09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Downloadable computer software for controlling, monitoring
and managing dialysis treatment sessions, for managing and
analyzing dialysis patient data and dialysis treatment
protocols, and for detecting and displaying dialysis
treatment parameters; downloadable software for creating and
updating specific operating modes for dialysis machines;
downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application
for facilitating communication, namely, to enable patients
and healthcare professionals to access, collect and share
information, vital signs and other health information in the
treatment of kidney diseases; downloadable software in the
nature of a mobile application enabling users to receive
medical diagnoses and counseling, manage prescriptions, and
training on medical apparatus and therapies in the treatment
of kidney diseases; downloadable computer software and a
mobile application for diagnosing computer hardware
problems, analyzing the operational parameters of equipment,
analyzing installed applications, remote location of
equipment and data recovery, and a search engine for
support, repair and maintenance services, all applying to
dialysis systems.
A renal therapy system is disclosed. In an example, the renal therapy system includes a home renal therapy machine that stores, to a log file, dates of when renal therapies were performed and a type of each renal therapy that was performed. The system also includes a server that receives the log file from the home renal therapy machine. The server compares the dates and types of performed renal therapies stored in the log file to a device program that specifies dates for performing renal therapies and the types of renal therapies to be performed. The server displays a flag in a user interface of a clinician computer when there is a deviation from the comparison.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
3.
DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING EXTERNAL TUBING SURFACE CLEANING
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system includes a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, and a reusable line in fluid communication with the PD fluid pump. The reusable line is configured to be pulled into the housing. The PD system also includes an external tubing surface cleaning unit positioned and arranged to at least one of (i) remove debris from at least a portion of the exterior of the reusable line as it is pulled into the housing, or (ii) apply disinfectant to at least the portion of the exterior of the reusable line as it is pulled into the housing.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system includes a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, an inline heater in fluid communication with the PD fluid pump, a temperature sensor, and a control unit. The PD fluid pump and the inline heater are under control of the control unit, which receives a temperature signal from the temperature sensor. The control unit, in one embodiment, is configured to perform a heat disinfection sequence in which the control unit causes the PD fluid pump to pump disinfection fluid in a forward direction, while the inline heater heats the disinfection fluid, and in a reverse direction after the temperature signal indicates that a temperature of the disinfection fluid has fallen to or has fallen below a minimum disinfection temperature.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, and a reusable line in fluid communication with the PD fluid pump. The reusable line is configured to be pulled into the housing. The PD system also includes an external tubing surface cleaning unit positioned and arranged to at least one of (i) remove debris from at least a portion of the exterior of the reusable line as it is pulled into the housing, or (ii) apply disinfectant to at least the portion of the exterior of the reusable line as it is pulled into the housing.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, an inline heater in fluid communication with the PD fluid pump, a temperature sensor, and a control unit. The PD fluid pump and the inline heater are under control of the control unit, which receives a temperature signal from the temperature sensor. The control unit, in one embodiment, is configured to perform a heat disinfection sequence in which the control unit causes the PD fluid pump to pump disinfection fluid in a forward direction, while the inline heater heats the disinfection fluid, and in a reverse direction after the temperature signal indicates that a temperature of the disinfection fluid has fallen to or has fallen below a minimum disinfection temperature.
The invention provides a neck-worn sensor (referred to herein as the ‘necklace’) that is a single, body-worn system that measures the following parameters from an ambulatory patient: heart rate, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, temperature, thoracic fluid levels, stroke volume, cardiac output, and a parameter sensitive to blood pressure called pulse transit time. From stroke volume, a first algorithm employing a linear model can estimate the patient's pulse pressure. And from pulse pressure and pulse transit time, a second algorithm, also employing a linear algorithm, can estimate systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Thus, the necklace can measure all five vital signs along with hemodynamic parameters. It also includes a motion-detecting accelerometer, from which it can determine motion-related parameters such as posture, degree of motion, activity level, respiratory-induced heaving of the chest, and falls.
A61B 5/0205 - Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A medical device data back-association system, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed. In an example embodiment, an electronic medical record memory receives, while an infusion pump is administering a medication to a patient, an identifier message including at least two of a device identifier of the infusion pump, a patient identifier of the patient, and a medication order identifier of a medication being administer by the infusion pump. The memory creates an association between an electronic medical record (“EMR”) of the patient and the infusion pump using the identifier message. The memory next receives, after the association between the EMR of the patient and the infusion pump, infusion pump data from the infusion pump. The infusion pump data includes the device identifier. The memory then stores the infusion pump data to the EMR of the patient based on the created association between the EMR of the patient and the infusion pump.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
9.
MEMBRANE WITH IMMOBILIZED ANTICOAGULANT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME
The present disclosure relates to an anticoagulant-coated microporous hollow fiber membrane showing reduced thrombogenicity. The disclosure further relates to a method for producing the membrane and a filtration and/or diffusion device comprising the membrane.
B01D 67/00 - Processes specially adapted for manufacturing semi-permeable membranes for separation processes or apparatus
B01D 69/02 - Semi-permeable membranes for separation processes or apparatus characterised by their form, structure or properties; Manufacturing processes specially adapted therefor characterised by their properties
A method and system for delivering partial boluses using infusion pumps is disclosed. An example method includes storing a programmed dose volume to be administered in response to a request from a patient and instructing the pump to begin dispensing the programmed dose volume of fluid from the fluid supply. The method further includes receiving an indication that the pump has stopped pumping, determining a partial dose volume, and when the partial dose volume equals a value greater than zero, generate an alarm that the fluid supply is depleted. Additionally, the method includes exchanging the depleted fluid supply with a subsequent fluid supply, dispensing from the subsequent fluid supply the partial dose volume, and preventing any subsequent dispensing of fluid from the subsequent fluid supply for a programed lockout period.
A connection assist device, which secures a connection of a catheter connector end to a patient line connector end, is provided. In one embodiment, the assist device includes a patient line shield, a catheter shield, and a minicap catcher. Each shield and catcher includes a first half and a second half. The patient line shied houses the patient line connector end. The catheter shield houses the catheter connector end. The minicap catcher is sized to receive a minicap initially protecting the catheter connector end. During use, the minicap catcher is inserted into the catheter shield and rotated to remove the minicap, after which the minicap connector is removed. The patient line shield is then inserted into the catheter shield housing to connect the catheter connector end to the patient line connector end.
A peritoneal dialysis system comprises a cycler including a dialysis fluid pump, a plurality of valve actuators, and a control unit configured to control the dialysis fluid pump and the plurality of valve actuators; and a drain line including a disposable portion, a reusable portion, and a drip chamber located between the disposable portion and the reusable portion, the drip chamber configured to create an air column that dissuades pathogen migration from the reusable portion to the disposable portion. The dialysis fluid pump may include a pneumatic valve manifold and an air pump positioned and arranged to supply pneumatic pressure to the pneumatic valve manifold. The disposable portion of the drain line may be provided as part of a disposable set including a pump actuation portion operable with the dialysis fluid pump, and a valve actuation portion operable with the plurality of valve actuators.
A peritoneal dialysis system includes a cycler having a pneumatic valve manifold, an air pump positioned and arranged to supply pneumatic pressure to the pneumatic valve manifold without intervening pneumatic storage, a pneumatic pressure sensor positioned and arranged to detect pneumatic pressure, and a control unit configured to use an output of the pressure sensor as feedback to adjust the air pump according to a set pneumatic pressure; and a disposable set including a pod pump having a flexible sheet, one side of the flexible sheet positioned and arranged during operation to receive pneumatic pressure via the air pump and pneumatic valve manifold.
