Fluid processing systems and methods using extracorporeal fluid flow panels oriented within a cartridge

Abstract

A first flow path is defined within a first panel that forms a part of an extracorporeal fluid circuit. A second flow path is defined within a second panel that also forms a part of the extracorporeal fluid circuit. The first and second panels are oriented in a fluid processing cartridge for mounting as an integrated unit on a fluid processing machine and for removal as an integrated unit from the fluid processing machine.

1 . A blood treatment system, comprising: 
 a blood processing machine including sensors and actuators;    a replaceable fluid circuit receivable by and interoperable with said sensors and actuators to perform a blood treatment;    said blood processing machine including a controller with a memory, the memory being adapted for storing data necessary to perform a desired treatment modality and the controller being adapted for controlling the blood processing machine responsively to said data;    said replaceable fluid circuit having a data carrying device carrying data to perform said desired treatment modality in a machine readable format;    said blood processing machine including at least one scanner configured to automatically transfer the data to the machine in the act of loading the replaceable fluid circuit.    
   
   
       2 . A system as in  claim 1 , wherein said fluid circuit includes a panel shaped cartridge supporting fluid lines of said fluid circuit, said data carrying device being attached to said panel shaped cartridge.  
   
   
       3 . A system as in  claim 1 , wherein said fluid circuit includes a panel shaped cartridge supporting fluid lines of said fluid circuit, said data carrying device including a bar code on said panel shaped cartridge.  
   
   
       4 . A system as in  claim 1 , wherein said data carrying device carries programming necessary for said treatment modality.  
   
   
       5 . A system as in  claim 1 , wherein said scanner is a touch-contact type scanner.  
   
   
       6 . A system as in  claim 1 , wherein said data carrying device includes a radio frequency memory device.  
   
   
       7 . A system as in  claim 1 , wherein said data carrying device carries a unique identifier of said fluid circuit.  
   
   
       8 . A system as in  claim 1 , wherein said data carrying device carries data necessary to perform a desired treatment protocol associated with the fluid circuit.  
   
   
       9 . A blood treatment system, comprising: 
 a programmable blood processing machine including sensors and actuators interoperable with a fluid circuit associated therewith;    said programmable blood processing machine including a programmable processor receiving data from a memory, said memory being adapted to store at least one of control data and programs required to perform a desired treatment and the controller being adapted for controlling the programmable blood processing machine responsively to said at least one of control data and programs;    said replaceable fluid circuit having a data carrying device carrying said at least one of control data and programs in a machine readable format;    said programmable blood processing machine including at least one scanner configured to automatically transfer the data to the machine in the act of loading the replaceable fluid circuit.    
   
   
       10 . A system as in  claim 9 , wherein said fluid circuit includes a panel shaped cartridge supporting fluid lines of said fluid circuit, said data carrying device being attached to said panel shaped cartridge.  
   
   
       11 . A system as in  claim 9 , wherein said fluid circuit includes a panel shaped cartridge supporting fluid lines of said fluid circuit, said data carrying device including a bar code on said panel shaped cartridge.  
   
   
       12 . A system as in  claim 9 , wherein said data carrying device carries programming necessary for said treatment modality.  
   
   
       13 . A system as in  claim 9 , wherein said scanner is a touch-contact type scanner.  
   
   
       14 . A system as in  claim 9 , wherein said data carrying device includes a radio frequency memory device.  
   
   
       15 . A system as in  claim 9 , wherein said data carrying device carries a unique identifier of said fluid circuit.  
   
   
       16 . A system as in  claim 9 , wherein said data carrying device carries data necessary to perform a desired treatment protocol associated with the fluid circuit.  
   
   
       17 . A blood treatment system, comprising: 
 a blood processing machine including sensors and actuators;    a replaceable fluid circuit receivable by and interoperable with said sensors and actuators to perform a blood treatment;    said blood processing machine including a controller with a memory, the memory being adapted for storing data necessary to perform a desired treatment modality and the controller being adapted for controlling the blood processing machine responsively to said data;    said replaceable fluid circuit having a data carrying device carrying at least a unique identifier of said fluid circuit;    said controller being configured to read said at least a unique identifier as part of an operational mode thereof which includes tracking a use of said fluid circuit.    
   
   
       18 . A system as in  claim 17 , wherein said blood processing machine is configured to indicate an attempted multiple use of said fluid circuit responsively to said unique identifier.  
   
   
       19 . A system as in  claim 18 , wherein said blood processing machine is configured to shut down in response to an attempted multiple use of said fluid circuit responsively to said unique identifier.