Filtration devices and related methods thereof
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1. A method of treating renal failure in a subject, comprising:
- (a) providing a device comprising (i) a housing defining at least one opening and (ii) a plurality of semi-permeable hollow fibers disposed within the housing; and
(b) positioning a tissue flap or an arteriovenous loop from the subject in the device through the opening so that the tissue flap or the arteriovenous loop forms a capillary bed within the housing that permits impurities in the blood of the subject to pass from the capillary bed and into the hollow fibers.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to filtration devices and related methods of use. In particular, the present invention relates to implantable filtration devices used, for example, for filtering impurities from a body fluid of a subject.
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1. A method of treating renal failure in a subject, comprising:
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(a) providing a device comprising (i) a housing defining at least one opening and (ii) a plurality of semi-permeable hollow fibers disposed within the housing; and (b) positioning a tissue flap or an arteriovenous loop from the subject in the device through the opening so that the tissue flap or the arteriovenous loop forms a capillary bed within the housing that permits impurities in the blood of the subject to pass from the capillary bed and into the hollow fibers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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