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Systems and methods for removing retained fluids and infusing therapeutic fluids

  • US 6,132,415 A
  • Filed: 02/09/1999
  • Issued: 10/17/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for removing endogenous fluids from a patient, said method comprising:

  • percutaneously introducing an access tube to an implanted port connected to a site of endogenous fluid retention, wherein the endogenous fluid has accumulated as a result of an abnormal condition; and

    removing at least 50% by volume of the endogenous fluid which has accumulated at the site through a fluid conductive path defined by the access tube and the port.

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