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Estimation of the dry weight of a dialysis patient

US10953147B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

Nathan W. Levin · New York, US
Fansan Zhu · Great Neck, US
Peter Kotanko · New York, US
Peter Wabel · Darmstadt, DE
Ciro Tetta · Mirandola, IT

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2017
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2230/65
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an embodiment, the invention relates to methods, apparatus, computer programs and computer program products for estimating a dry weight of a dialysis patient comprising the steps of determining a first fluid status of the patient between treatment sessions in a first stage, determining a second fluid status of the patient during treatment sessions in a second stage and estimating the dry weight based on the second fluid status.

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