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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Joseph H. Bowman, Jr., Lake Villa, IL (US);
Loren M. Lundtveit, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Jose Alvaro, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Ben Kellam, Clearwater, FL (US);
Don Busby, Tampa, FL (US);
Bruce Ming-da Eu, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Joseph H. Bowman, Jr., Lake Villa, IL (US);
Loren M. Lundtveit, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Jose Alvaro, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Ben Kellam, Clearwater, FL (US);
Don Busby, Tampa, FL (US);
Bruce Ming-Da Eu, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a medical system is provided that includes (i) a liquid pump; (ii) tubing in communication with the liquid pump; and (iii) at least one processor that operates with the liquid pump to: (a) pump liquid through the tubing, the tubing having an end and a hydrophobic filter at the end, the filter allowing air but not the liquid to escape from the end of the tubing, (b) receive a signal indicating a pressure increase inside the tubing, and (c) cause the pumping to stop when air has been purged substantially from the tubing.