US Patent Issued to MOZARC MEDICAL US on Oct. 14 for "PH and buffer management system for hemodialysis systems" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,612, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to MOZARC MEDICAL US LLC (Minneapolis).

"PH and buffer management system for hemodialysis systems" was invented by Bryant J. Pudil (Plymouth, Minn.), Martin T. Gerber (Maple Grove, Minn.), David B. Lura (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Thomas E. Meyer (Stillwater, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for managing the pH of a dialysate fluid during hemodialysis therapy. The systems and methods adjust dialysate pH and buffer concentration to generate a predetermined total bicarbonate buffer concentration in a dialysate entering a dialyzer. The systems and methods generate a pH-modifying ...