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Implantable fluid management system for the removal of excess fluid

  • US 8,882,699 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2013
  • Issued: 11/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable fluid management system comprising:

  • an implantable pump having an inlet, an outlet, an electromechanical motor and an integrated controller, the implantable pump configured to be implanted subcutaneously;

    a first tube coupled between a pleura and the inlet;

    a second tube coupled between the outlet and an abdomen; and

    a sensor disposed in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second tubes and operatively coupled to the controller,wherein the integrated controller is programmed to activate the electromechanical motor to pump fluid from the pleura to the abdomen at predetermined intervals when the sensor detects a fluid parameter in the pleura higher than a predetermined threshold.

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