ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,091, issued on June 24, was assigned to FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (Bad Homburg, Germany).

"Apparatus and method for preparing a peritoneal dialysis solution" was invented by Peter Wabel (Darmstadt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an apparatus for preparing a peritoneal dialysis solution at the point of use comprising a disposable having a solution bag and associated filling lines and patient lines; a storage unit for liquid connected to the filling line; a control unit; and actuators for regulating a flow from the storage unit to the disposable, wherein the apparatus furthermore comprises...