A method and system for delivering partial boluses using infusion pumps is disclosed. An example method includes storing a programmed dose volume to be administered in response to a request from a patient and instructing the pump to begin dispensing the programmed dose volume of fluid from the fluid supply. The method further includes receiving an indication that the pump has stopped pumping, determining a partial dose volume, and when the partial dose volume equals a value greater than zero, generate an alarm that the fluid supply is depleted. Additionally, the method includes exchanging the depleted fluid supply with a subsequent fluid supply, dispensing from the subsequent fluid supply the partial dose volume, and preventing any subsequent dispensing of fluid from the subsequent fluid supply for a programed lockout period.
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A61M 5/172 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters electrical or electronic
The present disclosure relates to devices and processes for the production of hollow fiber membrane bundles. The bundles are used for the manufacture of filtration and/or diffusion devices, e.g., capillary dialyzers.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system includes a PD fluid pump; a patient line for receiving used PD fluid pumped by the PD fluid pump during a patient drain; a control unit configured to cause the PD fluid pump to pump, according to a first commanded pressure, the used PD fluid through the patient line during the patient drain; and a personal digital assistant ("PDA") in wireless communication with the control unit, the PDA configured to enable a patient while undergoing the patient drain to send a command to the control unit, the command instructing the control unit to cause the PD fluid to pump according to a second commanded pressure during the patient drain.
A cartridge assembly for a filling machine includes a plurality of containers. Each container includes a volume and a stem connected to the volume. A connection line grid is in fluid communication with each stem of the plurality of containers. The connection line grid includes a first row connected to one or more containers of the plurality of containers and a second row connected to one or more containers of the plurality of containers. A filter assembly is coupled to the connection line grid.
B65B 65/00 - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided for; Arrangements of such details
B65B 3/00 - Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans or jars
B65B 3/04 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
B65B 3/12 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by application of pressure to material mechanically, e.g. by pistons or pumps
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 51/22 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by friction or ultrasonic or high-frequency electrical means
B65B 55/12 - Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging
B65B 61/06 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
18.
DISPOSABLE CIRCUIT FOR EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT OF BLOOD, APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT OF BLOOD AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
A disposable circuit for extracorporeal blood treatment comprising a filtration unit (2) and a blood circuit (6, 7) with a blood withdrawal line (6) and a blood return line (7), said blood withdrawal line (6) and said blood return line (7) being designed to be connected to a patient cardiovascular system, wherein the blood withdrawal line (6) and the blood return line (7) are provided with an arterial connector (40) and a venous connector (41) detachably connected to a vascular access device of a patient; at least one fluid line (15, 21, 25, 42; 42a) is connected to the blood circuit (6, 7) and the disposable circuit further comprises a first auxiliary connector (51, 53, 55, 57, 59) and a second auxiliary connector (50, 52, 54, 56, 58) arranged either on the blood circuit (6, 7) or on the fluid line (15, 21, 25, 42; 42a), and configured to be removably connected with the arterial connector (40) and the venous connector (41) in a recirculation configuration so as to define a closed circuit allowing fluid recirculation.
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical products, namely, injection solutions for human use in the fields of cardiovascular and critical care medicine; preparations for human health care in the fields of cardiovascular and critical care medicine; cardiovascular pharmaceutical preparations; local anesthetics for human use; inhalant anesthetic; pharmaceutical preparations for the induction of local anesthesia; general anesthetics for human use; transdermal patches featuring scopolamine for treatment of nausea and vomiting; antibiotics for human use; sedatives for human use; injectable pharmaceuticals for treatment of infections, bacterial infections, viral infections, pain, fever, hypertension, low blood pressure, heart, chest pain, hemodynamic imbalances, blood clots, ulcers, ventricular fibrillation, yeast infections, fungal infections, heart failure, diabetes, cancer, nausea and vomiting, edema, constipation, cirrhosis, opioid overdose, poisoning, heavy bleeding, dehydration, swelling, low magnesium, acne, rapid heartbeats, and low calcium; prescription medicines, namely, pills, tablets, capsules and pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of cancer; pharmaceutical preparations for the prevention of nausea, vomiting, and damage to bladder; pharmaceutical preparations to temporarily arrest the heart; injectable cardiac support for cardiac support; potassium preparations for pharmaceutical purposes; insulin; pharmaceutical preparations, namely, irrigation solutions for flushing, rinsing and cleansing of body tissues, body cavities, and wounds; medical instruments, namely, medical containers and medical bags sold filled with medical liquids and solutions, namely irrigation solutions; amino acid preparations for medical purposes; liquid nutritional supplement; liquid vitamin supplements; saline solution for medical purposes; sterile water for medical purposes.
20.
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING PERISTALTIC PUMP
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a cycler having a peristaltic pump actuator; a disposable set including a pressure sensing manifold including first and second pressure sensing pods, a drain line and a first dialysis fluid/heater container line in fluid communication with the first pressure sensing pod, and at least one dialysis fluid container line and a patient line in fluid communication with the second pressure sensing pod; and a control unit programmed to operate the peristaltic pump actuator (i) in a first direction to pump fresh dialysis fluid along the at least one additional dialysis fluid container line into the first dialysis fluid/heater line and (ii) in a second direction to pump heated fresh dialysis fluid along the first dialysis fluid/heater line into the patient line. The pump actuator may be operated in the first direction again to pump used dialysis fluid from the patient to a drain.
05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical solutions used in dialysis, namely, dialysis fluids, dialysis substitution fluids or concentrates, all being for use in hemodialysis, hemofiltration or hemodiafiltration
The present disclosure relates to semipermeable membranes which are suitable for blood purification, e.g. by hemodialysis, which have an increased ability to remove larger molecules while at the same time effectively retaining albumin. The membranes are characterized by a molecular retention onset (MWRO) of between 9.0 kD and 14.5 kD and a molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of between 55 kD and 130 kD as determined by dextran sieving curves and can be prepared by industrially feasible processes excluding a treatment with salt before drying. The invention therefore also relates to a process for the production of the membranes and to their use in medical applications.
A manifold assembly for a peritoneal dialysis apparatus, comprises: a casing delimiting internally a first compartment and a second compartment; a yielding pump tube having a first end connected or connectable to the first compartment and a second end connected or connectable to the second compartment. The yielding pump tubes extends outside the casing to be coupled to a peristaltic pump of a cycler of a peritoneal dialysis apparatus. The second compartment delimits expansion chambers configured to attenuate pressure pulsations from the peristaltic pump.
A container for warming fluids comprises an inlet port, an outlet port, a fluid conduit configured for fluidly communicating the inlet and outlet ports, and deflection sections. The fluid conduit has a non-constant maximum width in a direction of fluid flow through the fluid conduit. The deflection sections further comprise an entry section and an exit section, each respective exit section being arranged downstream, in the direction of fluid flow, from each respective entry section. The maximum width of the fluid conduit decreases along the direction of fluid flow through the entry section over a first distance and the maximum width of the fluid conduit increases along the direction of fluid flow through the exit section over a second, different distance. A blood treatment apparatus including the above-described container is also provided.
F28F 13/08 - Arrangements for modifying heat transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by affecting the pattern of flow of the heat-exchange media by varying the cross-section of the flow channels
A61M 1/36 - Other treatment of blood in a by-pass of the natural circulatory system, e.g. temperature adaptation, irradiation
25.
METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A PERISTALTIC PUMP IN A MEDICAL APPARATUS AND MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THIS METHOD
A method for calibrating a peristaltic pump in a medical apparatus comprises: rotating the peristaltic pump of a predetermined rotation to pump a liquid from a fluid source from a first compartment into a second compartment of a manifold assembly, raising a level of the liquid in the second compartment and compressing air in an air buffer volume of the manifold assembly; measuring a pressure of air in the air buffer volume; calculating, from the measured pressure, a variation of liquid volume in the second compartment due to the rotation of the peristaltic pump; calculating, from the variation of liquid volume and the predetermined rotation, a stroke liquid volume of the peristaltic pump.
A method for producing sterile solution-filled containers includes positioning a cartridge onto a filling machine. The cartridge includes a plurality of containers, a filter assembly, and a connection line in fluid communication with the filter assembly. Each of the plurality of containers includes a volume and a stem in fluid communication with the volume and in fluid communication with the connection line. The method includes coupling the cartridge to a feed line in fluid communication with a mix tank, activating a pump coupled to the feed line, and at least partially filling one or more of the volumes associated with the plurality of containers by pumping fluid through the feed line, the filter assembly, and the connection line to create one or more at least partially filled containers. Further, the method includes sealing and separating each of the filled and sealed containers from the connection line.
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65B 3/00 - Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans or jars
B65B 3/04 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
B65B 3/12 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by application of pressure to material mechanically, e.g. by pistons or pumps
B65B 37/06 - Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged by pistons or pumps
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65B 51/22 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by friction or ultrasonic or high-frequency electrical means
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 55/12 - Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging
B65B 61/06 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
B65B 65/00 - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided for; Arrangements of such details
27.
MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY FOR A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS APPARATUS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS APPARATUS COMPRISING SAID MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY
A manifold assembly for a peritoneal dialysis apparatus, comprises: a casing delimiting internally a first compartment and a second compartment; a yielding pump tube having a first end connected or connectable to the first compartment and a second end connected or connectable to the second compartment. The yielding pump tube extends outside the casing to be coupled to a peristaltic pump of a cycler of a peritoneal dialysis apparatus. A first pump port and a second pump port are placed on a first side of the casing and ports are placed on a second side of the casing, opposite the first side.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") transfer set includes a base having at least one slot; a slider extending within the base and including an elongated tube configured to carry PD fluid, the elongated tube extending to a head of the slider, the head including at least one lug extending through the at least one slot and further including a connector for connecting to a mating patient line connector; and a shroud barrel including at least one helical groove and extending around a portion of the base so that the at least one helical groove receives the at least one lug, wherein a user may rotate the shroud barrel including the at least one helical groove such that the at least one lug extends along the at least one helical groove, the at least one slot constraining movement of the at least one lug and the slider to being a translational movement.
A medical apparatus comprises a medical machine and a manifold assembly mounted or mountable on the medical machine. The medical machine comprises an occlusion element comprising a plunger configured to be moved between a retracted position, in which the plunger is spaced from a soft membrane of the manifold and a port of the manifold is open, and a forward position, in which the plunger accommodated in a seat of the port and the soft membrane is trapped between the plunger and the seat to close the port. The occlusion element comprises a membrane tensioner of mechanical type. The membrane tensioner is configured to raise the soft membrane away from the seat when the plunger goes back to the retracted position and to counteract a possible negative pressure tending to keep the port closed.
Disclosed herein is a system that provides selective, secure access to an aggregated, multidimensional data set comprising dose order records for the generation of data analytics with respect thereto. The aggregated data may correspond to a plurality of unaffiliated facilities. The system receives a request for a given facility. A data analytics tool of the system creates a dynamically generated report regarding a subset of the multidimensional data set corresponding to the given facility. A user interface of the system presents the dynamically generated report regarding the subset of the multidimensional data set corresponding to the given facility.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 15/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16H 70/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
31.
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DECONTAMINATING PD CATHETERS
A method of performing peritoneal dialysis (PD), the method comprising: delivering a PD fluid to the peritoneal cavity of a patient through a PD catheter; dwelling the PD fluid within the peritoneal cavity; and while dwelling the PD fluid, removing a biofilm from the PD catheter wall using a biofilm removing solution. The biofilm removing solution comprises: sodium citrate dihydrate; citric acid anhydrous; sodium lauryl sulfate; and water. In another aspect, a method for decontaminating a peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter and removing a biofilm from the PD catheter and a transfer set, the method comprising: providing a biofilm removing solution; transferring the biofilm removing solution into a syringe; connecting the syringe to a transfer set of the PD catheter; and filling the transfer set and the PD catheter with the biofilm removing solution.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a housing; a PD fluid pump housed by the housing; a filter set including a filter housing and a hydrophilic filter membrane dividing an upstream chamber from a downstream chamber; a dual lumen patient line including a fresh PD fluid lumen in fluid communication with the upstream chamber and a used PD fluid lumen in fluid communication with the downstream chamber; a pressure sensor positioned and arranged to provide a pressure sensor output indicative of pressure in the downstream chamber of the filter housing; and a control unit configured to perform a pressure integrity test on the hydrophilic filter membrane by monitoring the pressure sensor output over a period of time, the pressure sensor output indicative of a negative pressure created in the downstream chamber by the PD fluid pump. A pressure drop test for evaluating the filter membrane is also disclosed.
The present disclosure relates to a medical equipment, to an authentication server (20) and to methods for authorizing a user access to a medical equipment (10) via an equipment user interface. According to a first aspect the disclosure proposes a method, for use in a medical equipment, for authorizing a user access to a medical equipment via an equipment user interface. The method comprises, storing S0 an authority public key of an authority asymmetric key pair associated with an authentication server and providing S3, to the user via the equipment user interface, an authorization challenge indicative of an equipment public key of a temporary equipment asymmetric key pair generated in the medical equipment. The method further comprises receiving S4 from the user via the equipment user interface, a response code comprising validity information encrypted using a shared key derivable from the authority private key of the authority asymmetric key pair and the provided equipment public key, and authorizing S7 the user access to the medical equipment, upon the validity information decrypted using the same shared key but derived in the medical equipment using the stored authority public key and an equipment private key of the temporary equipment asymmetric key pair, being valid. The present disclosure also relates to a computer program and a computer program product implementing the method.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
34.
PLASTICIZER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DEHT AND EPOXIDIZED VEGETABLE OILS, PLASTICIZED COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME, FILMS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND BAGS MANUFACTURED FROM FILMS COMPRISING THE SAME
The invention relates to plasticizer compositions comprising dioctyl terephthalate and epoxidized vegetable oils, plasticized compositions comprising the same, and particularly to bags formed from plasticized compositions including polyvinyl chloride comprising the same, which may be used for IV infusion, peritoneal dialysis, and the like.
A61J 1/05 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for collecting, storing or administering blood, plasma or medical fluids
A method of performing peritoneal dialysis (PD), the method comprising: delivering a PD fluid to the peritoneal cavity of a patient through a PD catheter; dwelling the PD fluid within the peritoneal cavity; and while dwelling the PD fluid, removing a biofilm from the PD catheter wall using a biofilm removing solution. The biofilm removing solution comprises: sodium citrate dihydrate; citric acid anhydrous; sodium lauryl sulfate; and water. In another aspect, a method for decontaminating a peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter and removing a biofilm from the PD catheter and a transfer set, the method comprising: providing a biofilm removing solution; transferring the biofilm removing solution into a syringe; connecting the syringe to a transfer set of the PD catheter; and filling the transfer set and the PD catheter with the biofilm removing solution.
