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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2011
Barry Neil Fulkerson, Longmont, CO (US);
Russell Thomas Joseph, Las Flores, CA (US);
James Roswell Braig, Piedmont, CA (US);
Victor Gura, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
David J. Mishelevich, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Thomas Robinson, Addison, TX (US);
Charles Clemens, Encinitas, CA (US);
Milan Trcka, North Tustin, CA (US);
Clark Berg Foster, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Daniele Ghidoli, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Martin Hering, Irvine, CA (US);
Frank Isackson, Monrovia, CA (US);
Jan Brian Zwierstra, San Pedro, CA (US);
Mark Forrest Smith, Longmont, CO (US);
Barry Neil Fulkerson, Longmont, CO (US);
Russell Thomas Joseph, Las Flores, CA (US);
James Roswell Braig, Piedmont, CA (US);
Victor Gura, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
David J. Mishelevich, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Thomas Robinson, Addison, TX (US);
Charles Clemens, Encinitas, CA (US);
Milan Trcka, North Tustin, CA (US);
Clark Berg Foster, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Daniele Ghidoli, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Martin Hering, Irvine, CA (US);
Frank Isackson, Monrovia, CA (US);
Jan Brian Zwierstra, San Pedro, CA (US);
Mark Forrest Smith, Longmont, CO (US);
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
The specification discloses a portable dialysis machine having a detachable controller unit and base unit. The controller unit includes a door having an interior face, a housing with a panel where the housing and panel define a recessed region configured to receive the interior face of the door, and a manifold receiver fixedly attached to the panel. The base unit has a planar surface for receiving a container of fluid, a scale integrated with the planar surface, a heater in thermal communication with the planar surface, and a sodium sensor in electromagnetic communication with the planar surface. Embodiments of the disclosed portable dialysis system have improved structural and functional features, including improved modularity, ease of use, and safety features.