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Method and apparatus for evaluating values representing a mass or a concentration of a substance present within the body of a patient

US9301716B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Paul Chamney · Maidstone, GB
Ulrich Moissl · Karben, DE
Peter Wabel · Darmstadt, DE
Nestor Velasco · Glasgow, GB
Volker Nier · Reichelsheim, DE
Sebastian Wieskotten · Riedstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 7, 2010
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B5/7264
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for evaluating a value representing the mass or the concentration of a substance comprised by a tissue or a bodily fluid of a patient, the method including the steps of a) determining a relation between one or more calculated or measured value(s) reflecting the mass or the concentration and a distribution space of the patient or an approximation thereof, and b) assessing whether the relation fulfills a criterion. The present invention further relates to systems and computer programs for performing this method.

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