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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2022
Gambro Lundia Ab, Lund, SE;
Angelito A. Bernardo, River Forest, IL (US);
Angela Sofia Rivera Florez, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
Lars-Goran Nilsson, Hoor, SE;
Rafael Mauricio Sanabria Arenas, Bogota, CO;
Alfonso Bunch Barrera, Bogota, CO;
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a hemodialysis membrane for the treatment of restless leg syndrome (RLS), especially in severe and very severe cases and/or in patients which suffer from kidney failure and already receive hemodialysis. The present disclosure therefore also relates to methods of treating restless leg syndrome. The treatment and method encompasses using a hemodialysis membrane which is characterized in that it comprises at least one hydrophobic polymer and at least one hydrophilic polymer and in that it has a MWRO of between 8.5 and 14.0 kD and a MWCO of between 55 kD and 130 kD.