Patents by Inventor Andreas Malerhofer

Andreas Malerhofer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A TREATMENT OF A PATIENT, PREFERABLY FOR MONITORING HEMODIALYSIS, HEMODIAFILTRATION, AND/OR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
    Publication number: 20140098359
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for monitoring a treatment of a patient, preferably for monitoring hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration and/or peritoneal dialysis, the method comprising the steps of irradiating a sample of a dialysis liquid used in the treatment with irradiation light of at least a first irradiation wavelength, detecting light emitted by the irradiated sample in at least a first detection wavelength, the detection wavelength being different from the first irradiation wavelength, and determining the presence and/or concentration of at least one analyte in the sample on the basis of the detected light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Malte Gross, Pascal Kopperschmidt, Andreas Malerhofer, Alfred Gagel