Patent ID: 8114288

Claim:
A manifold for a blood purification system, the manifold comprising: a first fluid conducting segment wherein said first fluid conducting segment comprises a rigid plastic substrate, wherein said first fluid conducting segment comprises a first portion of a first flow path, and wherein said first fluid conducting segment comprises a first port located at an edge of the first fluid conducting segment; a second fluid conducting segment parallel to said first fluid conducting segment wherein said second fluid conducting segment comprises a rigid plastic substrate, wherein said second fluid conducting segment comprises a second portion of the first flow path, wherein said second fluid conducting segment comprises a second port located at an edge of the second fluid conducting segment, and wherein said first and second ports are positioned opposite each other; a connecting fluid conducting segment that is perpendicular to, and separates, the first and second fluid conducting segments; and a flexible tube having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of the tube is attached to said first port, wherein said second end of the tube is attached to said second port, wherein said tube serves to connect said first portion of the first flow path to said second portion of the first flow path, and wherein the connecting fluid conducting segment is a parallel to said flexible tube.