Method of determining system volume of a dialysis machine
First Claim
1. A method of calibrating a dialysis machine to determine the volume of a dialysate flow path of said machine, said dialysate solution flow path including a dialysate preparation tank, comprising the steps of:
- introducing a known quantity of electrically conductive chemicals into said dialysate preparation tank;
filling said dialysate solution flow path with water;
mixing said chemicals with said water to form a solution;
measuring the conductivity of said solution; and
calculating said system volume (Vsys) according to the relation;
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Abstract
A method of calibrating a dialysis machine to determine the volume of a dialysate flow path of the machine including a dialysate preparation tank includes the steps of introducing a known quantity of electrically conductive chemicals into the dialysate preparation tank, filling the dialysate solution flow path with water, mixing the chemicals with water to form a solution, measuring the conductivity of the solution, calculating the system volume (Vsys) according to the relation: Vsys=M/(a1r+b1) where M is the mass in grams of the chemicals, a1 and b1 are a coefficient of linearity and a constant of linearity, respectively, for the chemicals and r is the measured conductivity of the solution.
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4 Claims
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1. A method of calibrating a dialysis machine to determine the volume of a dialysate flow path of said machine, said dialysate solution flow path including a dialysate preparation tank, comprising the steps of:
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introducing a known quantity of electrically conductive chemicals into said dialysate preparation tank;
filling said dialysate solution flow path with water;
mixing said chemicals with said water to form a solution;
measuring the conductivity of said solution; and
calculating said system volume (Vsys) according to the relation;
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