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Implantable fluid management device for the removal of excess fluid

  • US 8,771,221 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2013
  • Issued: 07/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable fluid management device comprising:

  • an implantable pump;

    a reservoir;

    an uptake tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with the reservoir and a distal end in fluid communication with the pump; and

    an outflow tube having a proximal end in fluid communication with the pump and a distal end configured for fluid communication with a patient'"'"'s bladder,wherein actuation of the pump is triggered by a sensor in fluid communication with at least one of the reservoir and a peritoneal cavity, the sensor directly monitoring pressure to prevent excessive vacuum from being applied to the peritoneal cavity.

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