System and method for detection of disconnection in an extracorporeal blood circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8535522
APP PUB NO 20100234786A1
SERIAL NO

12705054

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The present invention is directed to a dialysis system with a disconnection monitor for determining if a blood line connection to a patient has been disconnected. It includes a blood circuit in fluid communication with a patient and a dialysis circuit, a pressure transducer for generating a signal indicative of a pulse signal in the blood circuit, a cardiac reference signal generator for generating a signal indicative of the patient's pulse and a disconnection monitor. The disconnection monitor includes a pressure transducer data receiver for receiving the signal indicative of the pulse signal in the blood circuit, a cardiac reference signal receiver for receiving the signal indicative of the patient's pulse, and a processor for cross-correlating the signal indicative of the pulse signal in the blood circuit and the signal indicative of the patient's pulse to generate data indicative of a disconnection of the blood line connection to the patient.

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  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Braig, James R Piedmont, US 160 10493
Fulkerson, Barry Neil Longmont, US 51 1416

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