Implantable fluid management system for treating heart failure
AssigneeSequana Medical AG
InventorsDaniel R. Burnett, Gregory W. Hall
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Abstract
A device and methods for treating renal failure are disclosed. One embodiment of the device is an implantable peritoneal dialysis device. When in use, the device can have a semi-permeable reservoir implanted in the peritoneal cavity. The reservoir can receive blood waste and drain through one or more conduits, via a pump, to the biological bladder. Solids and/or a solution benefiting dialysis can be pumped to the reservoir and/or implanted in the peritoneal cavity.
Claims20
A method of treating congestive heart failure of a subject in need thereof and having a peritoneal cavity and a bladder, the method comprising:
- introducing an infusate comprising an osmotic agent into the peritoneal cavity from a reservoir to form a peritoneal fluid mixture, the reservoir connected to an implantable pump by a reservoir conduit;
- and
- pumping, using the implantable pump comprising a gear-pump and a controller, the peritoneal fluid mixture from the peritoneal cavity into the bladder responsive to control of the gear-pump by the controller,
- wherein the peritoneal fluid mixture comprises the infusate comprising the osmotic agent, and
- wherein the method treats the congestive heart failure of the subject.
A method of treating congestive heart failure of a subject in need thereof and having a peritoneal cavity and a bladder, the method comprising:
- introducing an infusate comprising an osmotic agent into the peritoneal cavity from a reservoir to form a peritoneal fluid mixture, the reservoir connected to an implantable pump by a reservoir conduit;
- and
- pumping, using the implantable pump comprising a gear-pump and a controller, the peritoneal fluid mixture from the peritoneal cavity into the bladder responsive to control of the gear-pump by the controller, thereby treating the congestive heart failure of the subject.
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