Modular hemofiltration apparatus with interactive operator instructions and control system

An apparatus for carrying out a selected fluid management and/or renal replacement patient therapy comprising:

• a control unit having a blood pump and a plurality of fluid pumps mounted thereon, the blood pump located on a blood side of the apparatus and the plurality of fluid pumps located on a fluid side of the apparatus,
• a manually replaceable panel kit mounted on said control unit, the replaceable panel kit comprising a filter cartridge panel having a replaceable filter cartridge mounted thereon, a blood panel having blood supply tubing mounted thereon, and a fluid panel having fluid supply tubing mounted thereon, the blood panel and the fluid panel moveably mounted to the filter cartridge panel, the blood panel positioned on the filter cartridge panel to engage the blood supply tubing with the blood pump after mounting the filter cartridge panel to the control unit, and the fluid panel positioned on the filter cartridge panel to engage the fluid supply tubing with the fluid pumps after mounting the filter cartridge panel to the control unit,
• said control unit including a controller configured for operating said blood pump and said fluid pumps, and an interactive operator control system including an operator interface screen operatively connected to said controller,
• said controller including software configured to operate said apparatus in response to operator input selections, provide apparatus operating instructions, and wherein said interactive operator control system is characterized by operator inputs for selecting SCUF, CVVH, CVVHD, CVVHDF, plasmapheresis and therapeutic apheresis, and
• during a currently running patient therapy, selectively changing the replaceable panel kit, replacing the replaceable filter cartridge without changing the panel kit, and changing to a different patient therapy.

An apparatus for carrying out a selected fluid management and/or renal replacement patient therapy comprising:

• a control unit having a blood pump and a plurality of fluid pumps mounted thereon, the blood pump located on a blood side of the apparatus and the plurality of fluid pumps located on a fluid side of the apparatus, the control unit comprising a controller configured for operating said blood pump and said fluid pumps, and an interactive operator control system including an operator interface screen operatively connected to said controller, said controller including software configured to operate said apparatus in response to operator input selections;
• a replaceable panel kit configured to be manually mounted on and removed from said control unit, the replaceable panel kit comprising a filter cartridge panel having a replaceable filter cartridge mounted thereon, a blood panel having blood supply tubing mounted thereon, and a fluid panel having fluid supply tubing mounted thereon, the blood panel and the fluid panel moveably mounted to the filter cartridge panel, the blood panel positioned on the filter cartridge panel to engage the blood supply tubing with the blood pump after mounting the filter cartridge panel to the control unit, and the fluid panel positioned on the filter cartridge panel to engage the fluid supply tubing with the fluid pumps after mounting the filter cartridge panel to the control unit;
• and
• wherein said interactive operator control system is characterized by automatically serially identifying different setup steps to be carried out during system setup including therapy mode selection, panel kit installation, fluid bag installation, flow rate settings and patient connection.