Patent ID: 6168578
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A portable kidney dialysis system device comprising, in combination: a belt; a drain bag mounted on the belt and having an interior; a pump mounted on the belt, a first tube being coupled to an inlet of the pump, the first tube being adapted for insertion into a body of a user, a second tube being coupled to an outlet of the pump and being in fluid communication with the interior of the drain bag, the pump being adapted to pump fluid from the first tube to the drain bag upon the receipt of a drain signal; a motor for operating the pump; detecting means operatively connected to the drain bag for detecting when the drain bag is full; a timer; and a control mechanism operatively coupled to the motor, the detecting means, and the timer, the control mechanism transmitting the drain signal to the pump only when the detecting means fails to detect that the drain bag is full, the control mechanism having a first mode for when the second tube is connected to the drain bag wherein the drain signal is transmitted for a predetermined amount of time to the motor intermittently at predetermined intervals for filling the drain bag with fluid from the body of the user.