DIALYSIS SYSTEM
A dialysis system is disclosed. An example dialysis system includes a heat disinfected dialysate fluid path. The example dialysis system also includes a disposable blood fluid path. The example dialysis system also includes an active carbon filter to purify influent water to purified water for dialysis or as a substitution fluid. An example method for dialysis includes providing a heat disinfected dialysate fluid path, providing a disposable blood fluid path, and purifying influent water via an active carbon filter to for dialysis or as a substitution fluid.
1 . A hemodialysis system, comprising:
a heat disinfected dialysate fluid path;
a disposable blood fluid path; and
an active carbon filter to purify influent water to purified water for dialysis or as a substitution fluid.
2 . The hemodialysis system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of subsystems configured such that spent dialysate is filtered by active carbon filter and reused as dialysate for hemodialysis.
3 . The hemodialysis system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of subsystems configured as a single machine to purify the influent water by active carbon filter and hemodialysis treatment, wherein the system provides heat disinfection of a dialysis machine with active carbon filter by the same component used for water purification.
5 . A water purification method for hemodialysis, comprising:
providing a heat disinfected dialysate fluid path;
providing a disposable blood fluid path; and
purifying influent water via an active carbon filter for dialysis or as a substitution fluid.
6 . The water purification method of claim 5 , further comprising water purification modules sized with relation to the contaminant levels in the feed water.
7 . The water purification method of claim 5 , further comprising providing bagged water or dialysate solutions.
8 . The water purification method of claim 5 , further comprising determining the fluid flow rate from at least one bag.
9 . The water purification method of claim 5 , further comprising heating purified water before passing it to a dialysate module.
10 . The water purification method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving already purified water and passing the already purified water to the dialysate module.
11 . The water purification method of claim 10 , wherein the already purified water is heated before passing to the dialysate module.
12 . The water purification method of claim 5 , further comprising mixing concentrated dialysate with purified water from the water module, providing volumetric control of dialysate to and from the dialyzer, and monitoring ultrafiltrate removal from a patient.
13 . A modular dialysis system, comprising:
a dialysate module;
a common therapy module; and
a fluid source module to provide water for hemodialysis, dialysate, dialysis fluid, or on-line substitution quality fluid;
wherein each of the modules are integrated with a dialysis machine, and wherein the modules enable changing a purpose of the dialysis machine without changing user interfaces.
14 . The modular dialysis system of claim 13 , further comprising a single common user interface for multiple types of dialysis.
15 . The modular dialysis system of claim 13 , wherein a malfunctioning module is swappable for a new module without having to repair the entire dialysis machine.
16 . The modular dialysis system of claim 13 , wherein the dialysis machine is reconfigurable by replacing one of the modules without reconfiguring the entire dialysis machine.
17 . The modular dialysis system of claim 13 , wherein the fluid source module is configured to provide bagged fluids or dialysate solutions.
18 . The modular dialysis system of claim 17 , wherein the fluid source module determines the fluid flow rate from at least one bag.
19 . The modular dialysis system of claim 13 , wherein the fluid source module heats fluid before passing it to the dialysate module.
20 . The modular dialysis system of claim 13 , wherein the fluid source module receives already purified water and passes it to the dialysate module.
21 . A dialysis system, comprising:
a heat disinfected dialysate fluid path;
an active carbon filter to purify influent water to purified water for dialysis or as a substitution fluid.
22 . The dialysis system of claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of subsystems configured such that spent dialysate is filtered by active carbon filter, combined with concentrated dialysate components, and reused as dialysate for hemodialysis.
23 . The dialysis system of claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of subsystems configured as a single machine to purify the influent water by active carbon filter and dialysis treatment, wherein the system provides heat disinfection of a dialysis machine with active carbon filter by the same component used for water purification.