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Authentication and tracking system

  • US 9,764,073 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2014
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dialysis authentication system comprising:

  • a sorbent cartridge containing one or more sorbent materials;

    a recharger for recharging one or more sorbent materials within the sorbent cartridge;

    at least one authentication component affixed on any one or both of the sorbent cartridge and the recharger; and

    a processor monitoring any one or more features selected from the group consisting of;

    whether the sorbent cartridge has been recharged, a number of times the sorbent cartridge has been recharged, a sorbent cartridge-specific unique identifier, usage of the sorbent cartridge, a number of times the sorbent cartridge is disconnected and reconnected to the system, contents of the sorbent cartridge, a length of time between uses of the sorbent cartridge, usage of a counterfeit sorbent cartridge, a product history of the sorbent cartridge, and combinations thereof.

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