Disposable medical fluid unit having rigid frame

US7175606B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Baxter International Inc. · US
• Baxter Healthcare SA · CH

Inventors

• Joseph H. Bowman, Jr. · Lake Villa, US
• Loren M. Lundtveit · Wadsworth, US
• Jose Alvaro · Vernon Hills, US
• Keith Anderson · Libertyville, US
• Sherwin Shang · Vernon Hills, US
• Don Busby · Tampa, US
• Ben Kellam · Clearwater, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 24, 2002
• Grant date: Feb 13, 2007
• Expiry date: Dec 28, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/583
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a frame of a disposable unit for a medical fluid system is provided. The frame includes a body having a pair of opposing sides and defining a space between the sides, and a number of membranes sealed to the body along the opposing sides. The body and the membranes form at least one medical fluid pathway in the space between the opposing sides, and the opposing sides are bowed.