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AssigneeFenwal, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey R Maher, Jonathan W. Prendergast, Brian C. Case, Steven R Katz, Robert Crampton, Ryan DeLacey
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A fluid processing system includes a fluid processing device and a fluid flow circuit. The device includes a pump configured to convey a priming fluid through the circuit. The pressure in a conduit of the circuit is measured while the pump is operated at a particular rate. When the magnitude of the pressure is less than the magnitude of a predetermined pressure at the end of a time interval, the pump is operated at an increased rate. When the magnitude of the pressure is greater than the magnitude of the predetermined pressure at the end of the time interval, the pump is instead operated at a decreased rate. The magnitude of the pressure in the conduit is again compared to the magnitude of the predetermined pressure after the pump has operated at the increased or decreased rate for the time interval to determine how to next adjust the operational rate.
A fluid processing device configured for use in combination with a fluid flow circuit, the fluid processing device comprising:
A method for executing a priming procedure in which a pump of a fluid processing device is operated by a controller to convey a priming fluid through at least a portion of a conduit, the controller-implemented method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.