MEDICAL DEVICE HUB POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20250121131A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-17

    申请号:US18914871

    申请日:2024-10-14

    Abstract: A medical device hub power management system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. An example hub connectivity station includes a connectivity stage configured to provide a data connection with an external network. The hub connectivity station also includes at least one docking apparatus configured to connect to at least one medical device. The docking apparatuses are connected to the connectivity station in a stacked arrangement. The docking apparatuses and connectivity stage include power and data connectors to enable data and power to be provided through the hub connectivity station. To prevent electrical shock, a top power connector of each docking apparatus is disconnected from power when that docking apparatus is not connected to another docking apparatus or the connectivity stage. Power is provided to the top power connector after detecting another docking apparatus or the connectivity stage is connected to the top of the docking apparatus.

    PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CYCLER HAVING HEAT CLEANING

    公开(公告)号:US20250114505A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-10

    申请号:US18982561

    申请日:2024-12-16

    Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a patient line connector having a patient line recirculation cap to enable PD fluid to be recirculated through the patient line connector when sealingly capped by the patient line recirculation cap. The PD system also includes a drain line connector having a drain line recirculation cap enabling PD fluid to be recirculated through the drain line connector when sealingly capped by the drain line recirculation cap. The PD system further includes a dialysis fluid inline heater in fluid communication with a PD fluid side of at least one fixed volume chamber and a control unit configured to run a heat cleaning sequence after a PD treatment. For the heat cleaning sequence, the patient line connector is capped by the patient line recirculation cap and the drain line connector is capped by the drain line recirculation cap.

    MULTI-CHAMBER BAG FOR PARENTERAL NUTRITION SOLUTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20250090421A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-20

    申请号:US18962120

    申请日:2024-11-27

    Abstract: A flexible multi-chamber bag for storing and reconstituting parenteral nutrition solutions is disclosed. The flexible multi-chamber bag comprises a first peelably sealing wall and a second peelably sealing wall between the two polymer films extending from the top edge to the bottom edge and separating the first bag into a first chamber between the first peelably sealing wall and the second peelably sealing wall, a first space between the left edge and the first peelably sealing wall, a second space between the second peelably sealing wall and the right edge; a third peelably sealing wall extending from the left edge to the first peelably sealing wall to separate the first space to form a third chamber and a fourth chamber; and a fourth peelably sealing wall extending from the right edge to the second peelably sealing wall to separate the second space to form a second chamber and a fifth chamber.

    Necklace-shaped physiological monitor

    公开(公告)号:US12251200B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-18

    申请号:US18511494

    申请日:2023-11-16

    Abstract: The invention provides a neck-worn sensor (referred to herein as the ‘necklace’) that is a single, body-worn system that measures the following parameters from an ambulatory patient: heart rate, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, temperature, thoracic fluid levels, stroke volume, cardiac output, and a parameter sensitive to blood pressure called pulse transit time. From stroke volume, a first algorithm employing a linear model can estimate the patient's pulse pressure. And from pulse pressure and pulse transit time, a second algorithm, also employing a linear algorithm, can estimate systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Thus, the necklace can measure all five vital signs along with hemodynamic parameters. It also includes a motion-detecting accelerometer, from which it can determine motion-related parameters such as posture, degree of motion, activity level, respiratory-induced heaving of the chest, and falls.

    Nanoclay sorbent methods for use with dialysis

    公开(公告)号:US12239772B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-04

    申请号:US17388265

    申请日:2021-07-29

    Abstract: Dialysis is enhanced by using nanoclay sorbents to better absorb body wastes in a flow-through system. The nanoclay sorbents, using montmorillonite, bentonite, and other clays, absorb significantly more ammonium, phosphate, and creatinine, and the like, than conventional sorbents. The montmorillonite, the bentonite, and the other clays may be used in wearable systems, in which a dialysis fluid is circulated through a filter with the nanoclay sorbents. Waste products are absorbed by the montmorillonite, the bentonite, and the other clays and the dialysis fluid is recycled to a patient's peritoneum. Using an ion-exchange capability of the montmorillonite, the bentonite, and the other clays, waste ions in the dialysis fluid are replaced with desirable ions, such as calcium, magnesium, and bicarbonate. The nanoclay sorbents are also useful for refreshing a dialysis fluid used in hemodialysis and thus reducing a quantity of the dialysis fluid needed for the hemodialysis.

    Infusion pump alignment features for vertically-orientated IV tubes

    公开(公告)号:US12220555B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US17902365

    申请日:2022-09-02

    Abstract: Infusion pump alignment features for vertically-oriented IV tubes are disclosed. In an example, an infusion pump housing includes a tube channel having a radial curvature for bending an IV tube from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation when the infusion pump is positioned for operation. The housing also includes a hood having a first side and a second side that are divided by the tube channel. The infusion pump has a door that is connected to the housing for enclosing the tube channel and the hood. The door includes a cavity having dimensions to receive the hood when the door is in a closed position. The hood is configured to engage the cavity to prevent the door from closing if the IV tube is not positioned along the tube channel.

    Methods and apparatuses using urea permselective diffusion through charged membranes

    公开(公告)号:US12220508B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US17486390

    申请日:2021-09-27

    Abstract: A urea separation apparatus is described herein. In an embodiment, the urea separation apparatus includes a blood compartment that is a part of an extracorporeal circuit fluidly connected to a patient and configured to receive blood of the patient. The apparatus also includes a waste membrane enclosing the blood compartment that is configured to filter waste from the blood. The apparatus further includes a dialysis fluid compartment located on an opposite side of the waste membrane from the blood compartment. The dialysis fluid compartment includes dialysis fluid that absorbs the waste from the waste membrane. The apparatus moreover includes a charged membrane enclosing the dialysis fluid compartment. The charged membrane is configured to filter at least a portion of the waste from the dialysis fluid. Additionally, the apparatus includes a urea compartment that circulates secondary fluid for absorbing the portion of the waste from the charged membrane.

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