Method and device for regulating fluid pump pressures
First Claim
1. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium for use on a processor for determining an elevation differential between a first location and a second location, wherein a fluid flow control device is located at the first location, the fluid flow control device including at least one liquid volume in valved communication with the second location, the second location in fluid communication with a distal end of a fluid line, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including:
- program code for reading and storing pressure values within pumps;
program code for computing and identifying correlations between stored pressure values;
program code for calculating pressure values based on the identified correlations; and
program code for estimating the elevation differential based upon calculated pressures.
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Abstract
A method is provided for regulating fluid pump pressures by detecting an elevation differential between a fluid flow control device and the distal end of a fluid line in communication with the fluid flow control device. A fluid flow control device, for instance a peritoneal dialysis device, is at a first height, a distal end of a fluid line is at a second height, and a valved outlet, when open, affords communication between the fluid flow control device and the distal end of the fluid line. The elevation differential is correlatable with a pressure measurable during a calibration procedure provided as a part of the methodology.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium for use on a processor for determining an elevation differential between a first location and a second location, wherein a fluid flow control device is located at the first location, the fluid flow control device including at least one liquid volume in valved communication with the second location, the second location in fluid communication with a distal end of a fluid line, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including:
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program code for reading and storing pressure values within pumps; program code for computing and identifying correlations between stored pressure values; program code for calculating pressure values based on the identified correlations; and program code for estimating the elevation differential based upon calculated pressures. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer program product for use on a processor for regulating fluid pump pressures, wherein a fluid flow control device is located at a first location, the fluid flow control device including at least one liquid volume in valved communication with a second location, the second location in fluid communication with a distal end of a fluid line;
- the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including;
program code for reading and storing pressure values within the pumps; program code for computing and identifying correlations between stored pressure values; program code for calculating pressure values based on the identified correlations; and program code for calculating a desired pumping pressure based on the identified correlations.
- the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code including;
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4. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon for determining an elevation differential between a first location and a second location, wherein a fluid flow control device is located at the first location, the fluid flow control device including at least one liquid volume in valved communication with the second location, the second location in fluid communication with a distal end of a fluid line, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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calibrating a pressure in the liquid volume; establishing communication between the liquid volume and the distal end; measuring a pressure associated with the liquid volume; and adjusting a fluid pump pressure in accordance with the measured pressure. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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reading and storing pressure values; computing and identifying a correlation between the pressure values; calculating pressure values based on the identified correlations; and estimating an elevation differential based upon the calculated pressures.
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7. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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reading and storing fluid pressure values from at least one membrane pump and a distal end of a fluid line; computing and identifying a difference between the pressure values; and estimating an elevation differential between the at least one membrane pump and the distal end of the fluid line based upon the calculated pressures. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor that controls a peritoneal dialysis machine, causes the peritoneal dialysis machine to perform operations comprising:
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determining pressure in at least one membrane pump for pumping dialysate, the membrane pump being in fluid communication with at least one valve for controlling flow of dialysate pumped by the membrane pump; determining the pressure at a distal end of a fluid line in fluid communication with the membrane pump; calculating a pressure differential between the pressure in the at least one membrane pump and the pressure at the distal end of a fluid line; and correlating the pressure differential to determine the location of the distal end relative to the pump. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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