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AssigneeRenephra Limited
InventorsSandip Mitra, Paul Ernest Charles Brenchley, Rein Vincent Ulijn
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A fluid extraction or filtration device for removing fluid from a body, the device comprising an array of microneedles for contacting fluid in said body and an absorbent gel matrix in fluid communication with said array of microneedles. There is further provided a combined fluid extraction and sampling device and methods employing the device(s), for example in determining the level of a target species in a sample of fluid, transdermal dialysis and renal replacement therapy. There is further provided an absorbent gel matrix for use in the treatment of uraemia and a haemodialysis filter comprising an absorbent gel matrix. Use of such a matrix is described in the context of methods including haemodialysis, transdermal dialysis and gastrointestinal dialysis.
A method of treating fluid overload employing a device comprising an array of microneedles for contacting fluid in a body of a patient and an absorbent matrix in fluid communication with said array of microneedles, the method comprising
A method for transdermal dialysis employing a device comprising an array of microneedles for contacting fluid in a body of a patient in need of dialysis and an absorbent matrix in fluid communication with said array of microneedles, the method comprising:
A method for renal replacement therapy comprising transdermal dialysis employing a device comprising an array of microneedles for contacting fluid in a body of a patient in need of renal replacement therapy and an absorbent matrix in fluid communication with said array of microneedles, the method comprising:
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