Patent ID: 9044573
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for dialyzing the blood of a patient, the method comprising: providing apparatus for use in dialyzing a patient, the apparatus comprising: interchangeably connecting either one of the first lumen and the second lumen to the suction port of a dialysis machine, and connecting the other one of the first lumen and the second lumen to the return port of the dialysis machine; and withdrawing undialyzed blood from the body of a patient through the lumen which is connected to the suction port of the dialysis machine such that the primary blood flow will enter the proximal end of the longitudinal slot associated with that lumen, and simultaneously returning dialyzed blood to the body of a patient through the lumen which is connected to the return port of the dialysis machine such that the primary blood flow will exit the mouth of that lumen, whereby to minimize undesirable recirculation of dialyzed blood.