Blood treatment apparatus and organizer

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a blood treatment apparatus having of each at least one control device; one user interface; one receiving section for releasably receiving an organizer, wherein the organizer comprises components releasably connected thereto for the extracorporeal blood treatment options, in particular dialysis method being executable by the blood treatment apparatus, wherein the blood treatment apparatus comprises in particular in the area of its reception section or in the area corresponding thereto a device for the releasable fastening or fixing of the organizer (on)to the blood treatment apparatus and/or at least a device for acting on components of an organizer which is releasably received in or on the receiving section. Furthermore, an organizer is specified.

Claims

1. A blood treatment apparatus, comprising: a control device; a user interface; and a receiving section for releasably receiving an organizer that is releasably connected to multiple components of a blood tubing set used for performing extracorporeal blood treatment options executable by the blood treatment apparatus, wherein the receiving section of the blood treatment apparatus comprises: a) a device for releasably fastening the organizer to the blood treatment apparatus, and b) multiple devices for acting on the multiple components of the blood tubing set of an organizer releasably received by the receiving section, wherein the multiple devices of the receiving section comprise one or more of: a device for releasing the multiple components of the blood tubing set from being connected to the organizer for their manual removal from the organizer, a device for actively separating the multiple components of the blood tubing set from the organizer, and a device for holding the multiple components of the blood tubing set on the organizer, and wherein each device of the multiple devices of the receiving section acts on a respective individual component of the multiple components of the blood tubing set.

2. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the multiple devices of the receiving section comprises: a mechanically operating element comprising at least one of: a device for ejecting, a device for opening a lock or bar of the organizer, a rotating device for unlocking a Bayonet lock or a lug of the organizer, a device for opening an undercut or a back cut of the organizer, and a device for spreading apart, strutting, bridging, or clamping two sections of the organizer.

3. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the multiple devices of the receiving section comprises: an energy source or energy emitter for emitting waves, light, or heat, or a magnetic field source.

4. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to individually activate each device of the multiple devices of the receiving section in order to individually act on each respective individual component of the multiple components of the blood tubing set.

5. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to act on components of the organizer illustrated or designed by the user interface, by activating one or more of the multiple devices of the receiving section.

6. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the blood treatment apparatus comprises: a detection device in signal communication with the control device, the detection device configured to detect an established connection of a first component of the multiple components of the blood tubing set to the blood treatment apparatus, wherein the control device is configured to act on a second component of the multiple components of the blood tubing set by the multiple devices of the receiving section, until detecting the established connection of the first component, and wherein the first component and the second component are predetermined by the control device.

7. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the blood treatment apparatus further comprises: a detection device in signal communication with the control device and configured to detect an established connection to the blood treatment apparatus of a pre-determined first component of the multiple components of the blood tubing set; wherein the control device is configured to: request to connect the blood treatment apparatus to a pre-determined component of the organizer, via the user interface; evaluate signals from the detection device regarding a detection of the established connection of the pre-determined first component; and request to connect the blood treatment apparatus to a further pre-determined component of the organizer until the detection of an established connection of the pre-determined first component, and to act on the further pre-determined component by the multiple devices of the receiving section.

8. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the blood treatment apparatus further comprises: a detection device, in signal communication with the control device and configured to detect an established connection with the blood treatment apparatus of a device required for a blood treatment, or configured to detect the completion of a pre-determined action required for the blood treatment; wherein the control device is configured to: evaluate signals of the detection device regarding detecting the established connection of the device or the completed pre-determined action; and act on a pre-determined component of the organizer by activating a device of the multiple devices of the receiving section during or until a detection of: (i) the established connection of the device or (ii) the completed pre-determined action.

9. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising the organizer releasably connected to the multiple components of the blood tubing set.

10. The blood treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the blood treatment apparatus is a hemodialysis apparatus, hemodiafiltration apparatus, hemofiltration apparatus, or apheresis apparatus.

11. An organizer comprising: a rear member; and at least one fastening device arranged on the rear member such that at least one component can be releasably held to the organizer by the at least one fastening device; wherein the organizer defines an opening through which a device for acting on components may be brought into contact with the at least one component or with the at least one fastening device, wherein the at least one fastening device comprises a releasable adhesive, and wherein the at least one fastening device comprises a connector which is connectable to the device for acting on components.

