Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for machine error detection by combining multiple sensor inputs
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Application No.: US14156901Application Date: 2014-01-16
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Publication No.: US09717840B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Jeffrey H. Burbank , James M. Brugger
- Applicant: NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Lawrence
- Assignee: NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Lawrence
- Agency: Potomac Law Group, PLLC
- Agent Mark Catan
- Main IPC: A61M1/36
- IPC: A61M1/36 ; A61M1/16

Abstract:
One of the most significant safety concerns in the automation of extracorporeal blood treatments such as dialysis is the risk of blood leakage. Extracorporeal blood treatment systems draw blood at such a high rate that a loss of integrity in the blood circuit can be serious. There are a number of mechanisms for detecting and preventing leaks, but none is perfect. This tends to limit the use of such equipment in unsupervised settings, such as the home will be limited. Some leak detection schemes can be made sensitive enough to detect the barest of leaks, but when this is done, they result in too many false positives. The invention combines information from multiple inputs to enhance sensitivity in leak detection and reduce the problem of false positives.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160206803A9 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINE ERROR DETECTION BY COMBINING MULTIPLE SENSOR INPUTS Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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