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Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2024
Applicant:

Simergent Llc, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Steve J. Lindo, Chicago, IL (US);

Cameron Eckert, Markle, IN (US);

Emily Byrne, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Erika Mallery, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Richard Pendergraft, Norman, OK (US);

Jacob Henderson, Oklahoma City, OK (US);

Timothy Willis, Piedmont, OK (US);

Assignee:

Simergent LLC, Palos Park, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 17/04 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/28 (2006.01); G01G 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/28 (2013.01); A61M 1/282 (2014.02); A61M 1/69 (2021.05); G01G 23/005 (2013.01); A61M 2205/36 (2013.01); G01G 17/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) system using gravity to deliver fluid from one or more source dialysate bags to the patient as the destination. The present disclosure further relates to a drain container arrangement for receiving and storing spent dialysis effluent from a patient, wherein the drain containers include self-opening valves activated when the containers are arranged together, and the valves are self-sealing when the containers are disconnected from one another.


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