Hemodialysis systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method of using a hemodialysis system, the hemodialysis system comprising:
- a blood flow path;
a dialysate flow path;
a blood pump fluidically connected to the blood flow path and configured to draw blood from a patient and pump the blood through a dialyzer comprising a blood side fluidically connected to the blood flow path and a dialysate side fluidically connected to the dialysate flow path, wherein the blood side is separated from the dialysate side by a dialyzer membrane;
the dialysate flow path comprising;
a balancing circuit which controls the amount of dialysate passing through the dialyzer,a mixing circuit which forms dialysate from constituents including water, anda directing circuit which passes water from a water supply to the mixing circuit and passes dialysate from the mixing circuit to the balancing circuit; and
a reciprocating membrane based dialysate pump forming part of the balancing circuit and fluidically connected to the dialysate flow path, the dialysate pump being configured to pump dialysate through the dialyzer;
the method comprising steps of;
measuring a blood-side related pressure indicative of a pressure of blood in the blood side of the dialyzer;
measuring a dialysate-side related pressure indicative of a pressure of dialysate in the dialysate side of the dialyzer; and
operating the dialysate pump to pass dialysate through the dialyzer and to cause fluid to flow across the dialyzer membrane into the blood flow path when the measured blood-side related pressure is less than the measured dialysate-side related pressure and fluid to flow from the blood flow path across the dialyzer membrane into the dialysate flow path when the measured blood-side related pressure is greater than the measured dialysate-side related pressure.
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Abstract
Hemodialysis dialysis systems are disclosed. Hemodialysis systems of the invention may include a dialysate flow path including a balancing circuit, a mixing circuit, and/or a directing circuit. The circuits may be defined within one or more cassettes. The fluid circuits may be at least partially isolated, spatially and/or thermally, from electrical components of the system. A gas supply may be provided in fluid communication with the dialysate flow path and/or the dialyzer to urge dialysate through the dialyzer and blood back to the patient. The hemodialysis systems may include fluid handling devices, actuated using a control fluid, optionally delivered using a detachable pump. Fluid handling devices may be generally rigid and of a spheroid shape, optionally with a diaphragm dividing the device into compartments.
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1. A method of using a hemodialysis system, the hemodialysis system comprising:
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a blood flow path; a dialysate flow path; a blood pump fluidically connected to the blood flow path and configured to draw blood from a patient and pump the blood through a dialyzer comprising a blood side fluidically connected to the blood flow path and a dialysate side fluidically connected to the dialysate flow path, wherein the blood side is separated from the dialysate side by a dialyzer membrane; the dialysate flow path comprising; a balancing circuit which controls the amount of dialysate passing through the dialyzer, a mixing circuit which forms dialysate from constituents including water, and a directing circuit which passes water from a water supply to the mixing circuit and passes dialysate from the mixing circuit to the balancing circuit; and a reciprocating membrane based dialysate pump forming part of the balancing circuit and fluidically connected to the dialysate flow path, the dialysate pump being configured to pump dialysate through the dialyzer; the method comprising steps of; measuring a blood-side related pressure indicative of a pressure of blood in the blood side of the dialyzer; measuring a dialysate-side related pressure indicative of a pressure of dialysate in the dialysate side of the dialyzer; and operating the dialysate pump to pass dialysate through the dialyzer and to cause fluid to flow across the dialyzer membrane into the blood flow path when the measured blood-side related pressure is less than the measured dialysate-side related pressure and fluid to flow from the blood flow path across the dialyzer membrane into the dialysate flow path when the measured blood-side related pressure is greater than the measured dialysate-side related pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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