Peritoneal dialysis cycler having disinfection
AssigneesBaxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
InventorOlof Jansson
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Abstract
A dialysis system includes a dialysis fluid metering pump; at least one volumetric balancing chamber including a first fixed volume chamber and a first diaphragm positioned and arranged to extend back and forth within the first volumetric balancing chamber; a first outlet line extending between the first volumetric balancing chamber and an inlet to the dialysis fluid metering pump; a second outlet line extending between the first volumetric balancing chamber and a drain line; a first inlet line extending between the first volumetric balancing chamber and an outlet from the dialysis fluid metering pump; a second inlet line extending between the first volumetric balancing chamber and a used dialysis fluid line.
Claims18
A dialysis system comprising:
- a dialysis fluid metering pump;
- a first volumetric balancing chamber including a first fixed volume chamber and a first diaphragm positioned and arranged to extend back and forth within the first fixed volume chamber;
- a first outlet line extending between the first volumetric balancing chamber and an inlet to the dialysis fluid metering pump;
- a second outlet line extending between the first volumetric balancing chamber and a drain line;
- a first inlet line extending between the first volumetric balancing chamber and an outlet from the dialysis fluid metering pump;
- a second inlet line extending between the first volumetric balancing chamber and a used dialysis fluid line;
- a second volumetric balancing chamber including a second fixed volume chamber and a second diaphragm positioned and arranged to extend back and forth within the second fixed volume chamber;
- a first outlet line extending between the second volumetric balancing chamber and an inlet to the dialysis fluid metering pump;
- a second outlet line extending between the second volumetric balancing chamber and a drain line;
- a first inlet line extending between the second volumetric balancing chamber and an outlet from the dialysis fluid metering pump;
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- a second inlet line extending between the second volumetric balancing chamber and a used dialysis fluid line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.