A method of performing peritoneal dialysis (PD), the method comprising: delivering a PD fluid to the peritoneal cavity of a patient through a PD catheter; dwelling the PD fluid within the peritoneal cavity; and while dwelling the PD fluid, removing a biofilm from the PD catheter wall using a biofilm removing solution. The biofilm removing solution comprises: sodium citrate dihydrate; citric acid anhydrous; sodium lauryl sulfate; and water. In another aspect, a method for decontaminating a peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter and removing a biofilm from the PD catheter and a transfer set, the method comprising: providing a biofilm removing solution; transferring the biofilm removing solution into a syringe; connecting the syringe to a transfer set of the PD catheter; and filling the transfer set and the PD catheter with the biofilm removing solution.
A CRRT apparatus comprising a control unit configured to execute a flow-rate setup procedure by receiving a patient prescription comprising clinical prescription parameters, by allowing entry of a set value for a prescribed dialysis dose (Dset) to be delivered, and of a target value for a parameter (nNBL; CpHCO3_pat) indicative of a steady state acid-base balance in the blood of the patient who has to undergo a CRRT blood treatment, and by determining operating parameters calculating a set value of relevant fluid flow rates including one or more of a fluid flow rate (Qcit) through the anticoagulant infusion line, a fluid flow rate (QPBP) through the PBP infusion line, a fluid flow rate (Qrep_pre) through the pre-dilution infusion line, a fluid flow rate (Qrep_post) through the post-dilution infusion line, a fluid flow rate (QHCO3) through the post-dilution bicarbonate infusion line, a fluid flow rate (Qca) through the ion balancing infusion line, a blood fluid flow rate (Qb) through the extracorporeal blood circuit, a fluid flow rate (Qdial) through the dialysis liquid supply line, and a fluid flow rate (Qeff) through the effluent fluid line, wherein calculating the set value of the fluid flow rates is based at least on the set value of the prescribed dialysis dose (Dset) and on the target value for the parameter (nNBL; CpHCO3_pat) indicative of a steady state acid-base balance in the blood.
A61M 1/36 - Other treatment of blood in a by-pass of the natural circulatory system, e.g. temperature adaptation, irradiation
A61M 60/113 - Extracorporeal pumps, i.e. the blood being pumped outside the patient’s body incorporated within extracorporeal blood circuits or systems in other functional devices, e.g. dialysers or heart-lung machines
A61M 60/279 - Peristaltic pumps, e.g. roller pumps
A61M 1/34 - Filtering material out of the blood by passing it through a membrane, i.e. hemofiltration, diafiltration
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
38.
WATER PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING THE WATER PURIFICATION APPARATUS
Disclosed herein is a water purification apparatus capable of being cleaned at a point of care, and methods for cleaning the water purification apparatus at the point of care. The water purification apparatus and the methods provide an efficient use of a heater for heat disinfection the water purification apparatus, e.g. by recirculating heated fluid to further heat the fluid. Several different cleaning programs are provided that may be utilized for cleaning different parts of the water purification apparatus.
B01D 61/48 - Apparatus therefor having one or more compartments filled with ion-exchange material
C02F 1/00 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
C02F 1/44 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis
C02F 1/469 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrochemical separation, e.g. by electro-osmosis, electrodialysis, electrophoresis
A dialysis system and dialysis machine or cycler are provided that decrease a disposable set's cost and complexity. The dialysis machine or cycler includes a weigh scale on which multiple fluid supply containers containing dialysis fluid, and a drain trolley, are positioned. The fluid supply containers may be elevated relative to the drain trolley. The drain trolley is sized to contain all of the effluent drained from a patient during a dialysis treatment. The fluid supply containers are in fluid communication with one another and arranged one of top of the other. A control unit may control fill, dwell and drain cycles by controlling the operation of a pump and a valve. Dialysis fluid from the bottom-most fluid supply container may be pumped into a patient. The valve may be opened to allow effluent to drain from the patient to the drain trolley by way of gravity.
An automated sterile compounding dose preparation station is disclosed herein. The preparation station determines availability data based on a current working status and queued dose orders and transmits the availability data to an application server. The preparation station receives, from the application server, an inventory dose order that does not correspond to a patient when the application server determines the automated sterile compounding dose preparation station has availability based on the availability date. The inventory dose order specifies a sterile compounded medication product that is suitable for administration by intravenous introduction to a human. The preparation station prepares an inventory dose corresponding to the inventory dose order, determines an expiration date of the inventory dose, and causes a printer to print a label for the inventory dose. The label indicates that the inventory dose is to be stored and includes information indicative of the expiration date of the inventory dose.
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 70/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
The present disclosure relates to a spinning beam for producing hollow fiber membranes in a phase inversion process, and to a process using the spinning beam.
D01D 5/24 - Formation of filaments, threads, or the like with a hollow structure; Spinnerette packs therefor
D01F 6/56 - Monocomponent man-made filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from mixtures of polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds as major constituent with other polymers or low-molecular-weight compounds of polymers of cyclic compounds with one carbon-to-carbon double bond in the side chain
D01F 6/94 - Monocomponent man-made filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from mixtures of polycondensation products as major constituent with other polymers or low-molecular-weight compounds of other polycondensation products
D01D 4/06 - Distributing spinning solution or melt to spinning nozzles
Medical apparatus, namely, dialysis machines and disposables for use with dialysis machines, namely tubing sets, tubing and containers all sold empty..
A medical fluid container assembling system and method are disclosed. The system includes a coiled catheter pallet for receiving a catheter tip portion of a coiled catheter. The system also includes a coiled catheter preparation unit configured to place the coiled catheter on the coiled catheter pallet in a predetermined posture, and cause the catheter tip portion of the coiled catheter to extend a predetermined length. The system further includes a container body pallet for receiving a container tube of a container body. Additionally, the system includes a container body preparation unit configured to place the container body on the container body pallet in a predetermined posture, and cause the container tube of the container body to extend a predetermined length. The system also includes a container tube expander, a catheter tip gluing device, and an assembling mechanism configured to insert the catheter tip portion into the container tube.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system includes a PD machine including a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, a plurality of PD fluid lines, and a plurality of PD fluid line connectors positioned and arranged at the housing to accept distal ends of the PD fluid lines to perform a disinfection sequence. The PD system also includes a disinfection unit including a disinfection unit housing, a PD fluid line connector positioned and arranged at the disinfection unit housing for receiving one of the PD fluid lines of the PD machine for the disinfection sequence, a line extending from the disinfection unit housing for connecting to one of the PD fluid line connectors of the PD machine for the disinfection sequence, and a disinfection fluid pump housed by the disinfection unit for pumping disinfection fluid during the disinfection sequence.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system includes a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, and a reusable patient line extending from the housing. The reusable patient line includes a distal end configured to be connected to a patient line connector provided by the housing. The PD system also includes at least one reusable PD fluid line extending from the housing, the at least one reusable PD fluid line including a distal end configured to be connected to a PD fluid line connector provided by the housing. The PD system further includes a control unit configured to cause the PD fluid pump to apply a negative pressure to at least one of the reusable patient line or the at least one reusable PD fluid line when connected, respectively, to the patient line connector or the PD fluid line connector.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system includes a housing; a PD fluid pump housed by the housing; a filter set including a filter housing and a hydrophilic filter membrane dividing an upstream chamber from a downstream chamber; a dual lumen patient line including a fresh PD fluid lumen in fluid communication with the upstream chamber and a used PD fluid lumen in fluid communication with the downstream chamber; a pressure sensor positioned and arranged to provide a pressure sensor output indicative of pressure in the downstream chamber of the filter housing; and a control unit configured to perform a pressure integrity test on the hydrophilic filter membrane by monitoring the pressure sensor output over a period of time, the pressure sensor output indicative of a negative pressure created in the downstream chamber by the PD fluid pump. A pressure drop test for evaluating the filter membrane is also disclosed.