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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bryant J. Pudil, Plymouth, MN (US);
Martin T. Gerber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David B. Lura, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Thomas E. Meyer, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/28 (2006.01); A61M 1/16 (2006.01); A61M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/287 (2013.01); A61M 1/1656 (2013.01); A61M 1/1666 (2014.02); A61M 1/1668 (2014.02); A61M 1/1696 (2013.01); A61M 1/3406 (2014.02); A61M 1/3472 (2013.01); A61M 1/3479 (2014.02); A61M 1/3486 (2014.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing the sodium concentration of a dialysate fluid during hemodialysis therapy and adjusting sodium concentration using a sodium management system to generate a sodium-modified fluid are provided. The systems and methods also provide a mechanism for controlled addition of sodium ions to the dialysate to generate a predetermined total sodium concentration in a dialysate.