Systems and methods for fluid management
First Claim
1. A fluid management system for use with a patient having a peritoneal cavity and a bladder, the system comprising:
- a peritoneal catheter comprising a first end and a second end configured to be implanted in the peritoneal cavity;
a bladder catheter comprising a first end and a second end configured to be implanted in the bladder;
an implantable pump coupled to the first end of the peritoneal catheter and coupled to the first end of the bladder catheter, the implantable pump comprising a housing containing a first processor, and a battery, the implantable pump further comprising a first inductive circuit coupled to the battery, the first processor configured to cause the implantable pump to pump fluid, introduced into the peritoneal cavity from a reservoir, to the bladder via the peritoneal catheter and the bladder catheter;
an external charging and communication system comprising a second inductive circuit, the external charging and communication system configured to wirelessly communicate with the implantable pump and to wirelessly transfer energy from the second inductive circuit to the first inductive circuit of the implantable pump to charge the battery; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a second processor of an external computer separate from the external charging and communication system, cause the external computer to communicate operational parameters to the implantable pump via the charging and communication system to control operation of the implantable pump.
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Abstract
A system includes an implantable device including a pump to pump the fluid from the peritoneum to the bladder via respective catheters, control circuitry, battery and transceiver; a charging and communication system configured to periodically charge the battery and communicate with the implantable device to retrieve data reflective of the patient'"'"'s health; and monitoring and control software, suitable for use with conventional personal computers, for configuring and controlling operation of the implantable device and charging and communication system. The monitoring and control software allows a treating physician to remotely adjust the volume, time, and frequency with which fluid is pumped from the peritoneal cavity to the bladder based on the data reflective of the patient'"'"'s health.
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24 Claims
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1. A fluid management system for use with a patient having a peritoneal cavity and a bladder, the system comprising:
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a peritoneal catheter comprising a first end and a second end configured to be implanted in the peritoneal cavity; a bladder catheter comprising a first end and a second end configured to be implanted in the bladder; an implantable pump coupled to the first end of the peritoneal catheter and coupled to the first end of the bladder catheter, the implantable pump comprising a housing containing a first processor, and a battery, the implantable pump further comprising a first inductive circuit coupled to the battery, the first processor configured to cause the implantable pump to pump fluid, introduced into the peritoneal cavity from a reservoir, to the bladder via the peritoneal catheter and the bladder catheter; an external charging and communication system comprising a second inductive circuit, the external charging and communication system configured to wirelessly communicate with the implantable pump and to wirelessly transfer energy from the second inductive circuit to the first inductive circuit of the implantable pump to charge the battery; and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a second processor of an external computer separate from the external charging and communication system, cause the external computer to communicate operational parameters to the implantable pump via the charging and communication system to control operation of the implantable pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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