Method for calibrating a pump segment used in a peristaltic pump and a medical machine adapted for carrying out the method
First Claim
1. A method for calibrating a peristaltic pump including a replaceable tube segment having an inlet and an outlet and propelling means for propelling a fluid through said replaceable tube segment, said method comprising introducing a fluid into said inlet of said replaceable tube segment, pumping said fluid through said replaceable tube segment by operating said propelling means at a substantially constant propelling rate, measuring at least one adjusted inlet pressure for said fluid at said inlet to said replaceable tube segment, and measuring the fluid flow rate through said replaceable tube segment corresponding to said at least one adjusted inlet pressure in order to thereby obtain at least one calibration pair value for said peristaltic pump.
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Abstract
A method and medical machine for calibrating a peristaltic pump (36, 39) intended to be used in connection with the medical machine, such as a dialysis machine. The machine comprises an internal fluid flow meter (18, 19). Fluid is introduced into the pump segment (36) and is pumped by the peristaltic pump at a substantially constant rotation rate. Three different inlet pressures are obtained and measured by a pressure meter (16) and the corresponding fluid flow is measured by the internal fluid flow meter (18, 19) for obtaining calibration pair values. A calibration curve is calculated from said pair values by a computer (23) inside the medical machine. The actual fluid flow rate is determined by said computer (23) from said calibration curve based on the actual inlet pressure and the actual revolution rate of the propelling means.
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23 Claims
- 1. A method for calibrating a peristaltic pump including a replaceable tube segment having an inlet and an outlet and propelling means for propelling a fluid through said replaceable tube segment, said method comprising introducing a fluid into said inlet of said replaceable tube segment, pumping said fluid through said replaceable tube segment by operating said propelling means at a substantially constant propelling rate, measuring at least one adjusted inlet pressure for said fluid at said inlet to said replaceable tube segment, and measuring the fluid flow rate through said replaceable tube segment corresponding to said at least one adjusted inlet pressure in order to thereby obtain at least one calibration pair value for said peristaltic pump.
- 16. A medical treatment apparatus including an internal fluid flow meter and a peristaltic pump comprising a replaceable tube segment including an inlet and an outlet and propelling means for propelling a fluid through said replaceable tube segment at a substantially constant propelling rate, said apparatus including peristaltic pulp calibration means comprising a first hose for connecting a source of a solution to said inlet of said replaceable tube segment, a second hose for connecting said outlet of said replaceable tube segment to disposal means, providing means for providing said fluid to said inlet of said replaceable tube segment, pressure measuring means for measuring an adjusted inlet pressure for said fluid at said inlet to said replaceable tube segment, flow measuring means for measuring the fluid flow rate of said fluid through said replacement tube segment during maintenance of said adjusted inlet pressure in order to thereby obtain at least one calibration pair value for said peristaltic pump, and calculation means for calculating a calibration curve from said at least one calibration pair value representing the relationship between said fluid flow rate and said inlet pressure at said substantially constant propelling rate.
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