12. The organizer according to claim 11, wherein the fastening device comprises a magnetic element.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(1) The present invention shall be exemplarily explained with regard to the accompanying drawings in which identical reference numerals refer to the same or similar components. The following applies in the partly highly simplified figures:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a top view of an exemplary organizer;

(3) FIG. 2 shows the organizer of FIG. 1 not equipped with blood tubing set components, unlike in FIG. 1;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a fastening device of the organizer with respect to a first embodiment in a front view, without blood tubing set components;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a fastening device of the organizer with respect to a second embodiment in a front view, without blood tubing set components;

(6) FIG. 5 shows a fastening device of the organizer with respect to a third embodiment in a front, perspective view, with blood tubing set components, in a holding state;

(7) FIG. 6 shows the fastening device of FIG. 5 in a releasing state; and

(8) FIG. 7 shows, schematically simplified, a blood treatment apparatus in an exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(9) FIG. 1 shows, schematically simplified, an exemplary equipped organizer 1 (referred to also as tray), which is equipped with a return line 2 for returning blood from a filter, not shown, to the patient, a filtrate line 3 from the filter to a filtrate bag, not shown, a dialysate line 4 for dialysis fluid or exchange fluid or replacement fluid from a solution bag, not shown, to the filter or connecting piece, a substituate line 5 for exchange fluid from the solution bag to the connecting piece and an access line 6 from the patient to the filter or to the return line 2.

(10) Thereby, the return line 2 comprises a filter connector 2in and a patient connector 2out with a rinsing bag. The filtrate line 3 comprises a filter connector 3in and a connector 3out for the filtrate bag. The dialysate line 4 comprises a connector 4in for the solution bag and a filter connector 4out for a connecting piece in the access line or return line. The substituate line 5 comprises a connector 5in for the solution bag and a connector 5out for the connecting piece in the access or return line. The access line 6 from the patient to the filter comprises a patient connector 6in and a filter connector 6out.

(11) The aforementioned elements with reference numbers 2 to 6 represent blood tubing or blood tubing set components and are examples of components, which may be releasably connected to an organizer 1.

(12) The organizer 1 comprises fastening devices 11 which serve the releasable connection of the blood tubing set-components to a rear 13 (usually made of a more or less stiff material) or to another section of the organizer 1.

(13) It is not seen in FIG. 1 that several fastening devices 11 comprise openings as shown in FIG. 3 (opening 17) that optionally protrude through both the rear 13 and through sections of the fastening device 11.

(14) FIG. 2 shows a top view of the organizer 1 of FIG. 1. The organizer 1 in FIG. 2 is not equipped with blood tubing set components.

(15) The openings 17 indicated in FIG. 2 are explained with respect to FIG. 3.

(16) FIG. 3 shows a fastening device 11 of the organizer 1 with respect to a first embodiment in a front view. The fastening device 11 has no blood tubing set component.

(17) The fastening device 11 is designed as a clip. It comprises two legs or arms 95a and 95b, which, respectively, laterally limit a channel 97. The channel 97 is open at the top and at its end sides (FIG. 3). This partially open or half-open designed channel 97 receives a blood tubing set component not shown in FIG. 3.

(18) The legs 95a and 95b have each a protrusion resp. a support or reinforcement 99a or 99b pointing towards the upper opening with the width Q of the channel 97. A clamping effect on the blood tubing set component (not shown in FIG. 3) inserted into the fastening device 11 may be achieved by the reinforcements or supports 99a and 99b.

(19) The width Q of the opening, which is less than a width K of the channel 97, in which the blood tubing set component is arranged within the fastening device 11, offers greater safety in that the blood tubing set component is not unintentionally released from the fastening device 11.

(20) Below the channel 97, the stiff rear 13 of the organizer 1 is illustrated partially cut. One sees that the stiff rear 13 comprises an opening 17 below the channel 97 which opening 17 extends also through sections of the fastening device 11 which sections contact the rear 13.

