ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,254, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (Bad Homburg, Germany).
"Device and method for air-free filling of a fluid management system" was invented by Nico Roemmelt (Hambach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a device and a method for filling and flushing the hydraulics of a dialysis machine, whereby a removal of air bubbles from the hydraulics is ensured."
The patent was filed on Jan. 22, 2021, under Application No. 17/780,534.
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