Dialysis apparatus using a blood pressure meter and a controller
First Claim
1. Therapy means comprising:
- a blood pressure meter (24) and a controller (23) for controlling the times of blood pressure measurement and for;
determining blood pressure values controlling the blood pressure as a function of the determined blood pressure values, wherein the blood pressure measurement is left undone at some times and the determined blood pressure values are substituted by hypothetical values gathered from a former blood pressure curve determined during a therapy session.
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Abstract
In a dialysis apparatus the blood pressure is normally monitored at intervals of 5 minutes. According to the invention the current blood pressure curve (33) is measured only during the first 45 minutes at intervals of 5 minutes and then compared with the stored blood pressure curves of previous treatments of the same patient. On the basis of statistical analyses that blood pressure curve is determined from a data storage, which shows the largest similarity to the current blood pressure curve and used as the basic curve (35) for blood pressure control during the current treatment. During further treatment the blood pressure measurement is carried out at intervals from 15 minutes to 30 minutes. This considerably reduces the number of blood pressure measurements and the resultant discomfort of the patient.
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1. Therapy means comprising:
- a blood pressure meter (24) and a controller (23) for controlling the times of blood pressure measurement and for;
determining blood pressure values controlling the blood pressure as a function of the determined blood pressure values, wherein the blood pressure measurement is left undone at some times and the determined blood pressure values are substituted by hypothetical values gathered from a former blood pressure curve determined during a therapy session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a blood pressure meter (24) and a controller (23) for controlling the times of blood pressure measurement and for;
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