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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Applicant:
David Howard, Gulfport, FL (US);
Inventor:
David Howard, Gulfport, FL (US);
Assignees:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); C02F 9/00 (2006.01); F04B 45/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for aligning a disposable cassette within a dialysis machine includes actuating a pump head toward the disposable cassette and to contact a pumping portion of the disposable cassette and shift the disposable cassette if need be into proper operational alignment and locking the disposable cassette in place.