Patent ID: 8321044

Claim:
A dialysis machine, comprising a console connectable to a patient to perform dialysis, a control system within the console having a controller configured to carry out a programmed dialysis therapy on the patient, the control system comprising a graphical user interface that comprises a display and user data entry system, the graphical user interface configured to produce video outputs to show screens on the display for setting up and controlling dialysis parameters in response to user input commands using the data entry system, a multimedia player in the console, the multimedia player being separate and independent from the control system, the multimedia player being configured to respond to a command signal from the graphical user interface to control the playing of a selected media file to reproduce a video on the display, a memory port carried by the console operatively connected to the media player, the memory port configured to receive a removable memory card carrying a multimedia file that can be selected and played by the multimedia player, and a selector video switch configured to alternatively supply a first video output of the control system to the display system or a second video output from the multimedia player in response to a second command signal from the control system.