METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment using an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus with a device for optimizing the extracorporeal blood treatment, and a computer program to be executed on a processor for carrying out a method for optimizing the extracorporeal blood treatment. The method and apparatus are characterized in that at least one machine-specific treatment parameter for carrying out the treatment using the respective dialyzer or filter is determined with a computing unit for different types of dialyzers or filters. The computing unit determines the costs resulting from the determined machine-specific treatment parameters when using the respective dialyzer or filter. The determined costs for different types of dialyzers or filters are then displayed on a display unit. The doctor can then select the dialyzer or filter to keep the costs as low as possible.
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15. A method for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment with an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a dialyzer or filter divided by a semipermeable membrane into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is part of an extracorporeal blood circuit and the second chamber is part of a dialyzing fluid system, said method comprising;
inputting one or more patient-specific treatment parameters using an input unit, wherein said patient-specific treatment parameters are characteristic of the therapeutic aim, the patient to be treated, or both; determining a machine-specific treatment parameter from the one or more patient-specific treatment parameters for performing the treatment using each dialyzer or filter from a group of different types of dialyzers or filters using a computing unit; determining a cost of the extracorporeal blood treatment resulting from the ascertained machine-specific treatment parameter for using each dialyzer or filter using the computing unit; and displaying the cost resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter using each dialyzer or filter on a display unit for the different types of dialyzers or filters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a dialyzer or filter divided by a semipermeable membrane into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is part of an extracorporeal blood circuit and the second chamber is part of a dialyzing fluid system, said method comprising;
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21. A device for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment with an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a dialyzer or filter divided by a semipermeable membrane into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber of the dialyzer or filter is part of an extracorporeal blood circuit and the second chamber is part of a dialyzing fluid system, said device for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment comprising;
an input unit for inputting one or more patient-specific treatment parameters, wherein said patient-specific parameters are characteristic of the therapeutic aim, the patient to be treated, or both; a computing unit configured such that a machine-specific treatment parameter can be determined from the one or more patient-specific treatment parameters for performing the treatment using each dialyzer or filter from a group of different types of dialyzers or filters and that a cost of the extracorporeal blood treatment resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter using each dialyzer or filter can be determined; and a display unit configured to display a cost resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter using each dialyzer or filter from the group of different types of dialyzers or filters. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- a dialyzer or filter divided by a semipermeable membrane into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber of the dialyzer or filter is part of an extracorporeal blood circuit and the second chamber is part of a dialyzing fluid system, said device for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment comprising;
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27. An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, comprising:
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a dialyzer or filter divided by a semipermeable membrane into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is part of an extracorporeal blood circuit and the second chamber of the dialyzer or filter is part of a dialyzing fluid system; and a device for optimizing the extracorporeal blood treatment comprising; an input unit for inputting one or more patient-specific treatment parameters, wherein said patient-specific parameters are characteristic of the therapeutic aim, the patient to be treated, or both; a computing unit configured such that a machine-specific treatment parameter can be determined from the one or more patient-specific treatment parameters for performing the treatment using each dialyzer or filter from a group of different types of dialyzers or filters and that a cost of the extracorporeal blood treatment resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter using each dialyzer or filter can be determined; and a display unit configured to display a cost resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter using each dialyzer or filter from the group of different types of dialyzers or filters.
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28. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions that causes a computer to perform a process for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, said process comprising:
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inputting one or more patient-specific treatment parameters using an input unit, wherein said patient-specific treatment parameters are characteristic of the therapeutic aim, the patient to be treated, or both; determining a machine-specific treatment parameter from the one or more patient-specific treatment parameters for performing the treatment using each one of the dialyzers or filters from a group of different types of dialyzers or filters using a computing unit; determining a cost of the extracorporeal blood treatment resulting from the ascertained machine-specific treatment parameter for using each dialyzer or filter using the computing unit; and displaying the cost resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter using each dialyzer or filter on a display unit for the different types of dialyzers or filters.
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