Patent ID: 8597516
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A61M,B01D

Abstract:
1. A system for removing toxic substances from the blood of a patient and performing colloid exchange therapy, the system comprising: a removal interface for withdrawing blood from the patient; a very large pore hemofilter; a first tubing fluidly coupled to the removal interface and the very large pore hemofilter; wherein the very large pore hemofilter: a return tubing fluidly coupled to the very large pore hemofilter for receiving the return stream; an ultrafiltrate tubing fluidly coupled to the very large pore hemofilter for receiving the ultrafiltrate stream; a return interface for introducing the return stream into the patient; wherein the return tubing is also fluidly coupled to the return interface; a replacement fluid tubing; a control valve fluidly coupled to the replacement fluid tubing; and a fluid reservoir fluidly coupled to the return tubing, the fluid reservoir comprising fluids that contain clean target receptor molecules, including albumin, that are introduced into the patient, and wherein fluid reservoir is fluidly coupled to the return tubing via the replacement fluid tubing, and wherein the control valve on the replacement tubing is operable to regulate the flow of fluid containing albumin at a rate to maintain the patient's oncotic pressure.