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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Inventors:
Samantha M. Planas, Wauconda, IL (US);
Amit J. Patel, Algonquin, IL (US);
Melissa A. Thill, Kenosha, WI (US);
Christopher Wegener, Libertyville, IL (US);
Elizabeth Asma, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
FENWAL, INC., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/30 (2006.01); A61M 1/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3644 (2014.02); A61M 1/303 (2014.02); A61M 1/3643 (2013.01); A61M 1/0209 (2013.01); A61M 1/265 (2014.02);
Abstract
Methods and systems for priming biological fluid processing systems are disclosed. In accordance with such methods and systems, the disposable fluid processing circuit is primed by introducing a first priming solution into a portion of the circuit and a second priming solution into a portion of the circuit. The amount of citrate returned to the biological flood source is minimized.