CA2422289C - Dialysate collection bag and method of sterilizing fluid collected therein - Google Patents
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A method of peritoneal dialysis which utilizes a dialysis collection bag (10) connected to a drain tube (12) is disclosed. The collection bag (10) is sealed so that it is liquid tight and liquid cannot enter or leave it except through drain tube (12). Inside the collection bag (10) is a sterilization tablet (14) which preferably contains calcium hypochlorite of sufficient quantity to quickly sterilize 2 liters to 4 liters of used dialysis solution.
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DIALYSATE COLLECTIO~P BAG AItD
1~T80D OF sTERZLIZING FLUID COLLECTED THEREIN
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of medical dialysis including peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis. In particular, the present invention relates to a dissolving bacteriocidal additive to a fluid collection bag to sterilize the fluid collected in the bag for safe disposal of the sterilized fluid.
~ACR~ROUND OF THE INVENTION
The common treatment f or renal failure is hemodialysis treatment or peritoneal dialysis treatment.
Both treatments utilize the diffusion of liquid through a semipermeable membrane. In the case of hemodialysis the membrane is in a dialyzer external to the patient, so that blood is withdrawn from the patient's vascular system and passed across the membrane while dialysis solution is passed across the other side of the membrane.
Impurities in the blood are drawn through the membrane by osmotic pressure op the membrane and are disposed of in the discarded dialysis solution. In the case of peritoneal dialysis, the semipermeable membrane is the patient's peritoneal membrane. Dialysis solution is introduced into and retained for a period of time in the peritoneal cavity, and impurities in the blood migrate through the peritoneal membrane and into the dialysis solution. The dialysis solution with the impurities is then withdrawn from the peritoneal cavity and discarded into a "drain" bag or "collection" bag.
Hoth hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis require significant amounts of dialysis solution, sometimes called dialysate. Common dialysates are primarily water, but With low ionic concentrations of dissolved sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, acetate, glucose and bicarbonate. The proportions of these and other compounds depends on a variety of factors. Regardless of the exact concentrations and relative proportions of the dissolved compounds, the main material in all dialysates is water.
Dialysis solutions have been premixed and prepackaged in a variety of mixes and sizes, so that the patient or the medical professional simply selects the desired size and mix of dialysate, makes the appropriate tubing connections to the prepackaged dialysates and to the patient and the dialysis machine, and then commences the procedure.
Regardless of the type of dialysis - peritoneal dialysis or hemodiaiysis - the procedure results in significant and sometimes substantial quantities of spent dialysis solution. This used dialysis solution has been exposed to and often contains a variety of pathogens including infectious diseases. There are cases in which used dialysis solution was found to contain viable HIv virus, for example, and there are undoubtedly other instances where used dialysis solution contained bacteria or viruses of other diseases as well.
This used dialysis solution is normally deemed "medical waste" and is required to be disposed of in accordance with applicable medical waste disposal procedures so as nat to spread disease or contaminate water supplies. However, it is commonly recognized that the used dialysis solution is often disposed of improperly. Because many dialysis procedures are adapted for the convenience of home use, used dialysis solution is sometimes improperly discarded by simply putting it into trash receptacles for ordinary trash pick-up or pouring it into a sink or flushing it down the toilet.
Even in hospitals and clinics, the high cost and inconvenience of medical waste disposal may tempt professionals to dispose of used dialysis solution improperly.
In the field of urinary catheters, there is a body of art pertaining to preventing pathogens from migrating from a urine collection bag up through a catheter and into the urethra. Such art is not directed toward the sterilization of the collected urine so that it can be properly disposed of without infecting others since urine does not normally contain infectious diseases even if from a diseased patient. Instead, this art is more directed toward preventing the collection bag from becoming a colonization site from which infection can migrate up the catheter to the patient himself.
