CHRONIC ACCESS SYSTEM FOR EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT OF BLOOD INCLUDING A CONTINOUSLY WEARABLE HEMODIALYZER
First Claim
1. Apparatus for the controlled introduction of a liquid medicament into the vascular system of a patient, comprising:
- (a) at least one cuff comprising first and second superposed sheets of flexible plastic film selectively bonded to one another to define at least first and second fluid flow paths there between, the first fluid flow path including an expandable and compressible chamber, the second fluid flow path including a reservoir adapted to contain the liquid medicament, said cuff adapted to be worn on a limb of a person;
(b) a first cannula adapted for insertion into a blood vessel selectively sequentially exposed to arterial blood pressure and venous blood pressure and a second cannula adapted for insertion into a blood vessel exposed to only venous blood pressure, the first cannula being coupled to an inlet of the first fluid flow path on the cuff and the second cannula being coupled to an outlet of the first fluid flow path on the cuff; and
(c) a pump device adapted to be driven by expansion and compression of the expandable and compressible chamber in said first fluid flow path.
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Abstract
A patient wearable, continuously operating extracorporeal pump apparatus which accesses the patient'"'"'s arterial venous pressure differential by applying external pressure to a subcutaneous graft that has been cannualized to modulate blood flow through an extracorporeal circuit and to drive the pump for delivering a medicament, such as an anticoagulant, to the site of an intravenous cannula to prevent clogging thereof and also to move a dialysate through a circuit, including a dialyzer and a dialysate rejuvenating cartridge, whereby kidney failure can be treated without recourse to prior art hemodialysis machines found in most treatment facilities. With slight modification, the present invention can be used to remove excess fluids from CHF patients, to remove toxins from the blood in those suffering from liver failure and to facilitate administration of insulin to diabetics and/or glucose to those having hypoglycemia.
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1. Apparatus for the controlled introduction of a liquid medicament into the vascular system of a patient, comprising:
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(a) at least one cuff comprising first and second superposed sheets of flexible plastic film selectively bonded to one another to define at least first and second fluid flow paths there between, the first fluid flow path including an expandable and compressible chamber, the second fluid flow path including a reservoir adapted to contain the liquid medicament, said cuff adapted to be worn on a limb of a person; (b) a first cannula adapted for insertion into a blood vessel selectively sequentially exposed to arterial blood pressure and venous blood pressure and a second cannula adapted for insertion into a blood vessel exposed to only venous blood pressure, the first cannula being coupled to an inlet of the first fluid flow path on the cuff and the second cannula being coupled to an outlet of the first fluid flow path on the cuff; and (c) a pump device adapted to be driven by expansion and compression of the expandable and compressible chamber in said first fluid flow path. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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22. Apparatus for the controlled introduction of a liquid medicament into the vascular system of a patient, comprising:
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(a) first and second cuffs, each of said cuffs comprising first and second superposed sheets of flexible plastic film selectively bonded to one another to define at least first and second fluid flow paths there between, the first fluid flow path including an expandable and compressible chamber, the second fluid flow path including a reservoir adapted to contain the liquid medicament, said cuffs adapted to surround and be supported by a person'"'"'s limb; (b) a first cannula adapted for insertion into a blood vessel selectively sequentially exposed to arterial blood pressure and venous blood pressure and a second cannula adapted for insertion into a blood vessel exposed to only venous blood pressure, the first cannula being coupled to an inlet of the first fluid flow path on the first and second flexible cuffs and the second cannula being coupled to an outlet of the first fluid flow path on the first and second cuffs; (c) a pump device adapted to be driven by expansion and compression of the expandable and compressible chamber in said first fluid flow path; (d) a dialyzer coupled to the first and second flexible cuffs, the dialyzer comprising a liquid impervious housing containing a plurality of semi-permeable membranous walls and where the first and second cannulae are in fluid communication with a flow path through the dialyzer; and (e) the housing includes an outlet port and the first and second cuffs include a third fluid flow path leading from the housing outlet port to a fluid collection container. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 36, 38)
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43. A medical device for delivering metered quantities of a medicament into a patient'"'"'s vascular system comprising:
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(a) a reservoir containing a medicament, the reservoir being in fluid communication with at least one percutaneous cannula via a compressible tube segment; and (b) an extracorporeal peristaltic pump having a roller coacting with the compressible tube segment and adapted to be powered by the patient'"'"'s arteriovenous pressure differential for moving the medicament through the at least one cannula. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54)
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52. A method for obtaining access to a patient'"'"'s arteriovenous pressure differential comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a venous segment in the patient'"'"'s forearm and surgically debranching the selected venous segment and tying off the distal end thereof; (b) surgically anastomosing the distal end portion of the debranched vein to a selected artery in the patient'"'"'s forearm; (c) inserting a needle cannula percutaneously into the debranched vein segment; and (d) sequentially applying pressure to the forearm sufficient to substantially occlude blood flow through the debranched vein segment and releasing the pressure whereby when the pressure is being applied, the needle cannula is exposed to arterial pressure and when released, the cannula is exposed to venous pressure.
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