Patent ID: 7604739

Claim:
A dialysis device comprising: a tubular dialysis membrane defining a chamber, the tubular dialysis membrane having a first terminus and a second terminus, the first terminus defining an opening of the chamber, the opening facing a first direction, the dialysis membrane having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface facing away from the chamber and the inner surface facing the chamber; and a housing for holding the first and second termini of the dialysis membrane while exposing at least a middle portion of the outer surface of the dialysis membrane, the housing defining a passage having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the passage also facing the first direction, the second opening of the passage facing the exposed middle portion of the outer surface of the dialysis membrane, wherein the second opening is connected to a compartment for holding the dialysis membrane, wherein the second terminus is plugged with a solid plug so that the chamber is capable of being filled with and holding a fluid.