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Systems and methods for fluid management

  • US 10,569,003 B2
  • Filed: 04/27/2018
  • Issued: 02/25/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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