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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 20, 2009
Alex Anping Yu, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Robert W. Childers, Trinity, FL (US);
Pete Hopping, Luiz, FL (US);
Alex Anping Yu, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Robert W. Childers, Trinity, FL (US);
Pete Hopping, Luiz, FL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Abstract
A dialysis system includes: a dialysis machine for performing a first dialysis session on a patient at a first time of a day; a remote exchange device for performing a second dialysis session on the patient at a second time of the day, the remote exchange device configured to record an amount of ultrafiltration ('UF') that is removed from the patient over the second dialysis session; and a communication link between the dialysis machine and the remote exchange device, wherein the dialysis machine is configured to receive the recorded amount UF removed from the remote exchange device via the communication link and determine a total amount of UF removed from the patient over the first and second sessions.