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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2007
Gino Cicchello, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Christian Bernard, McHenry, IL (US);
Robert W. Childers, Trinity, FL (US);
Anthony Simiele, Clearwater, FL (US);
Gino Cicchello, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Christian Bernard, McHenry, IL (US);
Robert W. Childers, Trinity, FL (US);
Anthony Simiele, Clearwater, FL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Abstract
A dialysis system includes: (i) a dialysate pump; (ii) a patient line having a connector configured to be attached to a peritoneal patient part; (iii) an extracorporeal circuit; (iv) a blood pump in fluid communication with the extracorporeal circuit; (v) a blood filter in fluid communication with the extracorporeal circuit; and (vi) a control unit configured and arranged to selectively perform a therapy which (a) the blood pump is deactivated and the dialysate pump is caused to pump dialysate through the patient line or (b) the blood pump is activated to pump blood to the blood filter and the dialysate pump is caused to pump dialysate to the filter/extracorporeal circuit and/or remove fluid from the filter.