Gambro Lundia Ab

Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

Olof Jansson

Sture Hobro

Torbjorn Linden

Anders Wieslander

Jan P Sternby

Mattias Holmer

Jens Gustafsson

Lennart Jönsson

Bernard Bene

Anders John Wellings

Michael Pettersson

Henrik Lindgren

Thomas Hertz

Roger Nilsson

Edward S Szpara

Olof Ekdahl

Peter Sendelius

Eddie Nilsson

Bjorn Ericson

Per-Ola Wictor

Björn Ericson

Helena Jeppsson

Jonas Alson

Jonas Fors

Anders Nilsson

John S Norman

Per Hansson

Peder Flank

Roland Persson

Oskar Erik Frode Styrbjorn Fallman

Ola Carlsson

Anders Wallenborg

Pascal Bernard

Ragnar Tryggvason

Nicolas Goux

Henrik Hall

Carl-Henry Örndal

James D Ascenzo

Robert Hallström

Evi Martinson

Jimmie Hansson

Erik Torgny

Stefano Ganzerli

Karin Sandin

Ingemar Palsson

Perry Asbrink

Bengt-Olov Thell

Torbjörn Linden

Meng-Yang Chen

Per-Olof Borgqvist

Innas Forsal

Jan Lunsjo

Ryan P Marry

Petronella Schroeder

Jane E Fitzgerald

Christian Vartia

Annmargret Håkansson

Sven Gustafson

Pierre-Yves Durand

Simon Enarsson

Oscar Erik Frode Styrbjorn Fallman

Daniel Stahl

Anna Szilagyi

Fréderic Vandemaele

Anton Persson

Ingemar Pålsson

Eva Persson

Bjoern Ericson

Jan Sternby

Annmargret HÅKANSSON

Carl-Henry Rndal

Robert Hallstr M

Carl-Henry ÖRndal

Jan LunsjÖ

Daniel STÅHL

Lennart JÖNSSON

Jan Peter Sternby

Torbjoern Linden

Lennart Joensson

Lars-Olof Nilsson

Mats Nilsson

A mobile dialysis fluid generation system includes a cargo unit configured to be transported by a vehicle; a cleanroom located inside the cargo unit; water purification equipment; at least one dialysis fluid preparation unit located inside the cleanroom; and at least one area provided outside the cleanroom but inside the cargo unit for storing at least one of a raw material or containers filled with dialysis fluid. The at least one dialysis fluid preparation unit includes at least one concentrate, a mixing device configured to receive purified water from the water purification equipment and to mix the purified water with the at least one concentrate to form dialysis fluid, and a tubing set for transfer of the dialysis fluid from the mixing device to a container positioned and arranged to receive the dialysis fluid.

Mobile medical fluid generation system

A peritoneal dialysis ('PD') system includes a PD fluid pump; a patient line for receiving used PD fluid pumped by the PD fluid pump during a patient drain; a pressure sensor positioned and arranged to sense a negative pressure associated with the PD fluid pumped during the patient drain; and a control unit configured to (i) determine or know a flowrate of the PD fluid pumped during the patient drain, (ii) determine an applied negative pressure at which the PD fluid pump is to pump the PD fluid during the patient drain, the applied pressure based on a pressure drop corresponding to the determined or known flowrate, and (iii) use sensed negative pressure from the pressure sensor to cause the PD fluid pump to pump the PD fluid during the patient drain at the applied negative pressure.

Peritoneal dialysis system and method for minimizing patient drain pain

A peritoneal dialysis ('PD') system having an air-aided pumping sequence is disclosed herein. In an example, a PD system includes a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, an airtrap, a fluid line extending from the airtrap, a fluid line valve positioned and arranged to operate with the fluid line, a gas line extending from an upper portion of the airtrap, and a gas line valve positioned and arranged to operate with the gas line. The system also includes a control unit configured to cause the fluid line valve to close, the gas line valve to open, and the PD fluid pump to pump gas from the airtrap into the gas line after a patient drain to create a pocket of gas in the fluid line and push residual used PD fluid towards a drain line.

Peritoneal dialysis system having air-aided pumping sequences

A system for producing fluid for peritoneal dialysis (PD) is disclosed. The system includes a fluid path including two or more PD concentrate connectors that are each connected to a source of PD concentrate fluid, and an inlet connector connected to a fluid line arranged for transportation of effluent fluid from a patient. The system also includes a forward osmosis (FO)-unit including a draw side and a feed side separated by a FO-membrane. The FO-unit is fluidly connected to the fluid path and receives one or more PD concentrate fluids at the draw side and the effluent at the feed side. Water is transported from the effluent to the one or more PD concentrate fluids through the FO-membrane via an osmotic pressure gradient between the draw side and the feed side, thereby diluting the one or more PD concentrate fluids into a diluted PD concentrate fluid.

System and method for producing fluid for peritoneal dialysis

A peritoneal dialysis ('PD') system includes 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, the first diaphragm separating a fresh PD fluid side from a used PD fluid side of the first volumetric balancing chamber; 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, the second diaphragm separating a fresh PD fluid side from a used PD fluid side of the second volumetric balancing chamber; and a PD fluid pump positioned and arranged to pump used PD fluid back and forth between the used PD fluid sides of the first and second volumetric balancing chamber.

Peritoneal dialysis cycler having disinfection

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.

