IMPLANTABLE FLUID MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXCESS FLUID
First Claim
1. An implantable fluid management device comprising:
- an uptake tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with a first cavity of a patient'"'"'s body and a distal end in fluid communication with a pump; and
an outflow tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with the pump and a distal end in fluid communication with a second cavity of the patient'"'"'s body,wherein the distal end of the uptake tube is coupled to a reservoir configured to expand upon ingression into the reservoir from the first body cavity and to contract upon removal of the fluid from the reservoir by the pump.
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Abstract
A device for removing fluid from a first bodily cavity and for directing that fluid into a second bodily cavity while avoiding risks of infection and, in one embodiment, excessive dehydration of the first bodily cavity. The device includes an uptake tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with the first bodily cavity and a distal end in fluid communication with a pump, and an outflow tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with the pump and a distal end in fluid communication with the second bodily cavity. The distal end of the uptake tube may be coupled to a reservoir configured to expand upon ingression of fluid into the reservoir and to contract upon removal of fluid due to a negative pressure provided by the pump.
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25 Claims
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1. An implantable fluid management device comprising:
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an uptake tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with a first cavity of a patient'"'"'s body and a distal end in fluid communication with a pump; and an outflow tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with the pump and a distal end in fluid communication with a second cavity of the patient'"'"'s body, wherein the distal end of the uptake tube is coupled to a reservoir configured to expand upon ingression into the reservoir from the first body cavity and to contract upon removal of the fluid from the reservoir by the 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, 25)
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