US 12,005,174 B2
Automatic priming and scheduling for dialysis systems
Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Walnut Creek, CA (US); David Yuds, Hudson, NH (US); Fei Wang, Concord, CA (US); and Haiyong Wang, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed by Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/009,810.
Prior Publication US 2019/0381232 A1, Dec. 19, 2019
Int. Cl. A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 39/28 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01)
CPC A61M 1/3644 (2014.02) [A61M 1/3647 (2014.02); A61M 1/365 (2014.02); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61M 39/28 (2013.01); A61M 2205/15 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3389 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2205/584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/587 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a dialysis machine, the method comprising:
automatically emitting: (a) an alert comprising a visual notification on a user interface of the dialysis machine and (b) auditory alerts, to warn personnel in the vicinity of the dialysis machine that the dialysis machine is about to be automatically powered on, wherein the visual notification comprises displaying: (i) a countdown of an amount of time until the dialysis machine will be automatically powered on and (ii) an abort option button that an operator may select to abort the dialysis machine being automatically powered on;
in response to the countdown of the amount of time becoming close to expiring, increasing a frequency of the auditory alerts or a length of the auditory alerts;
in response to the countdown of the amount of time running down to expiration, automatically powering on the dialysis machine;
in response to the dialysis machine becoming powered on, automatically beginning and performing at least one integrity test on the dialysis machine, wherein the dialysis machine is programmed to automatically begin and perform the at least one integrity test in response to becoming powered on, and wherein the at least one integrity test is selected from the group consisting of a battery test, a dialysate conductivity test, and a dialysate temperature test; and
presenting, on a display of the dialysis machine, a first set of instructions for priming the dialysis machine after completing the at least one integrity test.