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US 2016/0243541 A1Published application
Zirconium phosphate and zirconium oxide recharging flow paths
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsKanjimpuredathil Muralikrishna Menon, Ramkumar Jeyachandran, Kaustubh R. Patil, Sukalyan Dutta, Prabhu Loganathan, David B. Lura, Bryant J. Pudil, Christopher M. Hobot
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Abstract
Systems and methods for recharging zirconium phosphate and zirconium oxide are provided. The systems and methods provide for recharging of the zirconium phosphate and zirconium oxide in reusable sorbent modules. The systems and methods include recharging flow paths for recharging zirconium phosphate independently or concurrently.
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A recharging flow path, comprising:
- a zirconium phosphate recharging flow path and a zirconium oxide recharging flow path;
- the zirconium phosphate recharging flow path comprising:
- i) a water source, a disinfectant source, and a brine source;
- ii) a zirconium phosphate module inlet and a zirconium phosphate module outlet;
- wherein the zirconium phosphate module inlet and the zirconium phosphate module outlet are fluidly connectable to a sorbent module containing zirconium phosphate;
- iii) at least one zirconium phosphate pump for conveying fluid from the water source, the disinfectant source, and the brine source to the zirconium phosphate module inlet;
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- iv) a zirconium phosphate effluent line in fluid connection to the zirconium phosphate module outlet;
- the zirconium oxide recharging flow path comprising:
- i) the water source, the disinfectant source, and a base source;
- ii) a zirconium oxide module inlet and a zirconium oxide module outlet;
- wherein the zirconium oxide module inlet and the zirconium oxide module outlet are fluidly connectable to a sorbent module containing zirconium oxide;
- iii) at least one zirconium oxide pump for conveying fluid from the water source, the disinfectant source, and the base source to the zirconium oxide module inlet;
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- iv) a zirconium oxide effluent line in fluid connection to the zirconium oxide module outlet.
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