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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas I. Folden, Alamo, CA (US);
Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas I. Folden, Alamo, CA (US);
Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for priming an extracorporeal blood circuit is described. The system includes a fluid circuit with an air venting mechanism, a reversible pump, arterial and venous lines, a prime waste bag and a switchable coupler selectively connecting the arterial and venous lines to the waste bag or alternatively interconnecting the arterial and venous lines. A priming fluid is connected to the circuit and circulated in the circuit under different configurations of the arterial and venous line connections.