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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Peter Kotanko, New York, NY (US);
Xia Tao, West New York, NJ (US);
Mia G. Garbaccio, Astoria, NY (US);
Jeffrey Hymes, Nashville, TN (US);
Stephan Thijssen, New York, NY (US);
Nadja Grobe, Huntington, NY (US);
Leticia M. Tapia Silva, Long Island City, NY (US);
Dinesh K. Chatoth, Suwanee, GA (US);
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus used in analyzing spent dialysate includes: at least one surface configured to accommodate a dialysate drain bag or drain line in a predetermined position; a light source positioned to emit light through the dialysate drain bag or drain line; and a light sensor positioned to sense light emitted by the light source through the dialysate drain bag or drain line.