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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2021
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Matthew J. Doyle, Concord, CA (US);
Robert Zimmerman, Waltham, MA (US);
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving, by a processor of a dialysis machine, a dialysate flow rate, a bicarbonate setting value, a signal from a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure within a container, and a signal indicating a state of a fill valve; determining, based on the signal received from the pressure sensor and the state of the fill valve, fill parameters; determining a volume of the container based on at least two of the fill parameters; determining a depletion time in which the concentrate will be depleted from the container based on the volume of the container, the dialysate flow rate, and the bicarbonate setting value; determining, based on the depletion time, an amount of time remaining before the concentrate will be depleted from the container; and causing the dialysis machine to indicate the amount of time remaining before the concentrate will be depleted from the container.