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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Wayne Raiford, Fairfield, CA (US);
Robert E. Hassard, Benicia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wayne Raiford, Fairfield, CA (US);
Robert E. Hassard, Benicia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B01D 61/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for filling a container containing a dry powdered salt concentrate for use in dialysis with purified fluid and removing the trapped air or gases generated during the filling of the container, while maintaining the required fluid level in the container and without the need for evacuating gases from the container prior to filling.