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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Frank A. Gotch, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Lipps, Boston, MA (US);
Peter Kotanko, New York, NY (US);
Nathan W. Levin, New York, NY (US);
Amanda K. Stennett, Waltham, MA (US);
Norma J. Ofsthun, Lexington, MA (US);
Frank A. Gotch, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Lipps, Boston, MA (US);
Peter Kotanko, New York, NY (US);
Nathan W. Levin, New York, NY (US);
Amanda K. Stennett, Waltham, MA (US);
Norma J. Ofsthun, Lexington, MA (US);
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method of determining a dosage of phosphorus binder for a patient undergoing dialysis treatment to achieve a pre-dialysis serum phosphorus concentration within a desired concentration range while achieving a desired net accumulation of calcium. The method includes determining the dosage of phosphorus binder that will achieve pre-dialysis serum phosphorus concentration of the patient that is within the desired concentration range while accounting for the change in the amount of phosphorus removed by the dialysis treatment when the pre-dialysis serum phosphorus concentration of the patient is within the desired concentration range, determining a dialysate calcium concentration that will result in the desired net accumulation of calcium over a complete dialysis cycle, and dialyzing the patient with a dialysate containing a calcium concentration based upon that determination.