All information and contents of this material are for general informational purposes only and are provided by Fresenius Medical Care group of companies without any warranties or representations of any kind either express or implied, including without limitation as to their accuracy, completeness or correctness.

None of the information contained in this material is a substitute for professional medical or health advice, examination or recommended treatments. Patients are advised to consult their physician or other licensed healthcare providers. Healthcare professionals are solely responsible for making their own independent evaluation as to the efficacy or suitability of any products or services for any particular purpose.

The availability of products or services mentioned in this material is subject to regulatory requirements and product or service registration status in each country, and products and technical specifications may change without notice. Please contact one of the representatives of Fresenius Medical Care in your country for more details.

All information and contents of this material shall be subject to change and shall not be binding. The Fresenius Medical Care group of companies expressly reserves the right without issuing separate notice to amend, supplement or delete parts of the contents of this material or to suspend or permanently withdraw their publication at any time and at its sole discretion. In no event shall any Fresenius Medical Care group company be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, lost profits, lost data or any other loss or damage arising out of your use of and/or access to, this material or from your reliance on or reference to, any information provided in this material.

Any external resources referred to in this material are provided for informational purposes only. The Fresenius Medical Care group of companies is not affiliated with, has no control over and does not endorse or approve such resources in any way and shall not be responsible for any losses or damages arising in connection with any use, reference and/or reliance of any resources.

All photography contained in this material is for illustrative purposes only, and all persons shown in photographs are licensed stock photography models and are not actual patients nor are they affiliated with the Fresenius Medical Care group or any patients. The Fresenius Medical Care group of companies assumes no liability whatsoever for any consequence relating to directly or indirectly to the use of the photographs showing the models in this material.

The names marked with ^® or ^™ are registered trademarks of Fresenius Medical Care or Fresenius Group in selected countries.