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Determining a volume of medical fluid pumped into or out of a medical fluid cassette

US10117985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

Tri Ly · Dublin, US
Jie Zhu · San Jose, US
Kulwinder S. Plahey · Martinez, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2013
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/3379
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method that includes pumping medical fluid out of or drawing medical fluid into a chamber of a medical fluid cassette, calculating a theoretical volume of fluid pumped out of or drawn into the chamber, and multiplying the theoretical volume of fluid pumped out of or drawn into the chamber by a correction factor to determine a corrected volume of fluid pumped out of or drawn into the chamber.

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