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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Barry Neil Fulkerson, Longmont, CO (US);
Martin Hering, Irvine, CA (US);
Frank Isackson, Monrovia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/16 (2006.01); A61M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3643 (2013.01); A61M 1/1696 (2013.01); A61M 1/342 (2013.01); A61M 1/3437 (2014.02); A61M 1/3465 (2014.02); A61M 1/365 (2014.02); A61M 1/3606 (2014.02); A61M 1/3644 (2014.02); A61M 1/3646 (2014.02); A61M 1/3647 (2014.02); A61M 1/3649 (2014.02); A61M 1/3652 (2014.02); A61M 1/3672 (2013.01); A61M 1/16 (2013.01); A61M 2205/128 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3324 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3372 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0491 (2015.04);
Abstract
The application is directed to an extracorporeal blood processing system capable of using dialysate to prime the system. A plastic molded compact manifold supports molded blood and dialysate fluidic pathways along with relevant sensors, valves and pumps. The compact manifold is also disposable in one embodiment and can be detachably installed in the dialysis machine. A two-way valve in the manifold is used to direct the dialysate flow through the blood circuit to prime the circuit for use in treatment.