Monitoring fluid volume for patients with renal disease
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first sensor configured to monitor an indicator of tissue fluid volume;
a second sensor configured to monitor an indicator of blood fluid volume; and
a blood fluid removal device comprising(i) an inlet for receiving blood from a patient,(ii) an first outlet for returning blood from the patient,(iii) a medium for removing fluid from the blood, the medium being positioned between the inlet and the first outlet,(iv) a fluid rate removal controller,(v) a second outlet for flow of the removed fluid, and(vi) electronics coupled to the fluid rate removal controller and the sensor,wherein the electronics are configured to set an initial fluid rate removal prescription based on data received from the first sensor configured to monitor an indicator of tissue fluid volume and the second sensor configured to monitor an indicator of blood fluid volume by setting the initial fluid volume removal prescription based on the monitored indicator of tissue fluid volume and the monitored indicator of blood fluid volume and sending an instruction to adjust the fluid removal rate to the fluid rate removal controller.
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Abstract
A method includes monitoring an indicator of fluid volume of a patient via a sensor device, and setting an initial fluid volume removal prescription for a blood fluid removal session based on the monitored indicator of fluid volume. The method may further include transmitting data regarding the indicator of fluid volume from the implantable sensor device to fluid removal device. The system includes a blood fluid removal device configured to set the initial fluid removal volume and rate prescription. In some embodiments, the fluid removal device sets or calculated the initial fluid volume removal prescription based on the data received from the implantable sensor. The indicator of fluid volume may be an indicator of tissue fluid volume or an indicator of blood fluid volume.
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1. A system comprising:
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a first sensor configured to monitor an indicator of tissue fluid volume; a second sensor configured to monitor an indicator of blood fluid volume; and a blood fluid removal device comprising (i) an inlet for receiving blood from a patient, (ii) an first outlet for returning blood from the patient, (iii) a medium for removing fluid from the blood, the medium being positioned between the inlet and the first outlet, (iv) a fluid rate removal controller, (v) a second outlet for flow of the removed fluid, and (vi) electronics coupled to the fluid rate removal controller and the sensor, wherein the electronics are configured to set an initial fluid rate removal prescription based on data received from the first sensor configured to monitor an indicator of tissue fluid volume and the second sensor configured to monitor an indicator of blood fluid volume by setting the initial fluid volume removal prescription based on the monitored indicator of tissue fluid volume and the monitored indicator of blood fluid volume and sending an instruction to adjust the fluid removal rate to the fluid rate removal controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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