Illustrative of this urinary catheter art are U.S. Patent Nos. 4,529,398 by Wong; 4,661,100 by Rechsteiner;
5,267,989 by Moyet-Ortiz; 4,863,445 by Mayhan; 4,417,892 by Meisch; and 4,372,313 by Villari.
The typical approach to preventing urinary tract infections in the urinary catheter prior art mentioned above is to include a sterilizing agent in the catheter or in the collection bag so that pathogens cannot migrate up the catheter. Such an approach is not appropriate for a dialysis collection bag, however, because in dialysis it is often desired to take specimen samples of the used dialysate. If the dialysate is sterilized upon entering the collection bag, then specimen samples cannot be cultured to test for live pathogens. It is also desirable in dialysis that the collection bag be entirely self-contained, so that the collection bag is manufactured with the sterilizing agent pre-placed within it to avoid a separate placement step at the time. of use.
77774-12D , in the Wong patent, a dispensing device having a.polymer with a chemoprophylactic agent is placed within the collection bag. The dispensing device begins sterilizing liquid in the collection bag immediately upon coatact, and the device is designed such that the sterilizing properties continue for an extended period of time. In contrast, in dialysis collection bags it is desirable that the sterilization of the liquid not be commenced immediately upon contact with the dialysis collection bag, and in dialysis collection bags it is not necessary that the sterilization be contained for an extended period of time because the bag is filled in a very short period of time rather than over a period of many hours.
The Rechsteiner patent discloses a system with a urine collection bag having a fragile resinous materia l inside which is broken to release a sterilizing or diagnostic agent. The Rechsteiner patent is like the Wong patent in that it is designed for urinary catheter applications in which the collected urine must be sterilized immediately upon contact and over an extended period of time to prevent pathogen migration into the patient. The Mayhan patent is similar to the Rechsteiner patent, except that the resinous sterilizing agent is replaced with a slow-dissolving tablet. The Moyet-Ortiz patent discloses an antiseptic absorbent pad in a urine collection device; the Meisch patent discloses an outlet tube to a urine collection bag which is treated with a sterilizing agent to prevent pathogen colonization; the Villari patent discloses a urine collection bag with a tubular portion having a device for retaining an antimicrobial agent.
SUMMARY OF THE LNVENTION
The present invention includes a dialysis collection bag and method of using the same in dialysis treatment and the disposal of used dialysis fluid. The apparatus of the invention includes a used dialysate collection bag having a strerilizing tablet within the collection bag.
The sterilizing pill is coated with a gelatinous coating to delay the dissolution of the pill when the collection bag is filled.
According to a broad aspect of the invention, there is a peritoneal dialysis system, comprising: a dialysis tubing set; a dialysis solution source; and a collection bag having a sterilization bag attached by a frangible seal thereto, the sterilization bag containing a sterilization agent therein for sterilization of used dialysis solution in the collection bag.
In an alternative embodiment, the present invention includes a used dialysate collection bag and a sterilization bag connected thereto. The sterilization bag contains a sterilizing agent and is attached to the collection bag by a breakable connection. Once the connection is broken, there is fluid communication between the collection bag and the sterilization bag.
The system is operated by performing peritoneal dialysis in the conventional manner, including the step of draining the used dialysis solution into the collection bag.
In one embodiment, the used dialysis solution begins to dissolve the gelatinous coating on the sterilization tablet immediately upon entering the collection bag. However, the gelatinous coating on the sterilization tablet is such that the tablet does not release the sterilization agent for about 30 minutes after the initial contact between the used dialysis solution and the sterilization tablet. This 30 minute delay allows time for a specimen sample to be taken from the collection bag before the sterilization agent -5a-is released to sterilize the used dialysis solution. Once the approximately 30 minutes expires so that the gelatinous coating is dissolved and the sterilization agent is released from the sterilization tablet, the sterilization agent is completely released, substantially immediately. In an alternative embodiment, when the sterilization agent is contained in a sterilization bag attached to the collection bag by a breakable connector, _6_ once the collection bag hes been filled and samples taken the connection between the two bags is broken and the sterilization anent is completely released into the dialysis solution. In either embodiment, unlike in the case of urine collection bags used with urinary catheters, there is no need for slow and prolonged release over a period of time. The collection bag with sterilized used dialysis solution is disposed of in the standard proper manner as medical waste, but in the event that the disposal is improper for some reason, there is now much less likelihood of spreading infectious disease.
