for said machine with said water treatment module and dialysate preparation module placed above said floor in said machine, the improvement comprising; said extracorporeal blood circuit module placed in a housing above said dialysate preparation module and said water treatment module and a drain in the base of said extracorporeal blood circuit module for conducting fluid leaking in said extracorporeal blood circuit module to said floor of said machine, said floor constructed in an non-horizontal manner so as to cause fluid falling on said floor from a leak in said water treatment module, extracorporeal blood circuit module or said dialysate preparation module to move to an extreme lowermost portion of said floor, said floor farther comprising a fluid sensor disposed in the region of said extreme lowermost portion of said floor, said fluid sensor detecting the presence of fluid leaking from said water treatment module, dialysate preparation module or extracorporeal blood circuit module.
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2. A dialysis machine comprising, in combination:
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a water treatment module filtering incoming water; an extracorporeal blood circuit module for receiving blood from a patient, circulating the blood to a dialyzer and returning the blood to the patient, said dialyzer comprising a blood side and a dialysate side; a dialysate preparation module receiving water from said water treatment module and mixing said water with dialysate chemicals to form a dialysate solution, said dialysate preparation module further comprising a dialysate circuit conducting said dialysate solution to said dialysate side of said dialyzer; said extracorporeal blood circuit module placed above said dialysate preparation module and said water treatment module; and leakage detection means for said dialysis machine, comprising (a) a fluid leak detector placed in said extracorporeal circuit module for detecting in situ a leakage of fluid in said extracorporeal blood circuit module; and (b) a floor for said machine constructed in an non-horizontal manner so as to cause fluid falling on said floor from a leak in said water treatment module or said dialysate preparation module to move to an extreme lowermost portion of said floor, said floor further comprising a fluid sensor disposed in the region of said extreme lowermost portion of said floor, said fluid sensor detecting the leakage of fluid from said water treatment module or dialysate preparation module.
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