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(43) Date of publication: 07.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/49 (21) Application number: 21748401.3 (22) Date of filing: 24.01.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 1/16(2006.01) A61M 1/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 1/1613; A61M 1/3609; A61M 2205/52; A61M 2205/3553; A61M 1/1656; G16H 20/40; G16H 50/20; G16H 40/67 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/014828 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/154616 (05.08.2021 Gazette 2021/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 29.01.2020 US 202062967349 P 06.03.2020 US 202016811533 (71) Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. Waltham, MA 02451 (US)	(72) Inventors: KALASKAR, Shashikant Dattatraya Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 (US) WANG, Vivian Changna Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 (US) (74) Representative: Freischem & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Salierring 47-53 50677 Köln 50677 Köln (DE)