Patent ID: 8512564

Claim:
A controller for a blood treatment equipment, said equipment comprising at least a treatment unit including a semipermeable membrane separating the treatment unit in a first compartment for the circulation of blood and in a second compartment for the circulation of a treatment liquid, the controller being configured to: receive one or more entries of measured information measured during the course of a treatment procedure, determine at time intervals during treatment: a parameter selected from the group consisting of an instantaneous clearance K Ti measured at an elapsed treatment time T i and a dialysance value D Ti measured at an elapsed treatment time T i ; and an effective total dialysis dosage K*T Ti value which has been delivered at the elapsed treatment time T i , wherein the controller is also configured to compare said calculated dialysis dose K*T Ti to at least a total dialysis dosage value K*T p to be achieved at the end of the treatment and to generate at least one output control signal responsive to said comparison for automatically controlling one or more operations performed by the equipment, the controller also being configured to determine at least one timing selected from the group consisting of an estimated remaining treatment procedure time T tr and an estimated total treatment time T tot required for achieving said prescribed total dialysis dosage value KT p .