ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,699, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC. (Waltham, Mass.) and FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG (Bad Homburg, Germany).
"Home dialysis machine network including walk-up service centers" was invented by Stacy L. Blasberg (Needham, Mass.) and Zdenek Cerman (Bad Homburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A home dialysis machine network is provided that includes a home dialysis machine and one or more walk-up service centers. The walk-up service center can be equipped with a diagnostic tool, parts, or supplies for the home dialysis machine. Methods of maintaining a home dialysis machine are also provided ...