Medical fluid machine with supply autoconnection
First Claim
1. A system for automatically connecting tubing to a medical fluid machine, the system comprising:
- at least one fluid container including a tube having a cap on an end of the tube;
a shuttle configured to receive the tube;
a driving mechanism configured to translate the shuttle;
a cap removal device configured to remove the cap from the end of the tube; and
a control unit programmed to cause (i) the driving mechanism to translate the shuttle holding the tube in a first direction towards the cap removal device so that the cap removal device can engage the tube cap, (ii) the driving mechanism to translate in a second direction away from the cap removal device so that the cap removal device removes the cap from the end of the tube, and (iii) the driving mechanism to translate the shuttle in the first direction with the cap removed from the tube so that the tube can be mated with the medical fluid machine.
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Abstract
A system for automatically connecting tubing to a medical fluid machine includes at least one fluid container including a tube having a cap on an end of the tube, a shuttle configured to receive the tube, a driving mechanism configured to translate the shuttle, a cap removal device configured to remove the cap from the end of the tube, and a control unit programmed to cause (i) the driving mechanism to translate the shuttle holding the tube in a first direction towards the cap removal device so that the cap removal device can engage the tube cap, (ii) the driving mechanism to translate in a second direction away from the cap removal device so that the cap removal device removes the cap from the end of the tube, and (iii) the driving mechanism to translate the shuttle in the first direction with the cap removed from the tube so that the tube can be mated with the medical fluid machine.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for automatically connecting tubing to a medical fluid machine, the system comprising:
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at least one fluid container including a tube having a cap on an end of the tube; a shuttle configured to receive the tube; a driving mechanism configured to translate the shuttle; a cap removal device configured to remove the cap from the end of the tube; and a control unit programmed to cause (i) the driving mechanism to translate the shuttle holding the tube in a first direction towards the cap removal device so that the cap removal device can engage the tube cap, (ii) the driving mechanism to translate in a second direction away from the cap removal device so that the cap removal device removes the cap from the end of the tube, and (iii) the driving mechanism to translate the shuttle in the first direction with the cap removed from the tube so that the tube can be mated with the medical fluid machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for automatically connecting tubing to a medical fluid machine, the system comprising:
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at least one fluid container including a tube having a cap on an end of the tube; a shuttle configured to receive the tube; a driving mechanism configured to translate the shuttle along a path; a finger rotating system configured to engage the cap; and a control unit programmed to cause (i) the finger rotating system to rotate while engaged with the cap so that the cap is removed from the tube and the path of the shuttle, and (ii) the driving mechanism to translate the shuttle in a direction towards the medical fluid machine with the cap removed from the tube so that the tube can be mated with the medical fluid machine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for automatically connecting tubing to a medical fluid machine, the method comprising:
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placing a tube of a medical fluid container into a shuttle; translating the shuttle in a first direction towards a cap removal device so that a cap of the tube is engaged by the cap removal device; translating the shuttle in a second direction away from the cap removal device to remove the cap from the tube; and translating the shuttle in the first direction towards the medical fluid machine so that the tube is mated with the medical fluid machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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