Enclosure for a portable hemodialysis system
First Claim
1. An enclosure for containing a portable hemodialysis unit, which includes components for performing hemodialysis including a dialyzer, one or more pumps to circulate blood through the dialyzer, a source of dialysate, and one or more pumps to circulate the dialysate through the dialyzer, the enclosure comprising:
- a housing supporting the components, the housing having a front panel at which are located blood circuit connections and a reagent connection for connecting one or more containers containing a reagent for production of dialysate; and
a pair of vertical, side-by-side doors hingedly mounted to the housing at opposite sides of the front panel, the doors being movable between open and closed positions, the open position allowing access to the blood circuit and reagent connections, the closed position being suitable to block access to the blood circuit and reagent connections;
wherein each of the vertical, side-by-side doors is mounted to the housing via a hinge plate that is pivotally mounted to the door at a first end, and is pivotally mounted to the housing at a second end opposite the first end, andwherein at least one of the doors includes a reagent container holder arranged to support a reagent container connected to the reagent connection.
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Abstract
An enclosure for containing a portable hemodialysis unit includes a housing suitable to support components for performing hemodialysis including a dialyzer, one or more pumps to circulate blood through the dialyzer, a source of dialysate, and one or more pumps to circulate the dialysate through the dialyzer. The housing may have a front panel at which blood circuit connections and dialysate fluidic connections are located, e.g., blood line connections for patient blood access, connections for a reagent supply, dialyzer connections for both blood flow and dialysate, etc. The enclosure may also include a pair of vertical, side-by-side doors hingedly mounted to the housing. With the doors in the closed position, access to the patient access and dialysate fluidic connections may be blocked, and the doors may allow for the retention of heat in the housing suitable for disinfection during a disinfection cycle.
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1. An enclosure for containing a portable hemodialysis unit, which includes components for performing hemodialysis including a dialyzer, one or more pumps to circulate blood through the dialyzer, a source of dialysate, and one or more pumps to circulate the dialysate through the dialyzer, the enclosure comprising:
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a housing supporting the components, the housing having a front panel at which are located blood circuit connections and a reagent connection for connecting one or more containers containing a reagent for production of dialysate; and a pair of vertical, side-by-side doors hingedly mounted to the housing at opposite sides of the front panel, the doors being movable between open and closed positions, the open position allowing access to the blood circuit and reagent connections, the closed position being suitable to block access to the blood circuit and reagent connections; wherein each of the vertical, side-by-side doors is mounted to the housing via a hinge plate that is pivotally mounted to the door at a first end, and is pivotally mounted to the housing at a second end opposite the first end, and wherein at least one of the doors includes a reagent container holder arranged to support a reagent container connected to the reagent connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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