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system includes a PD fluid pump, a dual lumen patient line including fresh and used PD fluid lumens, a filter set in fluid communication with the fresh and used PD fluid lumens, a valve provided either with a patient's transfer set or with the filter set, and a control unit configured, after a patient drain, to (i) prompt a patient or caregiver to close the valve when the valve is a manual valve, or (ii) cause the valve to close automatically when the valve is an electrically or pneumatically controlled valve. The control unit is further configured to cause the PD fluid pump, with the valve closed, to pump fresh, heated PD fluid into the fresh PD fluid lumen to displace unheated PD fluid from the fresh PD fluid lumen, through the filter set, into the used PD fluid lumen. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Downloadable medical software for receiving, storing, displaying and transmitting data to and from medical apparatus providing intravenous therapy to patients and to and from medical apparatus monitoring the physiological processes of patients undergoing intravenous therapy.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a PD machine including a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, a plurality of PD fluid lines, and a plurality of PD fluid line connectors positioned and arranged at the housing to accept distal ends of the PD fluid lines to perform a disinfection sequence. The PD system also includes a disinfection unit including a disinfection unit housing, a PD fluid line connector positioned and arranged at the disinfection unit housing for receiving one of the PD fluid lines of the PD machine for the disinfection sequence, a line extending from the disinfection unit housing for connecting to one of the PD fluid line connectors of the PD machine for the disinfection sequence, and a disinfection fluid pump housed by the disinfection unit for pumping disinfection fluid during the disinfection sequence.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a PD fluid pump, a dual lumen patient line including fresh and used PD fluid lumens, a filter set in fluid communication with the fresh and used PD fluid lumens, a valve provided either with a patient's transfer set or with the filter set, and a control unit configured, after a patient drain, to (i) prompt a patient or caregiver to close the valve when the valve is a manual valve, or (ii) cause the valve to close automatically when the valve is an electrically or pneumatically controlled valve. The control unit is further configured to cause the PD fluid pump, with the valve closed, to pump fresh, heated PD fluid into the fresh PD fluid lumen to displace unheated PD fluid from the fresh PD fluid lumen, through the filter set, into the used PD fluid lumen. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a housing, a PD fluid pump housed by the housing, and a reusable patient line extending from the housing. The reusable patient line includes a distal end configured to be connected to a patient line connector provided by the housing. The PD system also includes at least one reusable PD fluid line extending from the housing, the at least one reusable PD fluid line including a distal end configured to be connected to a PD fluid line connector provided by the housing. The PD system further includes a control unit configured to cause the PD fluid pump to apply a negative pressure to at least one of the reusable patient line or the at least one reusable PD fluid line when connected, respectively, to the patient line connector or the PD fluid line connector.
A system is disclosed for the automated collection of dialysis and physiological data. An example system includes a dialysis machine configured to generate dialysis data and a wireless peripheral device configured to generate physiological data. The system also includes a personal digital device including an application configured to communicatively couple to the dialysis machine. The application is further configured to detect being within a wireless range of the wireless peripheral device, pair with the wireless peripheral device, receive the physiological data from the wireless peripheral device, and transmit the received physiological data to the dialysis machine. The dialysis machine is configured to store the received physiological data in conjunction with the dialysis data.
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
55.
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING DISINFECTION GAS RELIEF
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a PD fluid pump, a disinfection loop including the PD fluid pump, the disinfection loop including PD fluid used for disinfecting the disinfection loop, and an acid solution source positioned and arranged to supply an acid solution to the disinfection loop during disinfection using the PD fluid. The disinfection loop includes an airtrap and a pressure sensor positioned and arranged to sense PD fluid pressure during disinfection, the pressure sensor outputting to a control unit, the control unit configured to open at least one gas valve located along at least one gas line leading to an upper portion of the airtrap when the PD fluid pressure reaches or exceeds a threshold PD fluid pressure due to gas formation caused by mixing the acid solution with the PD fluid.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system includes a PD fluid pump, a disinfection loop including the PD fluid pump, the disinfection loop including PD fluid used for disinfecting the disinfection loop, and an acid solution source positioned and arranged to supply an acid solution to the disinfection loop during disinfection using the PD fluid. The disinfection loop includes an airtrap and a pressure sensor positioned and arranged to sense PD fluid pressure during disinfection, the pressure sensor outputting to a control unit, the control unit configured to open at least one gas valve located along at least one gas line leading to an upper portion of the airtrap when the PD fluid pressure reaches or exceeds a threshold PD fluid pressure due to gas formation caused by mixing the acid solution with the PD fluid.
A peritoneal dialysis fluid generation system including water purification equipment configured to provide purified water; a presterilized tubing set including a container for storing peritoneal dialysis fluid; at least one glucose or buffer concentrate; and a hemodialysis machine in fluid communication with the water purification equipment. The hemodialysis machine includes at least one mixing pump for mixing the at least one glucose or buffer concentrate with the purified water to form peritoneal dialysis fluid, a dialysis fluid pump for delivering the peritoneal dialysis fluid to the container, and a control unit configured to control the at least one mixing pump to form the peritoneal dialysis fluid and the dialysis fluid pump to deliver the peritoneal dialysis fluid to the container.
A peritoneal dialysis fluid circuit comprising a patient line, a delivery line configured to supply fresh dialysis fluid towards the patient line, a withdrawal line configured to withdraw spent dialysis fluid from the patient line, a first pump arranged on the delivery line and configured to supply fresh dialysis fluid towards the patient line, and a second pump arranged on the withdrawal line and configured to withdraw spent dialysis fluid from the patient line. The fluid circuit further comprises a control unit configured to perform a peritoneal dialysis procedure. The peritoneal dialysis procedure comprises commanding activation of the first pump at a first flow rate, and activation of the second pump at a second flow rate different from the first flow rate: the first pump and the second pump are active simultaneously to provide the first flow rate and the second flow rate.
Systems and methods are disclosed for verifying reference voltage and analog-to-digital converter ("ADC") values during medical fluid treatment. An example system comprises a control circuit including control ADC devices associated with respective control sensors to facilitate medical fluid treatment; and a protective circuit including protective ADC devices associated with protective sensors, wherein the control circuit and the protective circuit are galvanically isolated from one another; and a computing device having a memory and a processor. The computing device may be configured to initiate a pretreatment that exposes the control sensors and the protective sensors to common pretreatment conditions (e.g., temperature and pressure); receive, during the pretreatment, control ADC values and protective ADC values; and register an error for one or both of the control circuit or the protective circuit based on a comparison of a control ADC value with a protective ADC value.
A peritoneal dialysis fluid circuit comprising a patient line, a delivery line configured to supply fresh dialysis fluid towards the patient line, a withdrawal line configured to withdraw spent dialysis fluid from the patient line, a first pump arranged on the delivery line and configured to supply fresh dialysis fluid towards the patient line, and a second pump arranged on the withdrawal line and configured to withdraw spent dialysis fluid from the patient line. The fluid circuit further comprises a control unit configured to perform a peritoneal dialysis procedure. The peritoneal dialysis procedure comprises commanding activation of the first pump at a first flow rate, and activation of the second pump at a second flow rate different from the first flow rate: the first pump and the second pump are active simultaneously to provide the first flow rate and the second flow rate.
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for integrating medical device data are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a server receives infusion therapy progress data that is generated by an infusion pump and renal failure therapy progress data that is generated by a renal failure therapy machine. The server also receives physiological data that is generated by at least one physiological sensor. The server determines fluid balance data based on a difference between the infusion therapy progress data and the renal failure therapy progress data. The server stores the fluid balance data in conjunction with hemodynamic information from the physiological data to a patient's medical record.
