Patent ID: 6196992
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A portable wearable pump apparatus for a continuous ambulatory dialysis treatment that includes a fill and a drain step, the apparatus comprising:a housing that is so constructed and arranged that it can be worn by, or coupled to, a patient;a single pump located in the housing and so constructed and arranged to assist in the fill step and the drain step;a power supply located inside the housing and electrically connected to the single pump the power supply being sufficient in and of itself to energize the pump;a length of tubing having a first end connectable to a container holding a fluid and a second end connectable to the patient;a cover mounted to the housing to enclose the pump, the cover having an inlet port and an outlet port constructed and arranged to securely hold the tube against the housing restricting motion of the tube outside the cover;means for processing operatively connected to the pump and the power supply; andmeans for determining urea clearance data connected to the means for processing.