Weight controlled dialysis system with accelerometer
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1. A dialysis system comprising:
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a dialysate pump carried by the enclosure and arranged to pump dialysate to a patient or dialyzer;
at least one container connected fluidly to the dialysate pump;
a load cell positioned to weigh dialysate located within the at least one container;
an accelerometer positioned and arranged to detect a force imparted on at least one of the enclosure and the container; and
electronics configured to receive a first signal from the load cell and a second signal from the accelerometer and process the first and second signals so as to determine if an abnormality sensed by the load cell is a system error or a mechanical interference,wherein the electronics are further configured such that if the second signal yields an abnormal accelerometer condition, the load cell abnormality is categorized as a mechanical interference.
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Abstract
A dialysis system includes: an enclosure; a dialysate pump carried by the enclosure and arranged to pump dialysate to a patient or dialyzer; at least one container connected fluidly to the dialysate pump; a load cell positioned to weigh dialysate located within the container; an accelerometer positioned and arranged to detect a force imparted on at least one of the enclosure and the container; and electronics configured to receive a first signal from the load cell and a second signal from the accelerometer and process the first and second signals so as to determine if an abnormality sensed by the load cell is a system error or a mechanical interference.
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23 Claims
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1. A dialysis system comprising:
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an enclosure; a dialysate pump carried by the enclosure and arranged to pump dialysate to a patient or dialyzer; at least one container connected fluidly to the dialysate pump; a load cell positioned to weigh dialysate located within the at least one container; an accelerometer positioned and arranged to detect a force imparted on at least one of the enclosure and the container; and electronics configured to receive a first signal from the load cell and a second signal from the accelerometer and process the first and second signals so as to determine if an abnormality sensed by the load cell is a system error or a mechanical interference, wherein the electronics are further configured such that if the second signal yields an abnormal accelerometer condition, the load cell abnormality is categorized as a mechanical interference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A dialysis system comprising:
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an enclosure; a dialysate pump carried by the enclosure and arranged to pump dialysate to a patient or dialyzer; at least one container connected fluidly to the dialysate pump; a load cell positioned to weigh dialysate located within the at least one container; an accelerometer positioned and arranged to detect a force imparted on at least one of the enclosure and the container; and electronics configured to receive load cell data from the load cell and accelerometer data from the accelerometer and process the load cell and accelerometer data to determine if (i) the dialysis system is operating properly;
(ii) a system error has occurred;
or (iii) a mechanical interference has occurred,wherein the electronics are configured to determine that system error has occurred if at least one of (a) the load cells data is out of a load cell data limit range and the accelerometer data is within an accelerometer data limit range and (b) the load cell data is out of the load cell data limit range, the accelerometer data is out of the accelerometer data limit range and the load cell data is dissimilar to the accelerometer data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A dialysis system comprising:
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an enclosure; a dialysate pump carried by the enclosure and arranged to pump dialysate to a patient or dialyzer; at least one container connected fluidly to the dialysate pump; a load cell positioned to weigh dialysate located within the container; an accelerometer positioned and arranged to detect a force imparted on at least one of the enclosure and the container; and electronics configured to receive load cell data from the load cell and accelerometer data from the accelerometer and process the load cell and accelerometer data so as to compensate for errors in the load cell data using the accelerometer data, wherein the electronics are configured to determine that mechanical interference has occurred if the load cell data is out of a load cell data limit range, the accelerometer data is out of an accelerometer data limit range and the load cell data is similar to the accelerometer data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A dialysis system comprising:
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an enclosure; a dialysate pump carried by the enclosure and arranged to pump dialysate to a patient or dialyzer; at least one container connected fluidly to the dialysate pump; a load cell positioned to weigh dialysate located within the at least one container; an accelerometer positioned and arranged to detect a force imparted on at least one of the enclosure and the container; and electronics configured to receive a first signal from the load cell and a second signal from the accelerometer and process the first and second signals so as to determine if an abnormality sensed by the load cell is a system error or a mechanical interference, wherein the electronics are configured such that if the second signal yields an abnormal accelerometer condition, and the load cell abnormality and the abnormal accelerometer condition are consistent with a system failure, the load cell abnormality is categorized as a system error.
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