A61M 5/172 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters electrical or electronic
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
A personalized chronic care apparatus is disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a server operating over a network, software stored on the server, and a compliance entry feature configured to receive compliance information related to a patient. The software includes an automated learning method for creating an overall kidney maintenance plan that specifies one or more controllable variables as actions performed by the patient to prevent or reduce complications associated with chronic kidney disease (“CKD”). The automated learning method is configured to perform an evaluation to determine whether a selected controllable variable is to be included in the overall kidney maintenance plan by confirming when (i) a worsening of kidney function is not determined between first evaluation data and second evaluation data over a testing period, and (ii) the compliance information provides a confirmation that the selected controllable variable was modified over the testing period.
G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
G16H 20/70 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
G16H 20/60 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
Medical apparatus, namely, infusion pumps for delivering measured amounts of pharmaceutical solutions parenterally into a patient; medical apparatus for introducing pharmaceutical preparations into the human body.
A hemodynamic management system, apparatus, and method are disclosed herein. An example hemodynamic management apparatus includes a display interface screen and a processor configured to access a patient medical record using a patient identifier and determine, from the patient medical record, a new infusion start event associated with an infusion pump that is fluidly connected to a patient. The processor also causes the display interface screen to display an infusion line mapping interface that shows a graphical illustration of a human body and potential access sites, prompt for selection of an access site within the infusion line mapping interface, and after receiving a selection of an access site, associate an infusion pump identifier and the selected access site. The processor also causes the display interface screen to display information from the new infusion start event in conjunction with the selected access site shown within the infusion line mapping interface.
A61M 5/172 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters electrical or electronic
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 70/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
66.
MEDICAL FLUID SYSTEM HAVING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING VOLTAGE AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER MEASUREMENTS
Systems and methods are disclosed for verifying reference voltage and analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”) values during medical fluid treatment. An example system comprises a control circuit including control ADC devices associated with respective control sensors to facilitate medical fluid treatment; and a protective circuit including protective ADC devices associated with protective sensors, wherein the control circuit and the protective circuit are galvanically isolated from one another; and a computing device having a memory and a processor. The computing device may be configured to initiate a pretreatment that exposes the control sensors and the protective sensors to common pretreatment conditions (e.g., temperature and pressure); receive, during the pretreatment, control ADC values and protective ADC values; and register an error for one or both of the control circuit or the protective circuit based on a comparison of a control ADC value with a protective ADC value.
A device (100) for disinfecting a catheter (302), and a method thereof is described. The device (100) comprises a stem (102), and an expandable member (104) fixed at a front portion of the stem (102). The expandable member (104) is wetted with a disinfectant. A sheath assembly (106) houses the stem (102) and the expandable member (104), and includes a front end (106-1) and a plurality of slots (108) present near the front end (106-1). The slots (108) allow for outward expansion of the expandable member (104) when the expandable member (104) is pushed towards the front end (106-1) by operating the stem (102). When the sheath assembly (106) is inserted within the catheter (302) and the expandable member (104) is brought outward by pushing through the stem (102), the expandable member (104) comes in contact with inner surface of the catheter (302), thereby disinfecting the catheter (302).
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Providing browser-based online non-downloadable software that enables health care professionals to select and input the components of a parenteral nutritional formulation and obtain an assessment of the stability of such formulation
69.
INFUSION PUMP DOOR SEAL FOR VERTICAL INTRAVENOUS TUBES
An infusion pump for delivering an intravenous (“IV”) fluid includes a housing having a vertical orientation when the infusion pump is positioned for operation. The housing has a top side configured to engage a portion of an IV tube. The top side includes a tube window configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the top side of the housing. The infusion pump also includes a door hingedly connected to the housing. The door is configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a roof configured to contact the top side of the housing. The door includes a lip configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the door.
A medical fluid generation system is disclosed. In an example, a peritoneal dialysis fluid generation system includes water purification equipment configured to provide purified water; a presterilized tubing set including a container for storing peritoneal dialysis fluid; at least one glucose or buffer concentrate; and a hemodialysis machine in fluid communication with the water purification equipment. The hemodialysis machine includes at least one mixing pump for mixing the at least one glucose or buffer concentrate with the purified water to form peritoneal dialysis fluid, a dialysis fluid pump for delivering the peritoneal dialysis fluid to the container, and a control unit configured to control the at least one mixing pump to form the peritoneal dialysis fluid and the dialysis fluid pump to deliver the peritoneal dialysis fluid to the container.
A dialysis system includes a dialysis machine comprising a motorized autoconnection mechanism, a fluid supply line connected to a source of dialysis fluid, and a cassette for use with the dialysis machine. The cassette includes a frame, a pump chamber within the frame, a first set of valves for routing the dialysis fluid from the fluid supply line to the pump chamber, and a second set of valves for routing the dialysis fluid from the pump chamber to a patient line. The cassette also includes a plurality of ports communicating with the first and second set of valves. Each port includes an integral spike. The motorized autoconnection mechanism is configured to move the fluid supply line and the patient line automatically so as to be spiked open respectively by the plurality of ports of the cassette.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a cycler including an actuation surface having a peristaltic pump actuator; a manifold assembly including a rigid manifold having first and second chambers (110a, 110b), the rigid manifold configured and arranged to be abutted against the actuation surface for operation, a peristaltic pump tube (124gh) extending from the first chamber (110a) to the second chamber (110b) of the rigid manifold, a dialysis fluid container line (124b) extending from the first chamber (110a), and a branch line (124c) extending between the dialysis fluid container line (124b) and the second chamber (110b); and a control unit configured to cause the peristaltic pump actuator to actuate the peristaltic pump tube (124gh) to pump dialysis fluid from the branch line (124c) into the second chamber (110b) and from the second chamber (110b) into the first chamber (110a).
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a cycler including an actuation surface having a peristaltic pump actuator; at least one pair of capacitive sensing plates; a manifold assembly including a rigid manifold having at least one chamber, the rigid manifold configured and arranged to be abutted against the actuation surface for operation, wherein the at least one pair of capacitive sensing plates is positioned to be operable with the at least one chamber; a peristaltic pump tube; and a control unit configured to actuate the peristaltic pump actuator to pump an amount of dialysis fluid to the at least one chamber, receive a signal from the pair of capacitive sensing plates, count a number of revolutions of the peristaltic pump actuator, determine a current volume per revolution for the peristaltic pump actuator, and use the current volume per revolution for a subsequent operation of the peristaltic pump actuator.
A peritoneal dialysis system includes a housing; a dialysis fluid pump housed by the housing; a patient line extendable from the housing; and a hose reel located within the housing, the hose reel configured to coil the patient line when disconnected from a patient. The patient line may be a dual lumen patient line, wherein the dual lumen patient line is coiled about the hose reel during a disinfection sequence for disinfecting the dual lumen patient line and the dialysis fluid pump.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a dialysis fluid pump having a reusable pump body that accepts PD fluid for pumping; a dialysis fluid inline heater including a reusable heater body that accepts PD fluid for heating; a patient line connector; a drain line connector; a first reusable PD fluid line including a first connector configured to mate with the patient line connector; a second reusable PD fluid line including a second connector configured to mate with the drain line connector; and a control unit configured to run a heat cleaning (e.g., heat disinfection or heat sterilization) sequence after PD treatment, wherein the first connector of the first reusable PD fluid line is mated with the patient line connector, the second connector of the second reusable PD fluid line is mated with the drain line connector, and the dialysis fluid pump and perhaps the dialysis fluid inline heater are actuated.
