Portable Dialysis Cabinet

• US 20150083647A1
• Filed: 11/26/2014
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mozarc Medical US LLC
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Meyer, Thomas E., Lura, David B., Pudil, Bryant J., Gerber, Martin T.
• Granted Patent: US 10,543,052 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/85
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/105 Cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/10 Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1524 the interface providing means for actuating on functional elements of the cassette, e.g. plungers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/154 with sensing means or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1562 Details of incorporated reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/15632 the filter being a dialyser
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1656 Apparatus for preparing dialysates
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1658 Degasification
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1666 by dissolving solids
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1668 Details of containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1696 with dialysate regeneration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3465 using dialysate as substitution fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3646 Expelling the residual body fluid after use, e.g. back to the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3649 using dialysate as priming or rinsing liquid
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0413 Blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/121 interface between cassette and base
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/123 with incorporated reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/126 with incorporated membrane filters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/127 with provisions for heating or cooling
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/14 Detection of the presence or absence of a tube, a connector or a container in an apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/084 : Supporting bases, stands for equipment

Abstract

A portable dialysis cabinet for use in dialysis. The portable dialysis cabinet can have a size and weight that facilitates easy movement of the cabinet from one location to another with relative ease. The portable dialysis cabinet can have additional features necessary to facilitate portability, such as wheels and a handle. In general, the portable dialysis cabinet can contain all the necessary components for performing a dialysis session.

Claims

1. A portable dialysis cabinet, comprising:

a dialysis system; and

at least two wheels disposed on a bottom surface of the dialysis cabinet.

2. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1, further comprising at least four wheels.

3. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1, wherein one or more wheels of the portable dialysis cabinet is detachable.

4. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1, further comprising a handle disposed on the exterior portion of the dialysis cabinet.

5. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 4, wherein the handle is a telescoping handle.

6. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1, further comprising at least one door hingeably disposed on the dialysis cabinet creating an interior portion of the dialysis cabinet and an exterior portion of the dialysis cabinet.

7. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 6, wherein the at least one door comprises at least one shelf, and the dialysis cabinet further comprises a user interface module attached to the dialysis cabinet and in electronic communication with a control module.

8. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 7, wherein the user interface comprises one or more of a keyboard, a touch screen, a display screen, a mouse, a microphone, and a speaker.

9. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 7, wherein the user interface is a stowable user interface, and wherein the dialysis cabinet comprises a recess into which the user interface can be stowed.

10. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1, further comprising one or more fluid connection ports on the interior portion of the dialysis cabinet.

11. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 7 wherein the shelf comprises at least one mounting surface.

12. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 10 wherein the one or more fluid connections comprise one or more of:

a sorbent cartridge connection for connection to a sorbent cartridge;

a dialyzer connection for connection to a dialyzer, a water reservoir connection for connection to a water reservoir, and an ultrafiltrate connection for connection to an ultrafiltrate reservoir.

13. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1 further comprising at least one attachment for a therapy cassette.

14. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 13 wherein the therapy cassette comprises one or more of a dialyzer, a degassing module, a cation concentrate reservoir, an ammonia sensing module, a bicarbonate cartridge and a sodium chloride cartridge.

15. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 14 wherein at least one of the contents of the therapy cassette and fluid connections are detachable.

16. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 15, further comprising a cleaning manifold;

the cleaning manifold comprising at least one jumper, wherein the at least one jumper creates a fluid pathway connecting an inlet and an outlet of at least one detachable component of the therapy cassette.

17. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 11 further comprising one or more of a sorbent cartridge, a water reservoir, and a drain reservoir mounted on the at least one mounting surface.

18. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1 further comprising at least one sensor capable of sensing whether at least one component of the portable dialysis cabinet is properly mounted.

19. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 13, further comprising a locking mechanism for locking the therapy cassette into the portable dialysis cabinet.

20. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 19 wherein the therapy cassette and the dialysis cabinet are molded together.

21. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1 wherein the dialysis system comprises one or more of a dialyzer, a sorbent cartridge, a dialysate pump, a water reservoir, a cation infusate source, a degassing module, and a heater.

22. The portable dialysis cabinet of claim 1 wherein the dialysis system is a controlled compliant dialysis system.