Method of operating a disposable pumping unit
First Claim
1. A method of operating a disposable pumping unit comprising:
- enabling the disposable pumping unit to be loaded into a peritoneal dialysis hardware unit between a door and a housing of the hardware unit, the hardware unit including a negative pressure pneumatic source having an air pump motor and at least one pneumatic line;
wherein the disposable pumping unit includes a first surface, a second opposing surface and a fluid pump receptacle, the fluid pump receptacle extending from the first surface and the second surface so as to fit within a first opening provided in the door of the hardware unit, the disposable pumping unit including at least one flexible pumping membrane;
enabling the disposable pumping unit to be guided into the hardware unit such that the fluid pump receptacle is aligned with the first opening and a second opening provided in the housing of the hardware unit when the door is closed against the housing; and
applying negative pressure from the negative pressure pneumatic source to the at least one flexible pumping membrane of the fluid pump receptacle during both pump-in and pump-out strokes.
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Abstract
A method of operating a disposable pumping unit includes enabling the disposable pumping unit to be loaded into a peritoneal dialysis hardware unit between a door and a housing of the hardware unit; structuring the disposable pumping unit to have a fluid pump receptacle, the fluid pump receptacle constructed and arranged to extend from both surfaces of the unit so as to fit within a first opening provided in the door and a second opening provided in the housing of the hardware unit; and enabling the disposable pumping unit to be guided into the hardware unit such that the fluid pump receptacle becomes aligned with the opposing first and second openings when the door is closed against the housing.
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1. A method of operating a disposable pumping unit comprising:
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enabling the disposable pumping unit to be loaded into a peritoneal dialysis hardware unit between a door and a housing of the hardware unit, the hardware unit including a negative pressure pneumatic source having an air pump motor and at least one pneumatic line; wherein the disposable pumping unit includes a first surface, a second opposing surface and a fluid pump receptacle, the fluid pump receptacle extending from the first surface and the second surface so as to fit within a first opening provided in the door of the hardware unit, the disposable pumping unit including at least one flexible pumping membrane; enabling the disposable pumping unit to be guided into the hardware unit such that the fluid pump receptacle is aligned with the first opening and a second opening provided in the housing of the hardware unit when the door is closed against the housing; and applying negative pressure from the negative pressure pneumatic source to the at least one flexible pumping membrane of the fluid pump receptacle during both pump-in and pump-out strokes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a disposable pumping unit comprising:
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providing the disposable pumping unit with a pump receptacle including a circular seal formed between mated first and second surfaces and at least one fluid pathway entering/exiting the circular seal, the pump receptacle including at least one flexible pumping membrane; wherein a door is hinged to a housing of a hardware unit, and wherein a first opening is formed in the door so as to receive the first surface of the disposable pumping unit extended at the circular seal and a second opening is formed in the housing so as to receive the second surface of the disposable pumping unit extended at the circular seal when the door is closed against the housing, thereby enabling the disposable pumping unit to be guided into the hardware unit, the hardware unit including a negative pressure pneumatic source including an air pump motor and at least one pneumatic line; and applying negative pressure from the negative pressure pneumatic source to the at least one flexible pumping membrane of the fluid pump receptacle during both pump-in and pump-out strokes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of operating a disposable pumping unit comprising:
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enabling the disposable pumping unit to be loaded into a peritoneal dialysis hardware unit between a door and a housing of the hardware unit; wherein the disposable pumping unit includes a rigid frame with a tapered outer edge, a first surface, a second opposing surface and a fluid pump receptacle, the fluid pump receptacle extending from the first surface and the second surface so as to fit within a first opening provided in the door of the hardware unit, the disposable pumping unit including at least one flexible pumping membrane permanently sealed to the tapered outer edge of the rigid frame, and wherein the tapered outer edge tapers along a direction coplanar with the first and second surfaces; and enabling the disposable pumping unit to be guided into the hardware unit such that the fluid pump receptacle is aligned with the first opening and a second opening provided in the housing of the hardware unit when the door is closed against the housing. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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