Patent ID: 6656227
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A prosthesis for continuous internal peritoneal dialysis, comprising:a first conduit adapted to continuously communicate unconcentrated urine from the abdominal region of a patient's body from outside said prosthesis into said first conduit and through the patient's diaphragm to the thoracic region of the body; a thoracic pouch adapted to be retained in the thoracic region of a patient's body, said thoracic pouch communicating with said first conduit to receive the unconcentrated urine from the abdominal region; and a second conduit adapted to communicate the unconcentrated urine from said thoracic pouch through the patient's diaphragm, said second conduit adapted to extend through a section of the patient's bowel separated from the digestion system of the patient, a region of said second conduit within the section of the patient's bowel adapted to communicate the unconcentrated urine in said second conduit within walls of the section of bowel for concentrating said urine within the section of bowel.