Randy Eugene Murphy

US Patent:

8330579, Dec 11, 2012

Filed:

Jul 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/773822

Inventors:

Daniel Kneip - Anna TX, US
David West - Richardson TX, US
David Cummings - Richardson TX, US
Patrick Lee - Long Grove IL, US
Randy Murphy - Pleasant Prairie WI, US

Assignee:

Baxter International Inc. - Deerfield IL
Baxter Healthcare S.A. - Glattpark (Opfikon)

International Classification:

H04Q 5/22

US Classification:

340 101, 604 29

Abstract:

A medical fluid delivery system includes a dialysis instrument; a disposable pumping cassette operable with a pumping actuator of the dialysis instrument, the disposable cassette including or connected fluidly to a plurality of first connectors; a plurality of second connectors configured to interface with the first connectors, each second connector associated with a radio frequency (“RFID”) tag; and electronics configured to read the RFID tags via a plurality of antennae and to identify that each of the second connectors is positioned properly with respect to a proper one of the first connectors.