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US 2003/0114787 A1Published application
Wearable peritoneal dialysis system
OwnerVictor Gurainventor
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Abstract
A peritoneal dialysis system including a peritoneal dialyzer that utilizes fresh dialysate to remove impurities from the blood of the patient and a plurality of contoured sorbent devices connected in series for regenerating the spent dialysate; wherein the sorbent devices are adapted to be worn on a portion of the body of a patient
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A peritoneal dialysis system for a patient, comprising:
- a peritoneal dialyzer that utilizes dialysate to remove impurities from the blood of the patient;
- and
- a plurality of sorbent devices for regenerating the dialysate, wherein the sorbent devices are adapted to be worn on the body of a patient.
A method of continuous removal of impurities from the blood of a patient using a wearable peritoneal dialysis system, comprising the steps of:
- infusing fresh dialysate into the peritoneal cavity of the patient so that the impurities in the blood are diffused across the peritoneal membrane and into the dialysate;
- removing the spent dialysate from the peritoneal cavity;
- and
- regenerating the dialysate using a plurality of sorbent devices that are worn on the body of a patient.
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