Medical apparatus and instruments for use in extracorporeal
blood treatment; medical devices, namely blood tubing sets
used on machines for hemodialysis, hemofiltration,
hemodiafiltration and ultrafiltration treatment; medical
apparatus and instruments for use in extracorporeal blood
treatment, namely, disposable sets used during hemodialysis,
hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration and ultrafiltration
treatment; medical blood tubing sets; dialyzers, hemofilters
and ultrafilters.
78.
INTEGRATED WATER TESTING SYSTEM FOR ULTRA-LOW TOTAL CHLORINE DETECTION
A water preparation apparatus for determining an amount of total chlorine in purified water is disclosed. The water preparation apparatus includes a chlorine sensing system, a water pretreatment filter, a reverse osmosis filter, and an electrodeionization (“EDI”) module. The chlorine sensing system is configured to determine an amount of total chlorine in the purified water by applying, at a first time, a source voltage to the purified water and removing, at a second time, the source voltage. The chlorine sensing system then measures, after the second time, an electrical parameter of the purified water. The chlorine sensing system determines the amount of total chlorine in the purified water based on the measured electrical parameter.
A water supply system (12) is operable to extract liquid water, EW, from waste fluid, WF, generated by a dialysis system and to provide the liquid water for use by the dialysis system. The water supply system (12) comprises a dehumidifier sub-system (20) and a humidifier sub-system (30). A gas stream is circulated between the sub-systems (20, 30) and is alternately humidified and dehumidified. The liquid water is extracted from the gas stream by the dehumidifier sub-system (20). The humidifier sub-system (30) comprises a membrane distillation unit (31) with a feed side (31A) and a draw side (31B) separated by a hydrophobic membrane (31'). The waste fluid is supplied on the feed side (31A) and the gas stream is supplied on the draw side (31B), and water vapor is transported from the waste fluid through the membrane (31') via a difference in partial water vapor pressure between the feed and draw sides (31A, 31B).
The invention provides a sensor for measuring both impedance and ECG waveforms that is configured to be worn around a patient's neck. The sensor features 1) an ECG system that includes an analog ECG circuit, in electrical contact with at least two ECG electrodes, that generates an analog ECG waveform; and 2) an impedance system that includes an analog impedance circuit, in electrical contact with at least two (and typically four) impedance electrodes, that generates an analog impedance waveform. Also included in the neck-worn system are a digital processing system featuring a microprocessor, and an analog-to-digital converter. During a measurement, the digital processing system receives and processes the analog ECG and impedance waveforms to measure physiological information from the patient. Finally, a cable that drapes around the patient's neck connects the ECG system, impedance system, and digital processing system.
A mobile dialysis fluid generation system includes a cargo unit configured to be transported by a vehicle; a cleanroom located inside the cargo unit; water purification equipment; at least one dialysis fluid preparation unit located inside the cleanroom; and at least one area provided outside the cleanroom but inside the cargo unit for storing at least one of a raw material or containers filled with dialysis fluid. The at least one dialysis fluid preparation unit includes at least one concentrate, a mixing device configured to receive purified water from the water purification equipment and to mix the purified water with the at least one concentrate to form dialysis fluid, and a tubing set for transfer of the dialysis fluid from the mixing device to a container positioned and arranged to receive the dialysis fluid.
A medical fluid system includes a medical fluid pump configured to pump a medical fluid; a tube through which medical fluid pumped by the medical fluid pump flows; a pinch valve positioned and arranged to occlude the tube to prevent medical fluid from flowing through the tube, the pinch valve including a motor; a current sensor positioned and arranged to sense a current drawn by the motor of the pinch valve; and a control unit operable with the current sensor to monitor the current drawn by the motor while the motor is causing the pinch valve to occlude the tube, the control unit configured to stop the motor when the monitored current indicates an occlusion of the tube.
A dialysis system comprises a supply sub-system (4), a storage sub-system (5), a treatment sub-system (6), and a control device (7). The supply sub-system (4) is arranged to supply a fluid to the storage sub-system (5) and comprises a heating device (42) for heating the fluid. The storage sub-system (5) comprises a non-heated reservoir (50) for receiving the fluid from the supply sub-system (4). The treatment sub-system (6) is configured to obtain the fluid from the storage sub-system (5) for use in dialysis treatment. The control device (7) operates the supply sub-system (4) to perform a sequence of fluid supply cycles causing a sequence of time-separated boluses of the fluid to be supplied to the reservoir (50), with each fluid supply cycle being assigned a target temperature and comprising a predefined number of boluses. The supply sub- system (4) is operated to achieve, through the predefined number of boluses, the target temperature of the fluid in the reservoir (50) for the respective fluid supply cycle.
A perforating connector assembly including a valve; and a perforating connector comprising a perforator accepted by the valve, the perforator including a spiked end and a lever, the lever including a projection, a shell extending around the perforator and the valve, the shell including a pre-activation opening and a post-activation opening, a spring held compressed during pre-activation by a tab of the lever being located within the pre-activation opening, and an actuator slidingly engaged to the shell, the actuator including a projection, the actuator translatable by a user so that the projection becomes aligned with the tab located within the opening, wherein the user is able to push the projection into the pre-activation opening to disengage the tab from the opening, and wherein the spring is able to decompress and translate the perforator so that the medical fluid container is accessed and the tab becomes located within the post-activation opening.
A hemodynamic management system, apparatus, and method are disclosed herein. An example hemodynamic management apparatus includes a display interface screen and a processor configured to access a patient medical record using a patient identifier and determine, from the patient medical record, a new infusion start event associated with an infusion pump that is fluidly connected to a patient. The processor also causes the display interface screen to display an infusion line mapping interface that shows a graphical illustration of a human body and potential access sites, prompt for selection of an access site within the infusion line mapping interface, and after receiving a selection of an access site, associate an infusion pump identifier and the selected access site. The processor also causes the display interface screen to display information from the new infusion start event in conjunction with the selected access site shown within the infusion line mapping interface.
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
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INFUSION PUMP WITH TUBE LOADING GUIDANCE AND CONFIRMATION
An infusion pump includes a housing with a door pivotally mounted to the housing, a tube channel on the housing configured to hold a tube in the infusion pump, a pumping mechanism including a shuttle, and a slide clamp ejection device.
A61M 5/168 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters
A61M 5/50 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile
A61M 39/28 - Clamping means for squeezing flexible tubes, e.g. roller clamps
The present disclosure relates to a center fluid distributor for a multi-fiber spinneret for producing hollow fiber membranes in a phase inversion process.
A computer system is configured to implement a method of estimating residual renal function in a dialysis patient based on data for two consecutive treatment sessions of intermittent dialysis therapy. The computer system obtains first and second blood concentration values (C1, C2) for a substance, e.g. urea, creatinine, at a start and an end of a first treatment session, and a third blood concentration value (C3) at a start of a second treatment session. The computer system also obtains time points (t1, t2, t3) for the start and the end of the first treatment session and the start of the second treatment session. The computer system then estimates the residual renal function as a function of the first, second, and third concentration values (C1, C2, C3), and the time points (t1, t2, t3). The method obviates the need to include data representing collection of urine from the patient.
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G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
90.
CONFIGURATION OF A DIALYSIS MACHINE FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD THERAPY
A dialysis machine for extracorporeal blood therapy is configured to interface with a disposable blood line that is available in at least two different sizes. A memory in the dialysis machine is arranged to store configuration data that associates the different sizes of the blood line with a respective predefined limit value of fluid removal when the dialysis machine is operated by a controller to perform extracorporeal blood therapy. The controller is configured to execute a configuration procedure (400), which comprises obtaining (402) size data indicative of a selected size of the blood line for use in the extracorporeal blood therapy in relation to a patient; determining (403), by use of the configuration data and based on the selected size, a maximum rate of said fluid removal from blood, and configuring (404) the dialysis machine to maintain the fluid removal below the maximum rate during the extracorporeal blood therapy.
