ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,625, issued on May 20, was assigned to B. Braun Avitum AG (Melsungen, Antigua and Barbuda).
"Method for extracorporeal blood purification and dialysate disposal" was invented by Alexander Rohde (Melsungen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for extracorporeal blood purification and dialysate disposal includes the steps of: passing a patient's blood through a dialyzer through a first line, passing dialysate through the dialyzer through a second line so that the dialysate exits the dialyzer as used dialysate, and collecting the used dialysate in a container. The container can include an inlet and an outlet connector, the i...