A variety of sterilization agents and gelatinous coatings are feasible for the sterilization tablet. In a preferred embodiment, the sterilization agent is calcium hypochlorite and the coating is sodium laurel sulfate, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a dialysis collection bag in accordance with the present invention FIG. 2 shows a perspective, partial cut-away view of a sterilization tablet in accordance with the present invention:
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the invention, showing a sterilization bag attached to the dialysis collection bag by a frangible seal.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A perspective view of a dialysis collection bag in accordance with the present invention is shown in FIG.
1. A dialysis collection bag 10 is a bag-shaped element connected to a drain tube 12 which is connected to an ordinary peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis tubing set (not shown). The collection bag 10 is sealed so that it _7_ is liquid tight and liquid cannot enter or leave it except through the drain tube 12. The collection bag 10 is constructed from plastic sheet material in the conventional manner known in the art and is sized appropriately so that the collection bag alone or in combination with a collection bag set has sufficient capacity to receive the used dialysis solution from a dialysis treatment.
Inside the collection bag 10 is a sterilization tablet 14. The sterilization tablet 14 is preferably placed within the collection bag 10 at the time the collection bag is being manufactured. The sterilization tablet l4 is placed in the collection bag 10, and then the collection bag 10 is sealed to retain the sterilization tablet 14 therein. In a preferred embodiment, the tablet contains calcium hypochlorite.
Other disinfectant agents are feasible as well, including lithium hypochlorite, sodium hypochlorite, and powder chloramines such as sodium p-toluene sulfonchloramide or other soluble disinfectants. The quantity and concentration of disinfectant should be sufficient to quickly disinfect 2-4 liters of used dialysis solution contained within the collection bag.
An important aspect of the preferred embodiment of the invention is the use of a dissolving coating 16 over the body 18 of the sterilization tablet 14 as shown in FIG. 2. The coating must be dissolved by contact with the used dialysis solution before the disinfectant in the sterilization tablet 14 is released. As explained above, this delays the activation of the sterilization tablet 14 for a short time after initial contact with the used dialysis solution, to allow time to take a specimen sample before the disinfecting process commences. It has been found that the most convenient time period to provide between the initial contact between the _g_ sterilization tablet 14 and the used dialysis solution, to allow for the collection of a specimen sample, is about 30 minutes.
The coating l6 in the preferred embodiment is sodium laurel sulfate or gelatin. Other coatings are also feasible to provide appropriate delay in activation of the sterilization tablet 14, including ethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose, titanium dioxide, sucrose stearate, hydroxypropylcellul.ose, polyvinyl-acetaldiethylaminoacetate, or acrylic latex sprays. The coating should dissolve in a pH range of 3-10.
The drain tube 12, as well as the rest of the tubing set and the collection bag 10 as well, may be sterilized at the time of manufacture by processes known in the art. Such processes include but are not limited to the use of ethylene oxide gas, steam, gamma rays and electron beams.
The manufacturing method will normally include the fabrication and assembly of the tubing set with its various elements such as valves, clamps and so on; the construction of the collection bag 10 with the sterilization tablet 14 therein; the attachment of the collection bag 10 to the drain tube 12; and the sterilization of the entire assembly by one or more of the known means mentioned above. The assembly is used in peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis procedures much like tubing sets of the prior art. when the collection bag 10 is filled with used dialysis solution, the coating 16 to the sterilization tablet 14 begins to dissolve. The time it takes for the coating l6 to dissolve to the point where the sterilization agent is released may vary, as mentioned above, from a few seconds to an hour or longer.
