IMPLANTABLE FLUID MOVEMENT DEVICE
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1. An apparatus for moving a fluid to or from a cavity in a human or mammal patient, comprising:
- a fluid movement device,an energy source adapted to supply energy to said fluid movement device, andat least one connecting tube connected to said fluid movement device, the fluid movement device and the tube forming a fluid moving arrangement, wherein the arrangement is adapted to be implanted inside the body of the patient, and wherein said tube is to be interconnecting one part, a treatment area, of the body with another part of the body, a delivery area, and said fluid movement device is adapted to move fluid from the one part of the body via the connecting tube to the other part of the body and wherein at least one tube end, is provided with a net structure at a distance from the tube end, wherein the tube is adapted to be inserted into an organ of the patient with a net structure on the outside in at least one of the delivery area and treatment area.
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Abstract
An implantable fluid movement device is provided. The device is adapted to move body fluid from one part of the body of a patient to another part of the body and further adapted to secure the a tube end of the fluid movement device to a location inside a treated patient.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for moving a fluid to or from a cavity in a human or mammal patient, comprising:
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a fluid movement device, an energy source adapted to supply energy to said fluid movement device, and at least one connecting tube connected to said fluid movement device, the fluid movement device and the tube forming a fluid moving arrangement, wherein the arrangement is adapted to be implanted inside the body of the patient, and wherein said tube is to be interconnecting one part, a treatment area, of the body with another part of the body, a delivery area, and said fluid movement device is adapted to move fluid from the one part of the body via the connecting tube to the other part of the body and wherein at least one tube end, is provided with a net structure at a distance from the tube end, wherein the tube is adapted to be inserted into an organ of the patient with a net structure on the outside in at least one of the delivery area and treatment area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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13. A device for securing a tube through an inner organ of mammal patient, comprising:
a tube having tube end provided with a net structure secured at a distance from the tube end, the tube being adapted to be inserted into an organ with the net structure on the outside.
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19. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the diameter of the holes is smaller than 0.5 mm.
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20. A method of securing a connecting tube for use in an implantable device for implantation in human or mammal body, wherein the tube is adapted to move body fluid or hydraulic treatment fluid from one part of the body, via the at least one connecting tube to another part of the body, the connecting tube having a distal end adapted to be located in an organ of the human or mammal patient for drainage of a body fluid or in a reservoir for movement av hydraulic treatment fluid, from a treatment area of the human or mammal patient into the organ, the method comprising the steps of:
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opening a hole in the organ, placing the end of the tube in the organ, securing the tube on the outside of the organ by invaginating the tube using sutures or staples, thus creating a tunnel around the tube, wherein said tube comprising a net material secured to said tube, the further method comprising, —
placing the net material in connection to the opening of the invaginated tunnel, andsecuring the net material to the outside of the organ.
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