FLUID LINE AUTOCONNECT APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
A medical infusion fluid handling system, such as an automated peritoneal dialysis system, may be arranged to de-cap and connect one or more lines (such as solution lines) with one or more spikes or other connection ports on a fluid handling cassette. This feature may reduce a likelihood of contamination since no human interaction is required to de-cap and connect the one or more lines and the one or more spikes. For example, the automated peritoneal dialysis system may include a carriage arranged to receive the one or more lines each having a connector end and a cap. The carriage may move along a first direction so as to move the connector ends of the one or more lines along the first direction, and a cap stripper may be arranged to engage with the caps on the solution lines on the carriage. The cap stripper may move in a second direction transverse to the first direction, as well as to move with the carriage along the first direction.
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52 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. A medical infusion fluid handling system, comprising:
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a carriage arranged to receive a plurality of solution lines each having a connector end and a cap, the carriage being arranged to move along a first direction so as to move the connector ends of the solution lines along the first direction; and a cap stripper arranged to engage with caps on the solution lines on the carriage, the cap stripper being arranged to move in a second direction transverse to the first direction and to move with the carriage along the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52-59. -59. (canceled)
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