Method and apparatus for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment
First Claim
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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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for optimizing an extracorporeal blood treatment using an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus with a device for optimizing the extracorporeal blood treatment, and a computer program to be executed on a processor for carrying out a method for optimizing the extracorporeal blood treatment. The method and apparatus are characterized in that at least one machine-specific treatment parameter for carrying out the treatment using the respective dialyzer or filter is determined with a computing unit for different types of dialyzers or filters. The computing unit determines the costs resulting from the determined machine-specific treatment parameters when using the respective dialyzer or filter. The determined costs for different types of dialyzers or filters are then displayed on a display unit. The doctor can then select the dialyzer or filter to keep the costs as low as possible.
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13 Claims
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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:
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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, and a 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, comprising:
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a control and computing unit; a blood pump; a dialyzing fluid pump; control lines connecting the control and computing unit to the blood pump and the dialyzing fluid pump; a connection for a dialyzer or filter that is divided by a semipermeable membrane into a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the first chamber is part of an extracorporeal blood circuit and the second chamber is part of a dialyzing fluid system; and a cost determination device comprising an input unit configured to input one or more patient-specific treatment parameters, wherein said one or more patient-specific treatment parameters are characteristic of a therapeutic aim, a patient to be treated, or both, wherein the control and computing unit is configured to determine a machine-specific treatment parameter from the one or more patient-specific treatment parameters for performing an extracorporeal blood treatment using each respective dialyzer or filter from a group of different types of dialyzers or filters having different dialyzing fluid flows, the control and computing unit being further configured to determine a cost of the extracorporeal blood treatment based on calculating a quantity of the respective consumables or a quantity of energy that would be consumed, resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter, using each dialyzer or filter; and a display unit configured to display the respective cost resulting from the machine-specific treatment parameter using each respective 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, and a fourth screen area configured to display a dialyzer or filter that would result in a lowest cost treatment, wherein the control and computing unit is configured to select the dialyzer or filter that would result in the lowest cost for carrying out the extracorporeal blood treatment; and the selected dialyzer or filter is configured to perform the extracorporeal blood treatment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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