System and method for automated data collection of twenty-four hour ultrafiltration and other patient parameters using wired or wireless technology
First Claim
1. A dialysis system comprising:
- a dialysis machine for performing a first dialysis session on a patient at a first time of a day at a first location;
a remote dialysis fluid exchange device for performing a second dialysis session on the patient at a second time of the day at a second location remote from the dialysis machine, the remote exchange device configured to record an amount of ultrafiltration (“
UF”
) that is removed from the patient over the second dialysis session; and
a communication link between the dialysis machine and the remote exchange device,wherein the dialysis machine is configured to receive the recorded amount of UF removed from the remote dialysis fluid exchange device at the first location via the communication link and determine a total amount of UF removed from the patient over the first and second sessions.
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Abstract
A dialysis system includes: a dialysis machine for performing a first dialysis session on a patient at a first time of a day; a remote exchange device for performing a second dialysis session on the patient at a second time of the day, the remote exchange device configured to record an amount of ultrafiltration (“UF”) that is removed from the patient over the second dialysis session; and a communication link between the dialysis machine and the remote exchange device, wherein the dialysis machine is configured to receive the recorded amount UF removed from the remote exchange device via the communication link and determine a total amount of UF removed from the patient over the first and second sessions.
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1. A dialysis system comprising:
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a dialysis machine for performing a first dialysis session on a patient at a first time of a day at a first location; a remote dialysis fluid exchange device for performing a second dialysis session on the patient at a second time of the day at a second location remote from the dialysis machine, the remote exchange device configured to record an amount of ultrafiltration (“
UF”
) that is removed from the patient over the second dialysis session; anda communication link between the dialysis machine and the remote exchange device, wherein the dialysis machine is configured to receive the recorded amount of UF removed from the remote dialysis fluid exchange device at the first location via the communication link and determine a total amount of UF removed from the patient over the first and second sessions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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15. A dialysis method comprising:
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accumulating a first amount of ultrafiltration (“
UF”
) removed from a patient over a nighttime therapy automatically via a dialysis machine at a first location;recording a second amount of UF removed from the patient over a day time exchange automatically via a remote dialysis fluid exchange device at a second location; sending the second amount of UF removed electronically to the dialysis machine at the first location; and at the first location, summing the first and second UF amounts to arrive at a total UF amount removed from the patient for a twenty-four hour period. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19)
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