Patent ID: 8393690

Claim:
An enclosure for containing a portable hemodialysis unit, which includes components for performing hemodialysis including a dialyzer, one or more pumps to circulate blood through the dialyzer, a source of dialysate, and one or more pumps to circulate the dialysate through the dialyzer, the enclosure comprising: a housing supporting the components, the housing having a front panel at which are located blood circuit connections and a reagent connection for connecting one or more containers containing a reagent for production of dialysate; a heater controllable to heat liquid circuits of the hemodialysis unit, including the blood circuit and reagent connections at the front panel, to disinfect the liquid circuits; and a pair of vertical, side-by-side doors hingedly mounted to the housing at opposite sides of the front panel, the doors being movable between open and closed positions, the open position allowing access to the blood circuit and reagent connections, the closed position being suitable to block access to the blood circuit and reagent connections and to retain suitable heat in the housing for disinfection of the blood circuit and reagent connections during a disinfection cycle; wherein each of the vertical, side-by-side doors is mounted to the housing via a hinge plate that is pivotally mounted to the door at a first end, and is pivotally mounted to the housing at a second end opposite the first end, and wherein at least one of the doors includes a reagent container holder arranged to support a reagent container connected to the reagent connection.