Preferably; the time is at least a few minutes, in order to allow time for a specimen sample to be taken, and the time is not so long that the used dialysis solution may _g_ be removed from the collection bag 10 prior to being sterilized by release of the sterilization agent. It has been found that about 30 minutes is ideal for this time period.
Once any desired specimen sample has been taken, and the coating 16 to the sterilization tablet 14 is dissolved so that the sterilization agent is released from the sterilization tablet 14 to sterilize the used dialysis solution, the collection bag 10 with the used, sterilized dialysis solution therein is discarded. It is still desirable that the collection bag 10 with the used, sterilized dialysis solution therein be discarded as medical waste, in accordance with proper medical waste disposal procedures. However, the prior sterilization of the used dialysis solution provides some assurance against the spread of disease in the event that such procedures are ignored or followed .improperly.
With reference now to FIG. 3, an alternative embodiment of the present invention is readily understood. In this embodiment, a sterilization bag 20 is attached to the collection bag 10 by a frangible seal 22 which separates the bags. Preferably, the sterilization agent will be placed with the sterilization bag 20 when the sterilization bag and the collection bag are being manufactured. As mentioned previously, the quality and concentration of disinfectant contained within the sterilization bag 20 should be sufficient to quickly disinfect 2-4 liters if used dialysis solution contained within the collection bag 10. A sealing device, preferably of the heating type, will be employed to seal the walls of frangible seal 22 so that the sterilization agent is separate from the initially empty collection bag 10. The frangible seal 22 is readily deiaminated to permit the free flow of materials between the containers while securing the containers to each other.
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-IO-As described herein, peritoneal dialysis is performed on a patient and the used dialysis solution is collected in the collection bag 10. While the dialysis solution is collected and the collection bag 10 is filled, any desired specimen samples may be taken. Once the desired specimen samples have been taken, the frangible seal 22 between the collection bag 10 and the sterilization bag 20 is broken, providing free flow of materials between the compartments. The used dialysis solution is sterilized substantially immediately. The sterilization bag 20 and the collection bag 10 with the used dialysis solution therein are discarded.
1~T80D OF sTERZLIZING FLUID COLLECTED THEREIN
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of medical dialysis including peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis. In particular, the present invention relates to a dissolving bacteriocidal additive to a fluid collection bag to sterilize the fluid collected in the bag for safe disposal of the sterilized fluid.
~ACR~ROUND OF THE INVENTION
The common treatment f or renal failure is hemodialysis treatment or peritoneal dialysis treatment.
Both treatments utilize the diffusion of liquid through a semipermeable membrane. In the case of hemodialysis the membrane is in a dialyzer external to the patient, so that blood is withdrawn from the patient's vascular system and passed across the membrane while dialysis solution is passed across the other side of the membrane.
Impurities in the blood are drawn through the membrane by osmotic pressure op the membrane and are disposed of in the discarded dialysis solution. In the case of peritoneal dialysis, the semipermeable membrane is the patient's peritoneal membrane. Dialysis solution is introduced into and retained for a period of time in the peritoneal cavity, and impurities in the blood migrate through the peritoneal membrane and into the dialysis solution. The dialysis solution with the impurities is then withdrawn from the peritoneal cavity and discarded into a "drain" bag or "collection" bag.
Hoth hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis require significant amounts of dialysis solution, sometimes called dialysate. Common dialysates are primarily water, but With low ionic concentrations of dissolved sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, acetate, glucose and bicarbonate. The proportions of these and other compounds depends on a variety of factors. Regardless of the exact concentrations and relative proportions of the dissolved compounds, the main material in all dialysates is water.
Dialysis solutions have been premixed and prepackaged in a variety of mixes and sizes, so that the patient or the medical professional simply selects the desired size and mix of dialysate, makes the appropriate tubing connections to the prepackaged dialysates and to the patient and the dialysis machine, and then commences the procedure.
