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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Anping Yu, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Robert W. Childers, Trinity, FL (US);
Borut Cizman, Highwood, IL (US);
Anping Yu, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Robert W. Childers, Trinity, FL (US);
Borut Cizman, Highwood, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Abstract
In an embodiment, an automated peritoneal dialysis ('APD') machine includes at least one pump, a logic implementer storing a plurality of therapy prescriptions by which to operate the at least one pump, each therapy prescription pre-approved for a particular patient, and an input device operating with the logic implementer to allow the patient to select one of the therapy prescriptions for a particular therapy. In another embodiment, the input device operating with the logic implementer allows a doctor/clinician to select or approve one of the therapy prescriptions to be run on the APD machine. In a further embodiment, the logic implementer is programmed to select or suggest one of the therapy prescriptions to be run on the APD machine.