Patent ID: 6527735
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A61M,B01J

Abstract:
A method of peritoneal dialysis, comprising the steps of introducing a dialysis solution into a peritoneal cavity; allowing the dialysis solution to dwell in the peritoneal cavity for a period of time to provide diffusion through an inner lining of an abdominal cavity with exchange of components between a microcirculation of a peritoneum and the dialysis solution; then withdrawing the dialysis solution from the peritoneal cavity with toxins; passing the dialysis solution with toxins through an adsorbent porous hydrophobic polymeric material composed of beads with pores which has a size, shape, and structure selected so as to remove the toxicants in a molecular range of 300-30,000 Dalton from the dialysis solution; and returning the thusly purified peritoneal dialysis solution to the patient.