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Hemodialysis system with cassette-based blood and dialyste pumping

  • US 9,028,436 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2011
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hemodialysis system comprising:

  • a dialyzer;

    a dialysate source;

    a dialysate pump;

    a dialysate cassette operatively connected to the dialysate pump such that the dialysate pump can pump dialysate through the dialysate cassette when the dialysate cassette is in fluid communication with the dialysate source, the dialysate cassette in fluid communication with the dialyzer;

    a blood pump; and

    a blood cassette operatively connected to the blood pump such that the blood pump can pump blood through the blood cassette, the blood cassette including a rigid housing and a flexible membrane attached to the rigid housing, the housing including a from-patient tube connector, a to-patient tube connector, a to-dialyzer tube connector, a from-dialyzer tube connector, and wherein the flexible membrane defines a valve seat for opening and closing a to-patient line of the blood cassette, the to-patient line in fluid communication with the to-patient tube connector.

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