Patent ID: 7922686
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for providing peritoneal dialysis to a patient, the system comprising: a catheter having an inflow lumen and an outflow lumen in communication with the patient's peritoneal cavity; and a fluid circuit in fluid communication with the catheter, the fluid circuit comprising: a cycler that pumps the dialysate into the fluid circuit at a feed rate and circulates the dialysate at a circulation rate along the fluid loop to remove a therapeutic effective amount of solutes and excess water from the patient, the cycler further configured to drain the dialysate from the fluid circuit at a discharge rate that is less than the circulation rate and at least substantially equal to a difference between the outflow rate and the inflow rate, allowing the dialysate to be circulated a plurality of times along the fluid loop prior to discharge.