US 11,694,577 B2Granted

Prosthetic abdomen for patient peritoneal dialysis training

AssigneeFresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

InventorsDaniel L. Sloat, Mary Vasseur Finn

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Abstract

A prosthetic abdomen for peritoneal dialysis training is provided. The prosthetic abdomen is in the form of a belt having an inner layer of material, an outer layer of material, and a pouch formed between the inner layer of material and the outer layer of material. A belt fastener is provided at one or both ends of the belt. The outer layer of material has an inner surface partially defining the pouch, and an outer surface having a skin tone color. The positioning of the belt and skin tone color can be selected to mimic the actual peritoneum of a patient. The pouch is expandable to hold a bag of liquid having a volume of at least 1000 milliliters (ml). A method of training a patient to carry out a peritoneal dialysis self-treatment, using the prosthetic abdomen, is also provided.

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Dependent claims

A prosthetic abdomen for peritoneal dialysis training, comprising:

a belt having a bottom, a top, a front, a front length of at least ten inches, a total length of at least 20 inches, a height of at least three inches along the front length, a first end, a second end, an inner layer of material, an outer layer of stretchable material, a pouch formed in the front between the inner layer of material and the outer layer of stretchable material, an opening formed through the outer layer of stretchable material, a midline at half of the height, a pouch fastener at or adjacent a top of the pouch, and a belt fastener at or adjacent at least one of the first end and the second end, for fastening the first end and the second end together, wherein
the inner layer of material and the outer layer of stretchable material are connected together at or adjacent the bottom of the belt to define a bottom of the pouch,
the outer layer of stretchable material has an inner surface partially defining the pouch, and an outer surface, and
the pouch is expandable to hold a volume of at least 1000 milliliters (ml).

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