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Extracorporeal dialysis ready peritoneal dialysis machine

  • US 8,512,553 B2
  • Filed: 07/05/2007
  • Issued: 08/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dialysis system comprising:

  • a first membrane dialysate pump;

    a second membrane dialysate pump;

    a patient connector configured to be attached to a peritoneal patient port;

    an extracorporeal circuit;

    a blood pump in fluid communication with the extracorporeal circuit;

    a blood filter in fluid communication with the extracorporeal circuit;

    a control unit;

    a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the control unit, cause the control unit to selectively perform a therapy in which (i) at least one of the first and second membrane dialysate pumps is caused to pump dialysate to or from the patient connector to perform a peritoneal dialysis therapy or (ii) the blood pump is caused to pump blood to the blood filter and the dialysate pumps are caused to pump dialysate to the blood filter/extracorporeal circuit and remove used dialysate from the filter to perform a blood treatment therapy; and

    a user interface operable with the control unit and the memory, the user interface including at least one of;

    (i) an input device configured to enable a patient to select to perform the peritoneal dialysis therapy or the blood treatment therapy, or (ii) a message displayed to inform the patient which of the peritoneal dialysis therapy or the blood treatment therapy is to be performed.

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