Apparatus and method for in vivo hemodialysis
US6561996B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3355
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of removing toxins from a patient's blood comprises implanting a filter device having a dialysis membrane with an exterior surface exposed to the patient's blood and a dialysate cavity exposed to an interior surface of the dialysate membrane within a blood vessel of a patient, continuously directing substantially uncontaminated or substantially decontaminated dialysate into the dialysate cavity and in diffusive communication with the patient's blood, dialysing the patient's blood with the dialysate, and continuously removing toxin contaminated dialysate from the filter device.
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