Patent ID: 7083653
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. an implantable human kidney replacement unit comprising in combination: an outer housing; a support frame mounted inside the housing; a blood inlet port in said housing, located at one end of the housing; a blood discharge port in said housing, spaced apart from the blood inlet port; a urine waste discharge port in said housing, located at a generally lower end of the housing; at least one arterial inlet tube for joining to a patient's iliac or other major artery on one end and sealingly connecting to the blood inlet port; at least one venous discharge tube connected to the blood discharge port at one end for joining to the patient's iliac or other major vein on opposite end; at least one urine discharge tube connected to the urine waste discharge port on one end for joining to the patient's ureter at opposite end of said urine discharge tube; a plurality of reverse osmosis filtration membranes located in the housing and support frame; and a plurality of osmosis-diffusion membranes located in the housing and support frame.