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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark, CH;
Robert W. Childers, New Port Richey, FL (US);
A Scott Keeling, Holiday, FL (US);
Li Pan, Arcadia, CA (US);
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., Deerfield, IL (US);
BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, Glattpark, CH;
Abstract
A peritoneal dialysis system includes a drain container; a drain line in fluid communication with the drain container and a patient's peritoneal cavity; a solenoid configured to permit a pneumatic force through a vacuum line and open a drain valve of the drain line; the vacuum source configured to apply and adjust the pneumatic force; the vacuum line; a weight sensor configured to output a weight of used dialysis fluid delivered to the drain container from the patient's peritoneal cavity; and the controller configured to: (i) determine an actual flow rate of used dialysis fluid removed from the patient's peritoneal cavity based on the output from the weight sensor; (ii) compare the actual flow rate to a desired flow rate; and (iii) adjust the pneumatic force applied by the vacuum source via the solenoid to attempt to match the actual flow rate to the optimal flow rate.