Patent ID: 8157761

Claim:
A peritoneal dialysis patient assist device comprising: a first portion configured to hold a fluid supply connector and a first plug; a second portion configured to hold a patient connector and a second plug; an ultraviolet light (“UV”) applicator; and wherein the first and second portions cooperate with the UV applicator so that in a connection sequence (i) the first plug initially plugs the patient connector and the second plug initially plugs the supply connector, (ii) one of the first and second portions is translated away from the other, unplugging the first and second plugs from the patient connector and the supply connector, respectively, (iii) one of the first and second portions is rotated with respect to the other, (iv) the UV applicator irradiates at least a portion of the fluid supply and patient connectors; and (v) one of the first and second portions is translated towards the other, connecting the patient connector to the supply connector and the first plug to the second plug.