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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Simon C. Helmore, Somerville, MA (US);
David W. Mcgill, Alpharetta, GA (US);
David J. Hibbard, Bedford, NH (US);
James D. Dale, Nashua, NH (US);
Matthew J. Finch, Somerville, MA (US);
Jesse T. Bodwell, Manchester, NH (US);
Jason A. Demers, Manchester, NH (US);
Simon C. Helmore, Somerville, MA (US);
David W. McGill, Alpharetta, GA (US);
David J. Hibbard, Bedford, NH (US);
James D. Dale, Nashua, NH (US);
Matthew J. Finch, Somerville, MA (US);
Jesse T. Bodwell, Manchester, NH (US);
Jason A. Demers, Manchester, NH (US);
DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
A medical infusion fluid handling system, such as an automated peritoneal dialysis system, may be arranged to de-cap and connect one or more lines (such as solution lines) with one or more spikes or other connection ports on a fluid handling cassette. This feature may reduce a likelihood of contamination since no human interaction is required to de-cap and connect the one or more lines and the one or more spikes. For example, the automated peritoneal dialysis system may include a carriage arranged to receive the one or more lines each having a connector end and a cap. The carriage may move along a first direction so as to move the connector ends of the one or more lines along the first direction, and a cap stripper may be arranged to engage with the caps on the one or more lines on the carriage. The cap stripper may move in a second direction transverse to the first direction, as well as to move with the carriage along the first direction.