(21) It is further seen that the stiff rear 13 of the organizer 1 contacts a receiving section 15 of a blood treatment apparatus 300. The receiving section 15 serves for receiving the organizer 1 at the blood treatment apparatus 300 and comprises an ejector 19 in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 3. The ejector 19 is an exemplary embodiment of the device for acting on components of an organizer 1 being releasably received in the receiving section.

(22) The ejector 19 is arranged such that it can be moved or shifted along the direction of the double arrow of FIG. 3. When it is, with respect to FIG. 3, moved to the top, then it presses on or against the blood tubing set component, not shown in FIG. 3, extending through the channel 97 and forces the blood tubing set component in this way upwards through the opening with width Q to the top. In this way, the ejector 19 actively separates or releases the non-shown blood tubing set component from the organizer 1, hence ejects it.

(23) The ejector 19 is in signal communication with a control device 350 of the blood treatment apparatus 300 and may be activated by it for ejecting.

(24) It is recognizable for the person skilled in the art that there is no need for an opening 17 in the sense of a through opening, through which the ejector 19 (or the device for acting on in general) is inserted. The ejector 19 may actually also press through the closed rear 13 and in this way eject. The rear 13 may comprise a thinner section, relative to the adjacent sections of the rear 13, through which the component may be acted on by means of ejector 19 by applying only a comparatively little force.

(25) The reference numeral 20 denotes a device for the releasable fixing of the organizer 1, e.g. by its rear 13, to the blood treatment apparatus 300, herein exemplarily at the receiving section 15. The device 20 may be understood as a support by means of which the fastening device 11 may be held relative to the device for acting on. It may further be used to prevent an evasive, deflecting or compensating movement of the organizer 1 while acting, e.g. by the ejector 19, on the fastening device.

(26) The reference numeral 101 refers to an optional detection device which is embodied as e.g. pressure sensor, optical sensor or the like. The detection device 101 may be provided and connected to the control device 350. Its feedback may provide an indication or allow a statement as to whether the respective component has already been removed from the fastening device 11 of the organizer 1. Such indication or statement may be a prerequisite for further components to be released or ejected. The control device 350 may be programmed accordingly.

(27) FIG. 4 shows a fastening device 11 of the organizer 1 with respect to a second embodiment in front view and again without a blood tubing set component.

(28) Unlike in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the channel 97 is optionally not open at the top with an opening having the width Q (compare FIG. 3; nevertheless, the embodiment of FIG. 4 may also comprise such an opening). The channel 97 comprises—unlike in FIG. 3—optionally no opening for inserting an ejector 19 (compare FIG. 3) either. The channel 97 may have one or both of these openings; it may alternatively however also be closed along its circumference, as shown in FIG. 4.

(29) Unlike the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 3, the blood treatment apparatus 300 comprises optionally no ejector 19.

(30) The fastening device 11 of FIG. 4 is connected to the stiff rear 13 or elsewhere to the organizer 1 by an adhesive layer 21 shown in sectional view or cut. The adhesive layer 21 may include or consist of a removable adhesive or gluing material, e.g. removable by heat or UV-light.

(31) The blood treatment apparatus 300 comprises a light or heat radiator 23, which may be part of the receiving section 15. The light or heat radiator 23 may be a UV-radiator. The radiation emitted by it allows the adhesive layer 21 to dissolve such that the fastening device 11 is detached from the rear 13.

(32) In the example of FIG. 4, the fastening device 11 detached from the rear 13 remains completely or as a whole on the blood tubing set component. The blood tubing set component held in the fastening device 11 remains thus connected to the fastening device 11, however not to the rear 13.

(33) In some embodiments, only part of the fastening device 11 is connected by means of an adhesive layer 21 to the rear 13 or to other parts of the organizer 1. When the adhesive layer 21 is dissolved by the light or heat radiator 23, then only the initially sealed part of the fastening device 11 is detached. The initially sealed part may be one half of the fastening device 11. The initially sealed part may be one of the legs 95a and 95b. When one of the legs 95a and 95b is detached due to applying the light or heat radiator 23, then the fastening device 11 may partially detach from the rear 13 and in this way release the blood tubing set component.

