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US 7,699,806 B2Granted
Medical fluid therapy flow balancing and synchronization method and apparatus
AssigneesBaxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
InventorsLee C. Ware, Arnold F. Boehnlein
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Abstract
A medical fluid therapy method includes: (a) establishing a communication link between a kidney dialysis/blood treatment machine and at least one remote pump controller; (b) using the link to synchronize operation of at least one pump housed integrally with the machine with at least one pump located remotely from the machine; (c) enabling an operator to enter a net fluid transfer amount; and (d) controlling the pumps to at least substantially achieve the entered amount.
Claims14
A medical fluid therapy method comprising the steps of:
- (a) establishing a communication link between a kidney dialysis/blood treatment machine and at least one remote pump controller;
- (b) using the link to synchronize operation of at least one pump housed integrally with the machine with at least one pump located remotely from the machine;
- (c) enabling an operator to enter a net fluid transfer amount;
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- (d) controlling the pumps to at least substantially achieve the entered amount.
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