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Distributed processing system and method for dialysis machines

  • US 9,180,238 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2008
  • Issued: 11/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dialysis machine comprising:

  • a control unit having a user interface;

    a heater located separate from the control unit;

    a supervisory processor located with the control unit;

    a delegate control processor located with the heater, the delegate control processor in communication with the supervisory processor and configured to receive a heater temperature sensor input; and

    a programmable sub-delegate heater processor which reads information stored on at least one memory device, the sub-delegate heater processor in communication with the delegate control processor and configured to control power to the heater using the information stored on the at least one memory device in response to a command that is (i) received from the delegate control processor and (ii) generated based upon the heater temperature sensor input.

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