Manifold assembly for a peritoneal dialysis apparatus and peritoneal dialysis apparatus comprising said manifold assembly

A manifold assembly for a peritoneal dialysis apparatus, the manifold assembly comprising:

• a casing delimiting internally a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the casing has a flattened shape provided with a front, a back, and a plurality of sides, the back being configured for coupling to a front panel of a cycler of the peritoneal dialysis apparatus;
• a yielding pump tube having a first end fluidly coupled to the first compartment and a second end fluidly coupled to the second compartment, wherein the yielding pump tube extends outside the casing to be coupled to a peristaltic pump of the cycler, wherein the casing comprises a first pump port connected to the first end of the yielding pump tube and a second pump port connected to the second end of the yielding pump tube;
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• a plurality of line tubes each having a first end connected to the first compartment or the second compartment and a second end connected to a fluid source, a drain, or a patient, wherein the casing comprises a plurality of ports each connected to the first end of one line tube of the plurality of line tubes,
• the plurality of line tubes comprising:
• a patient line tube having a first end fluidly coupled to the second compartment and a second end connectable to a peritoneal cavity of the patient,
• at least one fluid line tube having a first end fluidly coupled to the first compartment and a second end connectable to the fluid source or the drain, and
• at least one additional fluid line tube having a first end fluidly coupled or connectable to the second compartment and a second end connectable to the fluid source,
• wherein the first pump port and the second pump port are placed on a first side of the casing, and the plurality of ports are placed on a second side of the casing, opposite the first side, and
• wherein the first compartment, the yielding pump tube, and the second compartment delimit together a fluid path extending between the at least one fluid line tube, having the first end fluidly coupled to the first compartment, and the patient line tube, to allow fluid flow at least from the at least one fluid line tube, having the first end fluidly coupled to the first compartment, through the yielding pump tube and to the patient line tube or from the patient line tube, through the yielding pump tube and to the at least one fluid line tube, having the first end fluidly coupled to the first compartment, when the peristaltic pump of the cycler is actuated.