Device for connecting multi-functional disposable cassette to extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus
First Claim
1. A device for connecting a multi-functional disposable cassette to an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, wherein the device comprises:
- at least one receptacle having at least one first contact portion and at least one second contact portion for receiving the multi-functional disposable cassette between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are rotatably mounted about differing axes of rotation,wherein one of the at least one first or second contact portions comprises at least one actuator-sensor plate,wherein the at least one actuator-sensor plate comprises at least two actuators and at least two sensors, and wherein each actuator and each sensor is configured to couple to and interact with the multi-functional disposable cassette while the multi-functional disposable cassette is between the first contact portion and the second contact portion.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for connecting at least one external functional device to an arrangement, wherein the device includes at least one first contact portion and at least one second contact portion for receiving the external functional device between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, and at least the first contact portion or the second contact portion is movable. It further relates to a method for connecting at least one external functional device to an arrangement by using the device of the present invention, as well as an arrangement which includes at least one device of the present invention.
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1. A device for connecting a multi-functional disposable cassette to an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, wherein the device comprises:
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at least one receptacle having at least one first contact portion and at least one second contact portion for receiving the multi-functional disposable cassette between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are rotatably mounted about differing axes of rotation, wherein one of the at least one first or second contact portions comprises at least one actuator-sensor plate, wherein the at least one actuator-sensor plate comprises at least two actuators and at least two sensors, and wherein each actuator and each sensor is configured to couple to and interact with the multi-functional disposable cassette while the multi-functional disposable cassette is between the first contact portion and the second contact portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, comprising:
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at least one receptacle having at least one first contact portion and at least one second contact portion for receiving a multi-functional disposable cassette between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are rotatably mounted about differing axes of rotation wherein one of the at least one first or second contact portions comprises at least one actuator-sensor plate, wherein the at least one actuator-sensor plate comprises at least two actuators and at least two sensors, and wherein each actuator and each sensor is configured to couple to and interact with the multi-functional disposable cassette while the multi-functional disposable cassette is between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, and wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus is a dialysis apparatus, a hemodialysis apparatus, a hemofiltration apparatus, or a hemodiafiltration apparatus.
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