abstract |
A fluid handling cassette for use with a peritoneal dialysis system, the cassette comprising: a generally planar body with at least one pump chamber formed as a depression in a first side of the body and a plurality of flowpaths for fluid, a spike located at a first end of the body for engagement with a dialysate solution line, the spike being in fluid communication with the at least one pump chamber via at least one flowpath and comprising a distal tip and a lumen wherein the distal tip of the spike is positioned substantially at or near the longitudinal axis of the spike. |