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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Robert Childers, Trinity, FL (US);
Scott Keeling, Holiday, FL (US);
LI Pan, Arcadia, CA (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Abstract
A peritoneal dialysis machine includes: (i) a housing; (ii) an actuator carried by the housing so as to be able to interact with a peritoneal dialysis fluid carrying disposable; (iii) at least one heating element carried by the housing; (iv) a heater pan providing an upper surface of the housing, the heater pan cooperating with the at least one heater element to provide heat to a container of peritoneal dialysis fluid placed onto the heater pan, the container being part of or in communication with the peritoneal dialysis fluid carrying disposable; and (iv) a weight sensor cooperating with the heater pan to sense the weight of the peritoneal dialysis fluid located within the container.