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05 - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary products
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Pharmaceutical solutions used in dialysis; pharmaceutical solutions used for the treatment of renal insufficiency, in particular for peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, hemofiltration or hemodiafiltration Downloadable software for medical use related to the dialysis treatment of renal insufficiency; resident and downloadable operating software for machines for kidney treatment; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application to facilitate communication, namely, allowing patients and healthcare professionals to access, collect and share information in the treatment of kidney disease Medical apparatus and instruments for the treatment of renal insufficiency; medical apparatus and instruments for extracorporeal blood treatment; disposable medical devices for use in extracorporeal blood treatment, namely, tubing sets and dialyzers; blood treatment apparatus, namely, dialysis machines; disposable medical devices for use in dialysis machines, namely, tubing sets, filters and containers
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POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS, DELIVERY DEVICES, AND METHODS
Polymeric compositions, methods, and delivery devices for inhibiting bleeding are disclosed. The method includes applying a dried material topically to a wound site, where the material may include a cross-linked biologically compatible polymer which forms a hydrogel when exposed to blood and where the material may not include an active agent such as thrombin. A spring-loaded delivery device as described herein may be used to apply the dried material.
The invention relates to a medical product for preventing or correcting vitamin A deficiency in a patient comprising a lipid emulsion in a flexible container, the lipid emulsion comprising (a) vitamin A in the lipid phase of the lipid emulsion, (b) optionally additionally vitamin D, vitamin E and/or vitamin K in the lipid phase of the lipid emulsion, and (c) no more than 1.5 ppm dissolved oxygen (DO), (d) wherein the pH of the lipid emulsion is from 5 to 9.
A61K 47/44 - Oils, fats or waxes according to two or more groups of ; Natural or modified natural oils, fats or waxes, e.g. castor oil, polyethoxylated castor oil, montan wax, lignite, shellac, rosin, beeswax or lanolin
A61K 47/22 - Heterocyclic compounds, e.g. ascorbic acid, tocopherol or pyrrolidones
A61K 31/122 - Ketones having the oxygen atom directly attached to a ring, e.g. quinones, vitamin K1, anthralin
A61K 31/593 - 9,10-Secocholestane derivatives, e.g. cholecalciferol, vitamin D3
A61K 47/26 - Carbohydrates, e.g. sugar alcohols, amino sugars, nucleic acids, mono-, di- or oligo-saccharides; Derivatives thereof, e.g. polysorbates, sorbitan fatty acid esters or glycyrrhizin
A61K 47/34 - Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polyesters, polyamino acids, polysiloxanes, polyphosphazines, copolymers of polyalkylene glycol or poloxamers
A61K 47/12 - Carboxylic acids; Salts or anhydrides thereof
A61K 9/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form
A61K 45/06 - Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
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DIALYSIS MACHINE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING SECURE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A DIALYSIS MACHINE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
The present disclosure relates to establishing secure communication between a dialysis machine and medical equipment. In an example, a dialysis machine includes a control unit configured to establish a short-range wireless connection with external medical equipment. The control unit establishes the short-range wireless connection by causing a user interface to display a prompt to enter a passkey associated with medical equipment, using the received passkey to pair with the medical equipment, and creating a new bonding table or writing to an empty bonding table using the passkey. The control unit is also configured to generate a shared key using the passkey and at least one predetermined criterion and use the shared key to authenticate with the medical equipment. When authentication with the medical equipment is successful, the control unit enables data communication using the short-range connection with the medical equipment.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
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A medical fluid delivery system and apparatus for remote machine updating and control are disclosed. An example medical fluid delivery apparatus includes a processor and a dialysis fluid circuit including at least one dialysis fluid pump. The processor determines a dialysis treatment or a preprogrammed task is not being performed by the least one dialysis fluid pump. After determining a dialysis treatment or a preprogrammed task is not being performed, the processor activates a connectivity agent to communicatively couple to a server via a network. The processor then receives, from the server via the connectivity agent, a command message to perform a preprogrammed task. The processor next deactivates the connectivity agent to stop communication with the server and causes the at least one dialysis fluid pump to perform the preprogrammed task.
A test method determines at least one status parameter of an individual undergoing peritoneal dialysis. The status parameter(s) may include a transport property of the peritoneum, a tonicity, or a residual volume. The test method includes receiving first data indicative of a flow rate as a function of time of a treatment fluid into and out of a peritoneal cavity during a test procedure, and second data comprising measured data samples representing a concentration of one or more solutes in the treatment fluid at time points during the test procedure. The test method also includes computing, based on the first data and by use of a transport model for a peritoneal membrane, estimated data samples representing the concentration of the one or more solutes in the treatment fluid at the time points and determining the status parameter(s) as a function of the measured data samples and the estimated data samples.
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The present invention relates to a platform (200) for mounting devices. The platform (200) comprises a frame (202) made of one or more arms (204) comprising through holes (206) present near edges of the arms (204), and a plurality of support members (208) configured to support the frame (202) near the edges, each support member (208) including a hollow shaft (210) having internal threads passing via the through holes (206). The platform (200) includes a plurality of spacers (212), each spacer (212) being disposed on the through hole (206) and comprising a bottom surface (212-1) having a profile corresponding to a curvature of the frame (202), and a plurality of threaded plugs (214), each threaded plug (214) passing through the spacer (212) and the through hole (206). The threaded plug (214) is secured with the internal threads of the hollow shaft (210) positioned above the support member (208).
A61G 12/00 - Accommodation for nursing, e.g. in hospitals, not covered by groups , e.g. trolleys for transport of medicaments or food; Prescription lists
Medical apparatus and instruments for use in extracorporeal blood treatment; apparatus for hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration and ultrafiltration treatment in the nature of blood tubing sets; medical apparatus and instruments for use in extracorporeal treatment namely disposable blood tubing sets used during hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration and ultrafiltration treatment; medical blood tubing sets; dialyzers, hemofilters and ultrafilters..
99.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROBIOLOGICALLY CONTROLLED FLUID
A method and a system (10a) comprising an integrated water purifying apparatus (110) with a pre-filter circuit (402) including a particle filter and an activated carbon filter for producing pre-treated water; a fluid circuit (404) arranged to receive pre-treated water from the pre-filter circuit (402), the fluid circuit (404) includes an RO-pump (450) and a Reverse Osmosis, RO, device, (301) arranged to produce purified water; a heating device (302) arranged to heat purified water to a temperature above 65° C.; the water purifying apparatus (110) further arranged to heat disinfect the fluid circuit (404) using the heated purified water. The system further comprises a line set (40) connected to the purified water outlet connector (128) at a water line connector (68), the line set (40) including at least one sterile sterilizing grade filter (70a, 70b) arranged to filter the purified water into sterile purified water.
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a PD fluid pump; a patient line for receiving used PD fluid pumped by the PD fluid pump during a patient drain; a pressure sensor positioned and arranged to sense a negative pressure associated with the PD fluid pumped during the patient drain; and a control unit configured to (i) determine or know a flowrate of the PD fluid pumped during the patient drain, (ii) determine an applied negative pressure at which the PD fluid pump is to pump the PD fluid during the patient drain, the applied pressure based on a pressure drop corresponding to the determined or known flowrate, and (iii) use sensed negative pressure from the pressure sensor to cause the PD fluid pump to pump the PD fluid during the patient drain at the applied negative pressure.