Patent ID: 8083709

Claim:
A method for connecting a plurality of solution line connectors to a plurality of supply line connectors of a dialysis system comprising: translating a tip protector remover in a first direction towards the plurality of supply line connectors to remove a plurality of solution line tip protectors from the plurality of solution line connectors; locking the tip protector remover to each of a plurality of supply line tip protectors connected to the plurality of supply line connectors; translating the tip protector remover in a second direction towards the plurality of solution line connectors to remove the plurality of supply line tip protectors from the supply line connectors; translating the tip protector remover in a third direction different from the first and second directions; translating one of the plurality of solution line connectors and the plurality of supply line connectors towards the other of the solution line connectors and the supply line connectors to connect each of the solution line connectors to one of the supply line connectors.