(34) FIG. 5 shows a fastening device 11 of the organizer 1 with respect to a third embodiment in perspective view from the front and with a blood tubing set component 35.

(35) The fastening device 11 comprises a receiving section 33 for releasably receiving a section of the blood tubing set component 35, wherein the receiving section 33 optionally comprises inclined areas 37 for a simpler reception of the blood tubing set component 35 into the receiving section 33.

(36) In FIG. 5, a lug 39 is further shown which is fixed to the fastening device 11 by a fixing device 41. The lug 39 is, as seen when compared to FIG. 6, rotatably fixed to the fastening device 11 by the fixing device 41.

(37) The lug 39 prevents, due to its arrangement above the blood tubing set component 35 and above the outlet opening through which the component may exit from the channel 97, an undesired release of the blood tubing set component 35 from the receiving section 33. The lug 39 can be rotated—as shown in FIG. 6—about an axis of the fixing device 41 for the desired release of the blood tubing set component 35.

(38) The fixing device 41 is connected in a rotation-free or torque-proof manner to both the lug 39 and to an optional connector 43, which is connectable to a device 45 for the release of components. If the device 45 for the release of components rotates the connector 43 prompted by the control device 350, then the connector 43 rotates the lug 39 sideward to the side and allows the release of the blood tubing set component 35. This state is shown in FIG. 6.

(39) FIG. 6 shows the fastening device 11 of FIG. 5 with a lug 39 opened by a device for acting on the component. Unlike in the closed state of the fastening device 11 shown in FIG. 5, the blood tubing set component 35 may be manually removed from the fastening device 11 or by an optional ejector 19, which is again not shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

(40) FIG. 7 shows, schematically simplified, a blood treatment apparatus 300 in an exemplary embodiment.

(41) The blood treatment apparatus 300 comprises the control device 350, which is in signal communication S with the user interface 360 and with a detection device 370.

(42) The user interface 360 illustrates to the user, for example during an instruction for equipping the blood treatment apparatus 300 with blood tubing set components of an organizer 1, the blood tubing set component 35 as component with which the blood treatment apparatus 300 is to be equipped next.

(43) The detection device 370 is arranged and configured to detect that the insertion of the blood tubing set component 35 into the blood pump 380 has been completed.

(44) Only once the control device 350 can ascertain or determine by the detection device 370 that the blood tubing set component 35 also has actually also been inserted into the blood pump 380, the user is shown by the interface 360 which component (not shown) is to be connected next. The latter may be released or ejected after detecting that the blood tubing set component 35 has been connected and/or after the next component has been shown on or at the user interface 360.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

(45) 1 organizer

(46) 2 return line, component

(47) 3 filtrate line, component

(48) 4 dialysate line, component

(49) 5 substituate line, component

(50) 6 access line, component

(51) 2in filter connector, component

(52) 2out patient connector, component

(53) 3in filter connector, component

(54) 3out connector, component

(55) 4in connector, component

(56) 4out filter connector, component

(57) 5in connector, component

(58) 5out connector, component

(59) 6in patient connector, component

(60) 6out filter connector, component

(61) 11 fastening devices

(62) 13 rear

(63) 15 receiving section

(64) 17 opening

(65) 19 ejector, device for ejecting; device for actively separating components

(66) 20 device for releasably fastening or fixing the organizer on the receiving section

(67) 21 adhesive layer

(68) 23 light or heat radiator, power source or emitter for emitting waves, light and/or heat

(69) 33 receiving section

(70) 35 blood tubing set component, component, pre-determined first component, illustrated or designated component

(71) 37 areas

(72) 39 lug

(73) 41 fixing device

(74) 43 connector

(75) 45 device for releasing components

(76) 95a leg or arm

(77) 95b leg or arm

(78) 97 channel

(79) 99a protrusion

(80) 99b protrusion

(81) 101 detection device

(82) 300 blood treatment device

(83) 350 control or regulating device

(84) 360 user interface

(85) 370 detection device

(86) 380 blood pump

(87) K width of the channel 97

(88) Q width of the opening of channel 97

(89) S signal communication