Regardless of the type of dialysis - peritoneal dialysis or hemodiaiysis - the procedure results in significant and sometimes substantial quantities of spent dialysis solution. This used dialysis solution has been exposed to and often contains a variety of pathogens including infectious diseases. There are cases in which used dialysis solution was found to contain viable HIv virus, for example, and there are undoubtedly other instances where used dialysis solution contained bacteria or viruses of other diseases as well.
This used dialysis solution is normally deemed "medical waste" and is required to be disposed of in accordance with applicable medical waste disposal procedures so as nat to spread disease or contaminate water supplies. However, it is commonly recognized that the used dialysis solution is often disposed of improperly. Because many dialysis procedures are adapted for the convenience of home use, used dialysis solution is sometimes improperly discarded by simply putting it into trash receptacles for ordinary trash pick-up or pouring it into a sink or flushing it down the toilet.
Even in hospitals and clinics, the high cost and inconvenience of medical waste disposal may tempt professionals to dispose of used dialysis solution improperly.
In the field of urinary catheters, there is a body of art pertaining to preventing pathogens from migrating from a urine collection bag up through a catheter and into the urethra. Such art is not directed toward the sterilization of the collected urine so that it can be properly disposed of without infecting others since urine does not normally contain infectious diseases even if from a diseased patient. Instead, this art is more directed toward preventing the collection bag from becoming a colonization site from which infection can migrate up the catheter to the patient himself.
Illustrative of this urinary catheter art are U.S. Patent Nos. 4,529,398 by Wong; 4,661,100 by Rechsteiner;
5,267,989 by Moyet-Ortiz; 4,863,445 by Mayhan; 4,417,892 by Meisch; and 4,372,313 by Villari.
The typical approach to preventing urinary tract infections in the urinary catheter prior art mentioned above is to include a sterilizing agent in the catheter or in the collection bag so that pathogens cannot migrate up the catheter. Such an approach is not appropriate for a dialysis collection bag, however, because in dialysis it is often desired to take specimen samples of the used dialysate. If the dialysate is sterilized upon entering the collection bag, then specimen samples cannot be cultured to test for live pathogens. It is also desirable in dialysis that the collection bag be entirely self-contained, so that the collection bag is manufactured with the sterilizing agent pre-placed within it to avoid a separate placement step at the time. of use.
77774-12D , in the Wong patent, a dispensing device having a.polymer with a chemoprophylactic agent is placed within the collection bag. The dispensing device begins sterilizing liquid in the collection bag immediately upon coatact, and the device is designed such that the sterilizing properties continue for an extended period of time. In contrast, in dialysis collection bags it is desirable that the sterilization of the liquid not be commenced immediately upon contact with the dialysis collection bag, and in dialysis collection bags it is not necessary that the sterilization be contained for an extended period of time because the bag is filled in a very short period of time rather than over a period of many hours.
The Rechsteiner patent discloses a system with a urine collection bag having a fragile resinous materia l inside which is broken to release a sterilizing or diagnostic agent. The Rechsteiner patent is like the Wong patent in that it is designed for urinary catheter applications in which the collected urine must be sterilized immediately upon contact and over an extended period of time to prevent pathogen migration into the patient. The Mayhan patent is similar to the Rechsteiner patent, except that the resinous sterilizing agent is replaced with a slow-dissolving tablet. The Moyet-Ortiz patent discloses an antiseptic absorbent pad in a urine collection device; the Meisch patent discloses an outlet tube to a urine collection bag which is treated with a sterilizing agent to prevent pathogen colonization; the Villari patent discloses a urine collection bag with a tubular portion having a device for retaining an antimicrobial agent.
SUMMARY OF THE LNVENTION
The present invention includes a dialysis collection bag and method of using the same in dialysis treatment and the disposal of used dialysis fluid. The apparatus of the invention includes a used dialysate collection bag having a strerilizing tablet within the collection bag.
