Patent ID: 11911548
Assignee: BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system comprising:
a cycler including an actuation surface having a peristaltic pump actuator;
a manifold assembly including
a rigid manifold having first and second chambers, the rigid manifold configured and arranged to be abutted against the actuation surface for operation,
a peristaltic pump tube extending from the first chamber to the second chamber of the rigid manifold,
a dialysis fluid container line extending from the first chamber, and
a branch line extending between the dialysis fluid container line and the second chamber; and

a control unit configured to cause the peristaltic pump actuator to actuate the peristaltic pump tube to pump dialysis fluid from the branch line into the second chamber and from the second chamber into the first chamber.