Modular dialysate regeneration assembly
A customizable modular dialysate regeneration assembly with connectable sorbent packaging systems. The dialysate regeneration assembly can be customized based on patient parameters or dialysis session parameters. A processor can be included that can determine the correct amount of each sorbent material necessary for a given patient and a given dialysis session.
1. A method, comprising:
creating a dialysate regeneration profile based on at least one patient parameter and/or at least one dialysis parameter;
determining an amount and type of each sorbent material in each sorbent compartment of a sorbent cartridge in a modular dialysate regeneration assembly; the sorbent cartridge having a plurality of sorbent compartments based on the dialysate regeneration profile;
wherein each sorbent compartment can be attached to another sorbent compartment to form the modular dialysate regeneration assembly for use during a dialysis session.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving the at least one patient parameter and/or at least one dialysis parameter into a processor, wherein the processor determines the amount and type of each sorbent material in the at least one sorbent compartment necessary for a dialysis session based on the patient parameter and/or the at least one dialysis parameters.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least one patient parameter and/or at least one dialysis parameter is received into the processor from a user.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least one patient parameter and/or at least one dialysis parameter is received into the processor from a sensor.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least one patient parameter and/or at least one dialysis parameter is received into the processor from a monitored indicator's electronic health records.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one patient parameter is selected from the group consisting of monitored weight, concentration of components in monitored blood, and previous dialysis results of the monitored indicator, and combinations thereof.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dialysis parameters are selected from the group consisting of dialysate rate, an expected amount of infusates to be added, a level of impurities in the water used during the dialysis session, length of dialysis session, and combinations thereof.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one patient parameter and/or at least one dialysis parameters are obtained from a sensor, said sensor in fluid communication with fluid flowing out from at least one of the plurality of sorbent compartments, the sensor being capable of sensing the presence and/or concentration of at least one compound in the fluid.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of attaching a plurality of sorbent compartments to form the modular sorbent compartment.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sorbent materials are selected from a group comprising activated carbon, ion exchange resin, hydrous zirconium oxide, alumina, urease, a mixture of alumina and urease, zirconium phosphate, and any combination thereof.
11. The method of claim 2 , wherein the processor determines the amount and type of sorbent material in the each of the plurality of sorbent compartments necessary for a dialysis session based on one or more internal tables.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of determining whether an amount of at least one sorbent material used in a dialysis session is sufficient.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of updating the one or more internal tables if an amount of one or more sorbent materials in the dialysis session for the was not sufficient.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of determining a remaining capacity of at least one sorbent material used in a previous dialysis session.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising the step of updating the one or more internal tables with the remaining capacity of the at least one sorbent material used in the previous dialysis session.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of sorbent compartments is a sorbent pouch.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sorbent pouch s constructed in-part of a porous material forming the pouch containing inside at least one sorbent material wherein the porous material allows fluid to pass through the sorbent pouch and substantially retains at least one sorbent material in the sorbent pouch.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of sorbent compartments is a rigid container.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one sorbent material is contained in at least two different sorbent compartments.
20. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of determining a number of sorbent compartments containing each sorbent material necessary based on the amount of each sorbent material.