Patent ID: 7736328
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: A61M,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dialysis system comprising: a dialysis instrument including at least one pump actuator; a disposable cassette operable with the at least one pump actuator, a plurality of supply lines connected to the disposable cassette, each supply line including a supply line connector and a supply line tip protector; a plurality of dialysis fluid containers, the dialysis fluid containers each including a solution line having a solution line connector and a solution line tip protector; and an auto-connection mechanism including a solution line connector holder, a supply line connector holder, one of the holders fixed, the other of the holders moveable, and a separate moveable tip protector remover configured and arranged to translate between the solution line connector holder and the supply line connector holder to remove each of the solution line tip protectors and each of the supply line tip protectors.