CPC A61M 1/168 (2013.01) [A61M 1/16 (2013.01); A61M 1/1645 (2014.02); A61M 1/34 (2013.01); A61M 1/3413 (2013.01); A61M 1/342 (2013.01); A61M 1/3635 (2014.02); A61M 2202/0413 (2013.01); A61M 2205/128 (2013.01); A61M 2205/33 (2013.01)] | 36 Claims |
1. A method of cleaning a dialysate mixing and flow balance cartridge for re-use in
a) providing the cartridge, the cartridge having a first mixing pump chamber, a second mixing pump chamber connected to the first mixing pump chamber, a first flow balance pump chamber connected to the second mixing pump chamber, a second flow balance pump chamber,
b) connecting a
c) flowing a liquid through the cartridge and the
d) flowing the liquid through the cartridge and the
e) flowing the liquid out of the cartridge through
wherein the at least one inlet of the cartridge comprises a plurality of inlets, each one of a spent dialysate solution inlet, a water inlet, a bicarbonate inlet and an acid inlet being a respective one of the plurality of inlets; and
the at least one outlet comprises a plurality of outlets, each one of a drain port, a clean dialysate solution outlet, and a water outlet being a respective one of the plurality of outlets [ at least one of the plurality of outlets] .
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