The sterilizing pill is coated with a gelatinous coating to delay the dissolution of the pill when the collection bag is filled.
According to a broad aspect of the invention, there is a peritoneal dialysis system, comprising: a dialysis tubing set; a dialysis solution source; and a collection bag having a sterilization bag attached by a frangible seal thereto, the sterilization bag containing a sterilization agent therein for sterilization of used dialysis solution in the collection bag.
In an alternative embodiment, the present invention includes a used dialysate collection bag and a sterilization bag connected thereto. The sterilization bag contains a sterilizing agent and is attached to the collection bag by a breakable connection. Once the connection is broken, there is fluid communication between the collection bag and the sterilization bag.
The system is operated by performing peritoneal dialysis in the conventional manner, including the step of draining the used dialysis solution into the collection bag.
In one embodiment, the used dialysis solution begins to dissolve the gelatinous coating on the sterilization tablet immediately upon entering the collection bag. However, the gelatinous coating on the sterilization tablet is such that the tablet does not release the sterilization agent for about 30 minutes after the initial contact between the used dialysis solution and the sterilization tablet. This 30 minute delay allows time for a specimen sample to be taken from the collection bag before the sterilization agent -5a-is released to sterilize the used dialysis solution. Once the approximately 30 minutes expires so that the gelatinous coating is dissolved and the sterilization agent is released from the sterilization tablet, the sterilization agent is completely released, substantially immediately. In an alternative embodiment, when the sterilization agent is contained in a sterilization bag attached to the collection bag by a breakable connector, _6_ once the collection bag hes been filled and samples taken the connection between the two bags is broken and the sterilization anent is completely released into the dialysis solution. In either embodiment, unlike in the case of urine collection bags used with urinary catheters, there is no need for slow and prolonged release over a period of time. The collection bag with sterilized used dialysis solution is disposed of in the standard proper manner as medical waste, but in the event that the disposal is improper for some reason, there is now much less likelihood of spreading infectious disease.
A variety of sterilization agents and gelatinous coatings are feasible for the sterilization tablet. In a preferred embodiment, the sterilization agent is calcium hypochlorite and the coating is sodium laurel sulfate, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a dialysis collection bag in accordance with the present invention FIG. 2 shows a perspective, partial cut-away view of a sterilization tablet in accordance with the present invention:
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the invention, showing a sterilization bag attached to the dialysis collection bag by a frangible seal.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A perspective view of a dialysis collection bag in accordance with the present invention is shown in FIG.
1. A dialysis collection bag 10 is a bag-shaped element connected to a drain tube 12 which is connected to an ordinary peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis tubing set (not shown). The collection bag 10 is sealed so that it _7_ is liquid tight and liquid cannot enter or leave it except through the drain tube 12. The collection bag 10 is constructed from plastic sheet material in the conventional manner known in the art and is sized appropriately so that the collection bag alone or in combination with a collection bag set has sufficient capacity to receive the used dialysis solution from a dialysis treatment.
Inside the collection bag 10 is a sterilization tablet 14. The sterilization tablet 14 is preferably placed within the collection bag 10 at the time the collection bag is being manufactured. The sterilization tablet l4 is placed in the collection bag 10, and then the collection bag 10 is sealed to retain the sterilization tablet 14 therein. In a preferred embodiment, the tablet contains calcium hypochlorite.
Other disinfectant agents are feasible as well, including lithium hypochlorite, sodium hypochlorite, and powder chloramines such as sodium p-toluene sulfonchloramide or other soluble disinfectants. The quantity and concentration of disinfectant should be sufficient to quickly disinfect 2-4 liters of used dialysis solution contained within the collection bag.
An important aspect of the preferred embodiment of the invention is the use of a dissolving coating 16 over the body 18 of the sterilization tablet 14 as shown in FIG. 2. The coating must be dissolved by contact with the used dialysis solution before the disinfectant in the sterilization tablet 14 is released. As explained above, this delays the activation of the sterilization tablet 14 for a short time after initial contact with the used dialysis solution, to allow time to take a specimen sample before the disinfecting process commences. It has been found that the most convenient time period to provide between the initial contact between the _g_ sterilization tablet 14 and the used dialysis solution, to allow for the collection of a specimen sample, is about 30 minutes.
