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Method and apparatus for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment

  • US 9,878,082 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2010
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of selecting a dialyzer or filter for an extracorporeal blood treatment with an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus being configured to receive the dialyzer or filter and comprising a cost determination device, said method comprising:

  • providing the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, wherein the cost determination device comprises;

    an input unit configured to input one or more patient-specific treatment parameters, wherein said patient-specific parameters are characteristic of a therapeutic aim, a patient to be treated, or both;

    a computing unit configured to determine 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 having different dialyzing fluid flows and further determine a cost of the extracorporeal blood treatment resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter using each dialyzer or filter; 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, the display unit comprising at least four display screen areas comprising;

    a first screen area configured to display at least one therapeutic aim parameter,a second screen area configured to display at least one patient parameter,a third screen area configured to display at least one apparatus parameter, anda fourth screen area configured to display a dialyzer or filter that would result in a lowest cost treatment;

    inputting one or more patient-specific treatment parameters using the input unit, wherein said patient-specific treatment parameters are characteristic of the therapeutic aim, the patient to be treated, or both;

    displaying the one or more inputted patient-specific treatment parameters in the second screen area;

    displaying the group of different types of dialyzers or filters in the third screen area;

    determining a respective machine-specific treatment parameter, from the one or more patient-specific treatment parameters, for performing the extracorporeal blood treatment, for each dialyzer or filter from the group of different types of dialyzers or filters displayed in the third screen area, using the computing unit;

    calculating a quantity of the respective consumables or a quantity of energy that would be consumed in the performance of the extracorporeal blood treatment with the ascertained machine-specific treatment parameter, using the computing unit;

    determining the cost of carrying out the extracorporeal blood treatment resulting from the ascertained machine-specific treatment parameter, based on the quantity of the respective consumables or the quantity of energy that would be consumed, for using each dialyzer or filter, using the computing unit;

    displaying in the fourth screen area the respective cost that would result from carrying out the machine-specific treatment parameter using each dialyzer or filter displayed in the third screen area;

    selecting the dialyzer or filter with the lowest cost resulting for carrying out the extracorporeal blood treatment; and

    performing the extracorporeal blood treatment with the selected dialyzer or filter in the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus.

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