Patent ID: 9141760
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61M,A61N,B01D,G16H

Abstract:
1. A dialysis system comprising: a dialysis machine including (i) at least one pump configured to pump dialysis fluid, and (ii) a volume control system configured to control the amount of dialysis fluid pumped by the at least one pump; a regimen generation module configured to generate a plurality of therapy prescriptions approved by a doctor/clinician for a particular patient treated by the dialysis machine, at least two of the plurality of therapy prescriptions having different overall durations preset prior to treatment set-up; a communications module configured to transfer the plurality of therapy prescriptions that have been approved by the doctor/clinician for the particular patient from the regimen generation module to a logic implementer, the logic implementer storing the plurality of therapy prescriptions for use in operating the dialysis machine; and wherein the logic implementer is configured to make a selection, for a given time period, of (i) a first therapy prescription from the plurality of therapy prescriptions to be performed a certain number of times over the time period and (ii) a second therapy prescription from the plurality of therapy prescriptions to be performed a certain number of times over the time period, and wherein the at least one pump of the dialysis machine is thereafter operated based upon the selection of (i) and (ii) made by the logic implementer.