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US 12,465,671 · App. 18/593,221 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Sterile interface connection of a disposable source of dialysate concentrates

Inventors: James Ritson (San Jose, CA); Michael Edward Hogard (Odessa, FL); Gopi K. Lingam (San Jose, CA); Shih-Paul Chen (Los Altos, CA); Dean Hu (San Leandro, CA)
Assignee: Outset Medical, Inc.
A61M1/1656A61M1/153A61M1/154A61M1/155A61M1/15632A61M1/159A61M1/1668A61M1/168A61M1/1686A61M1/28A61M1/287A61M5/1452A61M5/1454A61M5/158C02F9/00A61M2005/14252A61M2005/1426A61M2005/14268A61M2005/1581A61M2005/1585A61M2039/1066A61M2209/04A61M2209/045C02F2103/026
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Patent No.
US 12,465,671
App. No.
18/593,221
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods for performing peritoneal dialysis. According to one aspect, the disclosure provides a sterile interface connection for connecting a water purification system to a disposable source of dialysate concentrates. The sterile interface connection can include a chamber comprising an inlet adapted to be connected to the water purification system on a proximal end and a valve on a distal end. The sterile interface connection can also include spring-loaded needle disposed in the chamber. The spring-loaded needle can move between a retracted configuration in which the spring-loaded needle is fully retracted into the chamber and the valve is closed and sealed, and an extended configuration in which the spring-loaded needle extends through the valve into the disposable source of dialysate concentrates.

Claims (8)

1 . A sterile interface connection of a disposable source of dialysate concentrates, the sterile interface connection being configured to receive a needle of a water purification system to mate the water purification system to the disposable source of dialysate concentrates, the sterile interface connection comprising:

an alignment feature adapted to guide the needle into the sterile interface connection;

a disinfectant plug adjacent to the alignment feature, the disinfectant plug being configured to sterilize the needle as it passes through the disinfectant plug; and

a sealing septum adjacent to the disinfectant plug, the sealing septum adapted to form a seal around the needle when the needle punctures the sealing septum.

2 . The sterile interface connection of claim 1 , further comprising a sterile seal disposed over the disinfectant plug, wherein the sterile seal is to be removed from the sterile interface connection prior to needle entry.

3 . The sterile interface connection of claim 1 , wherein the sealing septum comprises an elastomer.

4 . The sterile interface connection of claim 1 , wherein the alignment feature is funnel shaped.

5 . The sterile interface connection of claim 1 , wherein the sealing septum is configured to create a non-leaking connection between the water purification system and the disposable source of dialysate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: RITSON, JAMES; HOGARD, MICHAEL EDWARD; LINGAM, GOPI K.; CHEN, SHIH-PAUL; HU, DEAN
To: OUTSET MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 066726/0241 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18059181 · Nov 28, 2022
Continuation 16325664
Provisional Application 62377416 · Aug 19, 2016
Related Publication 20250032687A1 · Jan 30, 2025
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