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Granted Patent B2
US 12,201,762 · App. 16/550,042 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Dialysis system and methods

Inventors: Michael Edward Hogard (Odessa, FL); Dean Hu (San Leandro, CA); Shih-Paul Chen (Los Altos, CA); James Ritson (San Jose, CA); Gopi K. Lingam (San Jose, CA); Peter Velasco Obico (Santa Clara, CA); James R. Curtis (Portland, OR); Steven M. Miller (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
A61M1/288A61M1/1656A61M1/1696A61M1/36222A61M1/36225A61M1/362262A61M1/1601A61M1/1621A61M2205/3331
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Patent No.
US 12,201,762
App. No.
16/550,042
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Dialysis systems and methods are described which can include a number of features. The dialysis systems described can be to provide dialysis therapy to a patient in the comfort of their own home. The dialysis system can be configured to prepare purified water from a tap water source in real-time that is used for creating a dialysate solution. The dialysis systems described also include features that make it easy for a patient to self-administer therapy. For example, the dialysis systems include disposable cartridge and patient tubing sets that are easily installed on the dialysis system and automatically align the tubing set, sensors, venous drip chamber, and other features with the corresponding components on the dialysis system. Methods of use are also provided, including automated priming sequences, blood return sequences, and dynamic balancing methods for controlling a rate of fluid transfer during different types of dialysis, including hemodialysis, ultrafiltration, and hemodiafiltration.

Claims (10)

1. A method of priming a tubing set and a dialyzer of a dialysis system, comprising the steps of:

connecting an arterial line of a tubing set to a venous line of the tubing set to form a continuous loop in the tubing set;

pumping air out of the tubing set with an air pump;

pulling a flow of fluid from a fluid source into the tubing set with the air pump;

operating a blood pump of the dialysis system in a forward operating mode to flow fluid from the fluid source into the tubing set in a first direction; and

operating the blood pump in a reverse operating mode to flow fluid through the tubing set in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pulling step further comprises pulling the fluid into the tubing set with the air pump until the fluid is detected by a first level sensor in a venous drip chamber.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein operating the blood pump in the forward operating mode further comprises operating the blood pump in a forward operating mode to flow fluid from the fluid source into the tubing set until the fluid is detected by a second level sensor in the venous drip chamber.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising, after the pulling step, allowing a fluid level in the venous drip chamber to fall below the first level sensor.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein operating the blood pump in the forward operating mode further comprises operating the blood pump in a forward operating mode to flow fluid from the fluid source into the tubing set until the fluid is detected by the first level sensor in the venous drip chamber.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2025
From: OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
To: PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS IV, LP
Reel/Frame 069880/0739 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2025
From: GEMINO HEALTHCARE FINANCE, LLC
To: OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 069800/0767 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2025
From: SLR INVESTMENT CORP., AS AGENT
To: OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 069858/0267 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2022
From: OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
To: GEMINO HEALTHCARE FINANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 061654/0556 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 3, 2022
From: OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
To: SLR INVESTMENT CORP., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 061879/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2020
From: HOGARD, MICHAEL EDWARD; HU, DEAN; CHEN, SHIH-PAUL; RITSON, JAMES; LINGAM, GOPI K.; OBICO, PETER VELASCO; CURTIS, JAMES R.; MILLER, STEVEN M.
To: OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 052265/0050 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62722119 · Aug 23, 2018
Related Publication 20200061273A1 · Feb 27, 2020
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