Patent ID: 6569130
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A prosthesis for internal peritoneal dialysis, comprising:an abdominal sac being arranged to include a dialysate therein, said abdominal sac having a wall including a first semi-permeable membrane, said abdominal sac being adapted to be retained in the abdominal region of a patient's body for receiving unconcentrated urine through said first semi-permeable membrane without permitting the dialysate to exit through said wall of said abdominal sac; a subcutaneous access reservoir being adapted to be retained in the patient's body substantially adjacent the patient's skin, the subcutaneous access reservoir in fluid communication with the abdominal sac for delivering dialysate to said abdominal sac and removing the received unconcentrated urine from said abdominal sac; and a conduit providing the fluid communication between said abdominal sac and said subcutaneous access reservoir, the received unconcentrated urine exiting said abdominal sac through only said conduit or said first semi-permeable membrane.