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US 2020/0368418 A1Published application
Auto Adjustment of Blood Treatment Parameters Based on Patient Comfort
AssigneeFresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
InventorsDavid Yuds, Eric Bergman, Ken Chhi, Stephen Merchant, Christopher Yim Chau, Roland Levin
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Abstract
A blood treatment machine includes a patient comfort feedback mechanism configured to be adjusted by a patient to indicate comfort levels of the patient. The machine is configured to adjust one or more treatment parameters based on the patient feedback.
Claims25
A blood treatment machine comprising:
- a patient comfort feedback mechanism configured to be adjusted by a patient to indicate comfort levels of the patient and to generate patient feedback data, and
- a signal transceiver configured to send the patient feedback data to a controller of the blood treatment machine, the controller configured to receive patient feedback data from the signal transceiver and adjust a treatment parameter based on the patient feedback data.
A system for blood treatment comprising:
- a blood treatment machine comprising:
- a signal transceiver configured to send and receive signals, and
- a controller configured to control the blood treatment machine and adjust a treatment parameter based on patient feedback data;
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- a patient comfort feedback mechanism connected to the blood treatment machine, patient comfort feedback mechanism comprising:
- a patient interface configured to be adjusted by a patient to indicate comfort levels of the patient and to generate the patient feedback data, and
- a signal transceiver configured to send the patient feedback data to the controller of the blood treatment machine.
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A method for blood treatment comprising:
- performing blood treatment,
- receiving patient input related to a discomfort level of a patient via a patient comfort feedback mechanism, and
- adjusting a parameter of the blood treatment based on the patient input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.