Patent ID: 8597230

Claim:
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 connectors connected to the disposable cassette, each supply line connector including 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; an auto-connection mechanism including a moveable tip protector remover, the auto-connection mechanism configured such that: (i) the tip protector remover is translated in a first direction towards the plurality of supply line connectors, (ii) the tip protector remover is locked to each of the plurality of supply line tip protectors connected to the plurality of supply line connectors, (iii) the tip protector remover is translated in a second direction away from the plurality of supply line connectors to remove the plurality of supply line tip protectors from the supply line connectors, (iv) the tip protector remover is translated in a third direction different from the first and second directions, and (v) the solution line connectors are translated towards the supply line connectors to connect each of the solution line connectors to one of the supply line connectors.