The coating l6 in the preferred embodiment is sodium laurel sulfate or gelatin. Other coatings are also feasible to provide appropriate delay in activation of the sterilization tablet 14, including ethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose, titanium dioxide, sucrose stearate, hydroxypropylcellul.ose, polyvinyl-acetaldiethylaminoacetate, or acrylic latex sprays. The coating should dissolve in a pH range of 3-10.
The drain tube 12, as well as the rest of the tubing set and the collection bag 10 as well, may be sterilized at the time of manufacture by processes known in the art. Such processes include but are not limited to the use of ethylene oxide gas, steam, gamma rays and electron beams.
The manufacturing method will normally include the fabrication and assembly of the tubing set with its various elements such as valves, clamps and so on; the construction of the collection bag 10 with the sterilization tablet 14 therein; the attachment of the collection bag 10 to the drain tube 12; and the sterilization of the entire assembly by one or more of the known means mentioned above. The assembly is used in peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis procedures much like tubing sets of the prior art. when the collection bag 10 is filled with used dialysis solution, the coating 16 to the sterilization tablet 14 begins to dissolve. The time it takes for the coating l6 to dissolve to the point where the sterilization agent is released may vary, as mentioned above, from a few seconds to an hour or longer.
Preferably; the time is at least a few minutes, in order to allow time for a specimen sample to be taken, and the time is not so long that the used dialysis solution may _g_ be removed from the collection bag 10 prior to being sterilized by release of the sterilization agent. It has been found that about 30 minutes is ideal for this time period.
Once any desired specimen sample has been taken, and the coating 16 to the sterilization tablet 14 is dissolved so that the sterilization agent is released from the sterilization tablet 14 to sterilize the used dialysis solution, the collection bag 10 with the used, sterilized dialysis solution therein is discarded. It is still desirable that the collection bag 10 with the used, sterilized dialysis solution therein be discarded as medical waste, in accordance with proper medical waste disposal procedures. However, the prior sterilization of the used dialysis solution provides some assurance against the spread of disease in the event that such procedures are ignored or followed .improperly.
With reference now to FIG. 3, an alternative embodiment of the present invention is readily understood. In this embodiment, a sterilization bag 20 is attached to the collection bag 10 by a frangible seal 22 which separates the bags. Preferably, the sterilization agent will be placed with the sterilization bag 20 when the sterilization bag and the collection bag are being manufactured. As mentioned previously, the quality and concentration of disinfectant contained within the sterilization bag 20 should be sufficient to quickly disinfect 2-4 liters if used dialysis solution contained within the collection bag 10. A sealing device, preferably of the heating type, will be employed to seal the walls of frangible seal 22 so that the sterilization agent is separate from the initially empty collection bag 10. The frangible seal 22 is readily deiaminated to permit the free flow of materials between the containers while securing the containers to each other.
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-IO-As described herein, peritoneal dialysis is performed on a patient and the used dialysis solution is collected in the collection bag 10. While the dialysis solution is collected and the collection bag 10 is filled, any desired specimen samples may be taken. Once the desired specimen samples have been taken, the frangible seal 22 between the collection bag 10 and the sterilization bag 20 is broken, providing free flow of materials between the compartments. The used dialysis solution is sterilized substantially immediately. The sterilization bag 20 and the collection bag 10 with the used dialysis solution therein are discarded.
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1. A peritoneal dialysis system, comprising: a dialysis tubing set; a dialysis solution source; and a collection bag having a sterilization bag attached by a frangible seal thereto, the sterilization bag containing a sterilization agent therein for sterilization of used dialysis solution in the collection bag.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said frangible seal is a heat seal.
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