Peritoneal dialysis connection system and method for using ultraviolet light emitting diodes
First Claim
1. A peritoneal dialysis system comprising:
- a peritoneal dialysis fluid supply;
a supply line in fluid communication with the peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, the supply line terminating at a supply connector;
a patient connector in fluid communication with a patient'"'"'s indwelling catheter;
a connecting device configured to be placed around both the supply connector and the patient connector to connect the supply connector to the patient connector without a user having to thereafter physically contact the supply connector or the patient connector; and
a housing sized so as to be placed about the connecting device and including a plurality of ultraviolet (“
UV”
) light-emitting diodes (“
LED'"'"'s”
) positioned to direct energy towards at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector.
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Abstract
Peritoneal dialysis systems and methods are provided by the present disclosure. In a general embodiment, a peritoneal dialysis system includes a peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, a supply line in fluid communication with the peritoneal dialysis fluid supply and terminating at a supply connector, a patient connector in fluid communication with a patient'"'"'s indwelling catheter, a device configured to connect the supply connector to the patient connector without a user having to physically contact the supply connector or the patient connector, and a housing placeable around the connecting device and including a plurality of ultraviolet (“UV”) light-emitting diodes (“LED'"'"'s”) positioned to direct energy towards at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector.
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16 Claims
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1. A peritoneal dialysis system comprising:
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a peritoneal dialysis fluid supply; a supply line in fluid communication with the peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, the supply line terminating at a supply connector; a patient connector in fluid communication with a patient'"'"'s indwelling catheter; a connecting device configured to be placed around both the supply connector and the patient connector to connect the supply connector to the patient connector without a user having to thereafter physically contact the supply connector or the patient connector; and a housing sized so as to be placed about the connecting device and including a plurality of ultraviolet (“
UV”
) light-emitting diodes (“
LED'"'"'s”
) positioned to direct energy towards at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A peritoneal dialysis system comprising:
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a peritoneal dialysis fluid supply; a supply line in fluid communication with the peritoneal dialysis fluid supply, the supply line terminating at a supply connector; a patient connector in fluid communication with a patient'"'"'s indwelling catheter; and a connecting device configured to be placed around both the supply connector and the patient connector to connect the supply connector to the patient connector without a user having to thereafter physically contact the supply connector or the patient connector; and a housing placeable around the connecting device, the housing including a plurality of ultraviolet (“
UV”
) light-emitting diodes (“
LED'"'"'s”
) positioned to direct energy towards mating surfaces of at least one of the supply connector and the patient connector during a connection of the supply connector to the patient connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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