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Device for dialysis and stimulation of a patient and method

  • US 9,999,560 B2
  • Filed: 08/07/2013
  • Issued: 06/19/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a patient comprising:

  • providing a dialysis device and a stimulation device, the stimulation device including an inflatable/deflatable cuff having at least one electrode positioned thereon, the dialysis device linked with the inflatable/deflatable cuff such that the dialysis device can control the inflatable/deflatable cuff and the at least one electrode during a dialysis session;

    applying dialysis to the patient with the dialysis device during a dialysis session;

    during the dialysis session, applying physical stimulation to the patient via the stimulation device with the inflatable/deflatable cuff, by inflating and/or deflating the inflatable/deflatable cuff;

    measuring blood pressure of the patient during the dialysis session with a sensor; and

    when the blood pressure of the patient drops during the dialysis session, providing, with the at least one electrode, electrical stimulation to the patient at a certain frequency in an electrical stimulation program to activate the patient'"'"'s muscles to increase the blood pressure of the patient.

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