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Rinsing, cleaning and disinfecting dialysate preparation and supply apparatus

US4399030A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 1981
Grant dateAug 16, 1983
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/929
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cleaning and/or disinfecting system for flushing water and chemical treatment liquids through the hydraulic circuitry of dialysate preparation and supply apparatus, the system employing, for each particular treatment liquid of a plurality of possible liquids, a keyhole adjacent to a chemical intake port and means to send electrical signals to an electrical controller indicating the presence of a key within a particular keyhole, whereby the particular treatment liquid connected to the port is flushed through the hydraulic circuitry of the apparatus at the proper flowrate and for the desired period of time.

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