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AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsLarry B. Gray, Robert J. Bryant, Jr., Geoffrey P. Spencer
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The present invention involves, in some embodiments, systems and methods involving fluid handling apparatus for pumping fluid to and from a patient, which may include a reusable component and a disposable pumping cartridge. The reusable component may comprise a control chamber and a pressure transducer configured to measure a gas pressure associated with the control chamber, as well as a processor. The processor may be configured to supply the control chamber with a gas at a predetermined pressure, monitor the gas pressure associated within the control chamber with the pressure transducer over a predetermined period of time, and determine if the change in gas pressure associated within the control chamber exceeds a maximum allowable predetermined limit.
A fluid handling system for pumping fluid to and from a patient configured to perform a dry cartridge integrity test, the system comprising:
A fluid handling apparatus for pumping fluid to and from a patient comprising:
A method for using a reusable component of a fluid handling system for pumping fluid to and from a patient to test the integrity of a pumping cartridge having a pump chamber, the system comprising a reusable component comprising a control chamber configured to mate with the pump chamber of the pumping cartridge, the method comprising:
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