Estimation of the dry weight of a dialysis patient

US9675294B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. · US
• Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

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: Sep 18, 2012
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 15, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2230/65
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

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.