Patent ID: 8012118

Claim:
A method for the removal of uremic waste metabolites and excess fluid from a patient using a wearable peritoneal dialysis device and an implanted fluid removing device comprising: a) providing a volume of peritoneal dialysis solution; b) pumping the peritoneal dialysis solution into the peritoneal cavity of the patient through an access port, allowing the patient's uremic waste metabolites to diffuse through the peritoneal membrane and thereby come into contact with and dissolve in the peritoneal dialysis solution; c) pumping the peritoneal dialysis solution containing uremic waste metabolites out of the patient and into the device; d) filtering particulates and debris from the peritoneal dialysis solution containing uremic waste metabolites; e) regenerating the peritoneal dialysis solution containing uremic waste metabolites; f) returning the regenerated peritoneal dialysis solution to the patient's peritoneal cavity; and g) removing excess fluid from the blood stream of said patient with the implanted fluid removing device that comprises a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, said implanted fluid removing device connected to the blood stream of said patient by vascular grafts, thereby enabling the patient to maintain a relatively normal, active lifestyle.