Patent ID: 8562908
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for automatically cleaning, disinfecting, testing, and priming an extracorporeal blood circuit for reuse in a dialysis machine comprising: (a) an extracorporeal blood circuit incorporated in a dialysis machine, the extracorporeal circuit comprising: (b) a reuse instrument for automatically cleaning, disinfecting, testing and priming the extracorporeal blood circuit, said reuse instrument being configured to connect with the manifold through a first fluid connection with the at least one reuse connector and a second fluid connection with the at least one port connector, wherein the manifold is attached to the blood separation device and wherein the blood separation device, blood outlet line, blood inlet line and manifold are removable from the dialysis machine as a single unit following use for separate processing by the reuse instrument; and wherein the reuse instrument is adapted to cause fluid transport across the semipermeable membrane of the blood separation device via the first and second fluid connections.