Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic peritoneal dialysis system that provides patients with a dialyzate at various pressures so as to maintain the safety and comfortableness of the patients. SOLUTION: This automatic peritoneal dialysis system which performs peritoneal dialysis to the patients is provided with (a) a liquid pump which is operated by a fluid pressure so as to make a liquid to flow to and from the abdominal cavity of a patient, (b) a fluid conduit tube to and from the pump which supplies a fluid to the pump so as to operate the pump, and (c) a vacuum source which transmits a negative pressure to the pump. This system is also provided with (d) a positive pressure source which transmits a positive pressure to the conduit tube and pump, (e) a flow rate distributing valve which causes the liquid pump to feed the liquid to and from the abdominal cavity of the patient by controlling the flow velocity and pressure of the fluid from the positive pressure and vacuum sources through the fluid conduit tube.
Abstract:
A variable pressure drive peritoneal dialysis system (10) has a pneumatic pressure system (16) for purging and controlling a flow of dialysate through a disposable dialysate cassette (23) of a disposable dialysate delivery set (21). The pneumatic pressure system (16) has a variable-opening flow proportional valve for supplying air at selected profiled pressure or vacuum to a pneumatic interface (18). The disposable dialysate cassette (23) has a diaphragm pump (P1, P2) actuable by the profiled air pressure or vacuum to move dialysate to and from a patient (28) via the disposable dialysate delivery set (21) at a desired profiled dialysate pressure.
Abstract:
A variable pressure drive peritoneal dialysis system has a pneumatic pressure system for purging and controlling a flow of dialysate through a disposable dialysate cassette of a disposable dialysate delivery set. The pneumatic pressure system has a variable-opening flow proportional valve for supplying air at selected profiled pressure or vacuum to a pneumatic interface. The disposable dialysate cassette has a diaphragm pump actuable by the profiled air pressure or vacuum to move dialysate to and from a patient via the disposable dialysate delivery set at a desired profiled dialysate pressure.
Abstract:
A variable pressure drive peritoneal dialysis system (10) has a pneumatic pressure system (16) for purging and controlling a flow of dialysate through a disposable dialysate cassette (23) of a disposable dialysate delivery set (21). The pneumatic pressure system (16) has a variable-opening flow proportional valve for supplying air at selected profiled pressure or vacuum to a pneumatic interface (18). The disposable dialysate cassette (23) has a diaphragm pump (P1, P2) actuable by the profiled air pressure or vacuum to move dialysate to and from a patient (28) via the disposable dialysate delivery set (21) at a desired profiled dialysate pressure.
Abstract:
A variable pressure drive peritoneal dialysis system has a pneumatic pressure system for purging and controlling a flow of dialysate through a disposable dialysate cassette of a disposable dialysate delivery set. The pneumatic pressure system has a variable-opening flow proportional valve for supplying air at selected profiled pressure or vacuum to a pneumatic interface. The disposable dialysate cassette has a diaphragm pump actuable by the profiled air pressure or vacuum to move dialysate to and from a patient via the disposable dialysate delivery set at a desired profiled dialysate pressure.
Abstract:
Un sistema para diálisis peritoneal con presiones variables que tienen un sistema de presion neumática para purgar y controlar el flujo del dializador a través del cartucho desechable de dializador de un juego de suministro de dializador desechable. el sistema de presion neumática tiene una válvula de flujo proporcional con apertura variable para suministrar aire a perfiles de presion seleccionados o para suministrar vacío a una interface neumática. El cartucho desechable de dializador tiene una bomba diafragma que funciona por la presion de aire o vacío para mover el dializador hacia y fuera del paciente vía el juego de suministro desechable de dializador a un perfil de presion deseada.
Abstract:
SISTEMA DE DIALISIS PERITONEAL CON DISPOSITIVO DE PRESION VARIABLE (10) QUE TIENE UN SISTEMA DE PRESION NEUMATICA (16) PARA DEPURAR Y CONTROLAR UN FLUJO DE DIALISATOS A TRAVES DE UNA CAJA DE DIALISATOS DESECHABLE (23) DE UN EQUIPO DE SUMINISTRO DE DIALISATOS TAMBIEN DESECHABLE (21). EL SISTEMA DE PRESION NEUMATICO (16) TIENE UNA VALVULA PROPORCIONAL DE FLUJO CON APERTURA VARIABLE PARA SUMINISTRAR AIRE A UNA PRESION DE PERFIL SELECCIONADO O VACIO EN UNA INTERFASE NEUMATICA (18). LA CAJA DE DIALISATOS DESECHABLE (23) TIENE UNA BOMBA DE DIAFRAGMA (P1,P2) QUE ACTUA EN FUNCION DE LA PRESION DE AIRE PERFILADA O VACIO PARA MOVER LOS DIALISATOS A Y DESDE UN PACIENTE (28) MEDIANTE EL EQUIPO DE SUMINISTRO DE DIALISATOS DESECHABLE (21) CON LA PRESION DE DIALISATOS PERFILADA DESEADA.
Abstract:
A variable pressure drive peritoneal dialysis system (10) has a pneumatic pressure system (16) for purging and controlling a flow of dialysate through a disposable dialysate cassette (23) of a disposable dialysate delivery set (21). The pneumatic pressure system (16) has a variable-opening flow proportional valve for supplying air at selected profiled pressure or vacuum to a pneumatic interface (18). The disposable dialysate cassette (23) has a diaphragm pump (P1, P2) actuable by the profiled air pressure or vacuum to move dialysate to and from a patient (28) via the disposable dialysate delivery set (21) at a desired profiled dialysate pressure.
Abstract:
A miniature electrofluidic module (10, 310) is disclosed, for receiving one or more fluids and for receiving an electrical connection. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the module (10, 310) includes a substantially flat fluidic manifold layer (64, 364) for fluid distribution, a substantially flat electrical layer (80, 380) including an electrical circuit (16, 316) and a substantially flat device layer (13) including micromachined devices (14). The devices (14) may include electrically actuated valves (14) for modulating the flow of fluids. In another aspect of the invention, an electrofluidic module (10, 310) is combined with an electrofluidic circuit board (196, 250). In a further aspect, an electrofluidic system such as a dialysate handling system is disclosed, including a fluidic fixture (196) and an electrofluidic assembly (198) incorporating electrofluidic devices (14). In a still further aspect of the invention, a method is disclosed for interfacing micromachined devices (14) to electrical and fluidic interfaces on a fixture (196, 250) including packaging the devices (14) into a module (10, 310) and providing electrical and fluidic interfaces between the module (10, 310) and the fixture (196, 250).