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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Barry Neil Fulkerson, Longmont, CO (US);
Nhan Viet Pham, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Alec Huang, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/34 (2006.01); F04B 43/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); F04B 43/12 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3403 (2014.02); A61M 1/1039 (2014.02); A61M 1/1086 (2013.01); A61M 1/341 (2014.02); A61M 1/3455 (2013.01); F04B 43/0072 (2013.01); F04B 43/0081 (2013.01); F04B 43/1253 (2013.01); A61M 1/3672 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present specification describes a modular, portable hemofiltration system, for providing improved clearance levels of blood toxins, which includes at least one roller pump that is designed and operated to generate a rapidly varying pressure profile of fluid within at least a blood circuit of the hemofiltration system.