Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

Presenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

Frank Hedmann

Stephan Klatte

Sven Sebesta

Torsten Hochrein

Ulrich Wernicke

Kulwinder S Plahey

Thomas Irvin Folden

Erik Griessmann

Joachim Wich-Heiter

Nadja Schubert

Stefan Saal

Martin Buda

Kai Merten

Erik Griesmann

A pump system for generating a volume flow of a dialysis solution in a dialysis machine, the pump system includes at least one piston pump having a piston that cooperates with a working fluid, which exerts a force on a conveying means, and in particular on a membrane. The pump system includes setting means, with which a conveying volume of the at least one piston pump per piston stroke can be reduced, with the setting means having at least one of a position-variable mechanical piston stop to reduce the piston stroke, means to reduce a quantity of the working fluid, and means to reduce a volume of a conveying chamber that cooperates with the conveying means and that contains the dialysis solution to be conveyed.

Pump system, dialysis machine, and method of operating a pump

The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining the static patient pressure, wherein the apparatus comprises a pump in communication with a patient line for conveying a dialysis solution into the abdomen of the patient, and blocking means, in particular a valve by which the patient line is blockable, wherein the apparatus has a pressure chamber that is in fluid communication with the patient line with an open blocking element, with a pressure measurement device furthermore being provided that is arranged such that it measures the pressure in the pressure chamber or a pressure correlated with it; and wherein the apparatus comprises a control unit that is configured such that it effects a pressure build-up in the pressure chamber to a measurement pressure in a first step and opens the blocking element in a second step so that the patient line or a part section thereof is acted on by the measurement pressure of the pressure chamber and with the apparatus having an evaluation unit that evaluates the measured pressure after the opening of the blocking element.

Apparatus and method for determining the static patient pressure

The present invention relates to a concentrate container having a concentrate that is configured to form a dialysis solution after its dilution with a diluting agent, in particular with water, wherein the concentrate container is in communication with a first connector having a first code that contains at least one piece of information on the concentrate; and wherein the concentrate container is furthermore in communication with a second connector whose second code differs from the first code, with the second code containing at least one piece of information on the dialysis solution.

Concentrate container

The present invention relates to a device for identifying the connection status between a patient catheter and a cassette system having flexible tubing assembly, which is intended to be used in a dialysis machine, wherein the device comprises the cassette system having flexible tubing assembly and an electrical circuit, which is disposed on the cassette system having flexible tubing assembly as well as on the patient catheter, and wherein the device furthermore comprises a measuring device for measuring at least one electrical property of the electrical circuit, which depends on said connection status.

Device for connection status identification

An apparatus for determining at least one of the peritoneal pressure in the abdomen of a patient, and the drainage state of the abdomen of a patient, includes at least one pump for conveying a dialysis solution into the abdomen, and at least one measurement device for measuring the pressure in the dialysis solution. The apparatus has at least one control unit configured to control the pump and the measurement device such that a first measurement of the pressure is carried out by the measurement device with a stationary pump to obtain a first measured pressure value. The pump subsequently operates to convey a partial volume of the total inflow volume of the dialysis solution into the abdomen. The pump then stops, and a second measurement of the pressure is carried out by the measurement device to obtain a second measured pressure value.

Apparatus for determining the peritoneal pressure

The invention relates to a monitoring system for at least one dialysis machine (e.g. a peritoneal dialysis machine), wherein the monitoring system receives data from a dialysis machine to be monitored via a first data communication network, wherein the data are selected from a group comprising machine data, error codes, operational data, environmental data, consumables data, network data, treatment data, wherein the data received are stored in a manner which is specific to the respective peritoneal dialysis machine, wherein for each machine, at least individual components of the stored data are analyzed wherein, on the basis of the analysis, an action selected from informing a patient, informing a medical professional, informing service personnel, informing a quality management representative is carried out via a second data communication network.

Monitoring system for a dialysis machine

A method of determining a system compressibility value of a medical membrane pump drive is provided which includes moving to a first and second pressure level and detecting a first and second operating parameter value of the membrane pump drive. The system compressibility value is determined on the basis of the detected operating parameter values and the membrane of the membrane pump drive is supported at a rigid surface during the determination of the system compressibility value.

Method of determining a system compressibility value of a medical membrane pump drive

The present invention relates to a dialysis machine, in particular a peritoneal dialysis machine, wherein a dialysis treatment, in particular a peritoneal dialysis treatment, can be carried out by means of the dialysis machine in accordance with predefined and/or inputtable treatment parameters and wherein the dialysis machine has at least one setting means by means of which at least one treatment parameter can be set dynamically and/or during the treatment operation of the dialysis machine. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of operating a dialysis machine.

Dialysis machine

A method is provided of monitoring the leak tightness of a plurality of pneumatically or hydraulically actuated actuators of a machine, in particular a plurality of valve actuators of a medical treatment machine, in which pressure is exerted on the actuators in different combinations during operation of the machine. A common pressure drop occurring during a stationary operating phase at the actuators on which pressure is exerted in the respective combination is measured for a plurality of different combinations of actuators on which pressure is exerted. A respective leak tightness value is determined for individual actuators and/or groups of actuators, with the pressure drop measured for those combinations and in which the respective actuator and/or the respective group of actuators on which pressure is exerted being accounted for in the leak tightness value. A machine, in particular a medical treatment machine, is configured to effect the valve actuator monitoring.

Method for checking and/or monitoring the leak tightness of a plurality of pneumatically or hydraulically actuated actuators and machine, in particular medical treatment machine

A medical device having a heater with at least one heating element which has mains voltage applied to it by a heating control unit. The heating control unit includes a monitoring arrangement and a switching arrangement. The monitoring arrangement can recognize the zero crossings of the mains voltage, and the switching arrangement can switch the at least one heating element on or off in the zero crossing. The heating control unit controls the power of the heating by switching on and off of one or more half cycles of the mains AC voltage.

Medical device heaters and methods

A method is provided for adjusting a continuous dialysate volume flow in a dialysis machine with at least two discontinuous pumps and a controller for generating a desired volume flow of the dialysate. The energy for driving the pumps is set to be constant with a value determined corresponding to the pump-time volume of the respective pump stroke and the delivered volume. A dialysis machine for carrying out the aforementioned method is also provided.

Method for adjusting a continuous dialysate volume flow in a dialysis machine and dialysis machine

This invention relates to a device for peritoneal dialysis with a means for the regular discharge and reuptake of dialysate, wherein the means includes an agent by which the color and turbidity of the dialysate can be determined.

Apparatus for peritoneal dialysis

A method is provided for the control of valves for flow path control, in particular in a medical treatment machine, having a plurality of processes for the manufacture of flow paths by control of a group of valves, with each process claiming a group of valves suitable for its carrying out for itself so that other processes cannot change the switching state of these valves and with each process itself making a decision on the release of the valves claimed by it. In addition, a method is provided for monitoring the then current and/or scheduled state of a plurality of valves in the flow path control, determining the connections resulting from the switching state of the valves, and comparing the resulting connections with a predetermined number of non-permitted connections.

Method for actuating valves for controlling a flow path and machines, especially medical treatment machines

A method that includes conveying overheated dialysate through a cassette in a manner to reduce the temperature of the overheated dialysate, and a dialysis system including a control unit configured to cause overheated dialysate to be conveyed through a cassette in a manner to reduce the temperature of the overheated dialysate.

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Frank Hedmann