A method for performing port cleaning of an apparatus having a casing, a fluid circuit enclosed inside the casing, and a port arrangement. The method includes producing a cleaning fluid with the fluid circuit; passing the cleaning fluid through a first port via a first tube of the first port to a first circumferential space, from the first circumferential space via a bypass channel to a second circumferential space, and thereafter to a second tube of a second port; and passing the cleaning fluid from the second tube to a drain.

Port arrangement, a purified water producing apparatus comprising the port arrangement and a method for performing port cleaning of a purified water producing apparatus

A peritoneal dialysis ('PD') system includes a housing; a dialysis fluid pump housed by the housing; a dual lumen patient line extending from the housing; a filter set including a final stage filter located along a first line, and which includes a second line in parallel with the first line, the first line in fluid communication with a first lumen of the dual lumen patient line, and the second line in fluid communication with a second lumen of the dual lumen patient line; a pressure sensor located within the housing and positioned so as to sense a static or substantially static PD fluid pressure in the second lumen while fresh PD fluid is pumped through the first lumen and the final stage filter; and a control unit configured to use the sensed static or substantially static pressure in a pressure control routine for the dialysis fluid pump.

Peritoneal dialysis system and method having intraperitoneal pressure sensing

A connector arrangement () for connecting to a fluid chamber () of a blood treatment unit () for extracorporeal blood treatments. The connector arrangement () includes a connector device () with a connector body () comprising a port opening () and an interior wall () defining a port space () designed to receive a first fluid port (A) of the fluid chamber (). The connector device () also incorporates a fluid path () extending from the port space () to a first end opening () of the connector device (), and an air path () extending from the port space () to a second end opening () of the connector device (), wherein the fluid path () and the air path () are separate paths. Also a system () for extracorporeal blood treatment including the connector arrangement () and a method for priming the fluid chamber ().

Dialysis fluid connection system and method

A peritoneal dialysis ('PD') system includes a dialysis fluid pump having a reusable pump body that accepts PD fluid for pumping; a dialysis fluid inline heater including a reusable heater body that accepts PD fluid for heating; a patient line connector; a drain line connector; a first reusable PD fluid line including a first connector configured to mate with the patient line connector; a second reusable PD fluid line including a second connector configured to mate with the drain line connector; and a control unit configured to run a heat cleaning (e.g., heat disinfection or heat sterilization) sequence after PD treatment, wherein the first connector of the first reusable PD fluid line is mated with the patient line connector, the second connector of the second reusable PD fluid line is mated with the drain line connector, and the dialysis fluid pump and perhaps the dialysis fluid inline heater are actuated.

Peritoneal dialysis cycler having heat cleaning

Methods and systems are provided for preparing a ready-to-use peritoneal dialysis fluid for peritoneal dialysis of a patient having a deficiency in potassium. The methods comprise mixing, immediately before administration to the patient, appropriate amounts of at least a first concentrate, a second concentrate, and a third concentrate with an appropriate amount of water to form a ready-to-use dialysis fluid. The first concentrate comprises glucose, has a pH of between 1.5 and 4, and is free of potassium ions; the second concentrate comprises a physiologically acceptable buffer and is free of potassium ions; and the third concentrate comprises the physiologically acceptable buffer and potassium ions.

Method and system for providing peritoneal dialysis fluids with variable potassium concentrations

Disclosed herein is a water purification apparatus capable of being cleaned at a point of care, and methods for cleaning the water purification apparatus at the point of care. The water purification apparatus and the methods provide an efficient use of a heater for heat disinfection the water purification apparatus, e.g. by recirculating heated fluid to further heat the fluid. Several different cleaning programs are provided that may be utilized for cleaning different parts of the water purification apparatus.

Water purification apparatus and methods for cleaning the water purification apparatus

A peritoneal dialysis system includes a water purifier, a cycler, and a disposable set operable with the cycler. The disposable set includes a pumping cassette including a water inlet port, a heater/mixing container in fluid communication with the pumping cassette, a water accumulator, a first water line segment, and a second water line segment. The first water line segment is in fluid communication with the water inlet port and the water accumulator. Additionally, the second water line segment is in fluid communication with the water accumulator and the water purifier.

Systems and methods for peritoneal dialysis having point of use dialysis fluid preparation using water accumulator and disposable set

A peritoneal dialysis system includes a housing; a dialysis fluid pump housed by the housing; a patient line extendable from the housing; and a hose reel located within the housing, the hose reel configured to coil the patient line when disconnected from a patient. The patient line may be a dual lumen patient line, wherein the dual lumen patient line is coiled about the hose reel during a disinfection sequence for disinfecting the dual lumen patient line and the dialysis fluid pump.

Peritoneal dialysis system having disinfection fluid pumping and pathway

A system and a method for renal replacement therapy includes a blood treatment unit connected to a blood circuit and a dialysis fluid circuit, the system further including a control unit configured to control the system according to control instructions during a treatment, so as to determine a system parameter value and an indication of membrane fouling of the membrane, and activate an automatic anti-fouling measure that includes a temporary change of the flow rate in the blood circuit and a temporary decrease of the ultrafiltration rate wherein a timing of the temporary change and a timing of the temporary reduction are synchronized.

System and a method for renal replacement therapy

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Vellinge, Sweden

Olof Jansson