Dialysis systems and related components
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1. An assembly comprising:
- a device for retaining hemodialysis circuit components, the device comprising a body having a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion, the first portion having a plurality of recesses configured to retain tubes, the second portion having a first slot along a top edge of the second portion and a second slot along a side edge of the second portion; and
a dialyzer held by the slot along the top edge of the second portion of the body and by the slot along the side edge of the second portion of the body.
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Abstract
A cassette is described for holding circuit components used with a hemodialysis machine.
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31 Claims
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1. An assembly comprising:
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a device for retaining hemodialysis circuit components, the device comprising a body having a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion, the first portion having a plurality of recesses configured to retain tubes, the second portion having a first slot along a top edge of the second portion and a second slot along a side edge of the second portion; and a dialyzer held by the slot along the top edge of the second portion of the body and by the slot along the side edge of the second portion of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for retaining hemodialysis circuit components, the device comprising:
a body having a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion, the first portion having a plurality of recesses configured to retain tubes and a first aperture that intersects at least one of the recesses, the second portion having a first slot along a top edge of the second portion and a second slot along a side edge of the second portion, the first and second slots being configured to receive and retain first and second fittings, respectively, of a dialyzer to hold the dialyzer in a substantially fixed position relative to the body, the first and second fittings of the dialyzer being configured to connect to dialysate fluid lines. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for retaining hemodialysis components, the device comprising:
a body forming a recessed region and an aperture that intersects the recessed region, the recessed region being configured to retain a blood line, the aperture being configured to receive a hemodialysis component that is in fluid communication with the blood line, the body further forming first and second slots configured to receive and retain first and second fittings, respectively, of a dialyzer to hold the dialyzer in a substantially fixed position relative to the body, the first and second fittings of the dialyzer being configured to connect to dialysate fluid lines. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A device for retaining hemodialysis circuit components, the device comprising:
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a body having a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion, the first portion having a plurality of recesses configured to retain tubes and a first aperture that intersects at least one of the recesses, the second portion having a first slot along a top edge of the second portion and a second slot along a side edge of the second portion, the first and second slots being configured to receive and retain first and second fittings, respectively, of a dialyzer to hold the dialyzer in a substantially fixed position relative to the body, wherein the slots are configured so that, with the first fitting of the dialyzer disposed in the first slot, the second fitting of the dialyzer can be inserted into the second slot by rotating the dialyzer about the first fitting.
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31. A device for retaining hemodialysis components, the device comprising:
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a body forming a recessed region and an aperture that intersects the recessed region, the recessed region being configured to retain a blood line, the aperture being configured to receive a hemodialysis component that is in fluid communication with the blood line, the body further forming first and second slots configured to receive and retain first and second fittings, respectively, of a dialyzer to hold the dialyzer in a substantially fixed position relative to the body, wherein the slots are configured so that, with the first fitting of the dialyzer disposed in the first slot, the second fitting of the dialyzer can be inserted into the second slot by rotating the dialyzer about the first fitting.
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