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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1987
David R Shouldice, Lakewood, CO (US);
Cobe Laboratories, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Abstract
Dialysate preparation apparatus for mixing dialysate concentrate with water, the apparatus including a main flow line having one end for connection to a source of water and another end for providing dialysate to a dialyzer, a concentrate flow line having one end for connection to a source of dialysate concentrate and another end connected to a junction on the main flow line for adding concentrate to water in the main flow line, a volumetric pump having a fixed discharge volume per stroke on the concentrate line, a concentrate sensor on the main flow line downstream of the junction providing control signals to the pump to pump concentrate to achieve the desired concentration, and a controller including a comparator to compare the stroke rate with a limit indicating desired operating stroke rate range.