Wearable continuous renal replacement therapy device
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1. A continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) device comprising:
- means for enabling a patient to wear the entire CRRT device;
a microcontroller, said microcontroller adapted to be powered by a battery;
a dual channel pulsatile pump, controlled by said microcontroller, said dual channel pulsatile pump comprising a single motor, a first pump channel and a second pump channel, said dual channel pulsatile pump adapted to be powered by said battery;
a blood circuit comprising;
a blood inlet tube for receiving blood from a patient;
said first pump channel for pumping blood in a pulsatile manner through said blood circuit;
a first micropump for pumping an anticoagulant into said blood circuit, said micro pump being controlled by said microcontroller;
a dialyzer receiving blood pumped by said first pump channel;
a pressure transducer for providing a blood circuit pressure signal to said microcontroller;
an outlet port for allowing blood to go back into said patient after being received by said dialyzer; and
a dialysate circuit for circulating dialysate through said dialyzer and for removing contaminants from said circulating dialysate, said dialysate circuit comprising;
a filter section for reacting with predetermined substances in said dialysate in order to refresh said dialysate for continued usage in said dialysate circuit;
said second pump channel for pumping dialysate at a flow rate between 40 ml/min and 100 ml/min (pulsatile) through said dialysate circuit;
a sensor, attached to said dialysate circuit, providing a signal to said microprocessor indicating that said filter section requires maintenance;
a degasser, attached to said dialysate circuit, for removing gas from said dialysate circuit; and
said CRRT device being adapted to operate on less than 10 watts of power.
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A continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) device adapted to be worn on a portion of the body of a patient. The CRRT device is worn by the patient and operates on rechargeable batteries for more than 5 hours. Dialysate is used to remove impurities from the blood. The dialysate is recycled and refreshed by a filter section. Less than one liter of dialysate is required to circulate through the wearable CRRT device.
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1. A continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) device comprising:
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means for enabling a patient to wear the entire CRRT device; a microcontroller, said microcontroller adapted to be powered by a battery; a dual channel pulsatile pump, controlled by said microcontroller, said dual channel pulsatile pump comprising a single motor, a first pump channel and a second pump channel, said dual channel pulsatile pump adapted to be powered by said battery; a blood circuit comprising; a blood inlet tube for receiving blood from a patient; said first pump channel for pumping blood in a pulsatile manner through said blood circuit; a first micropump for pumping an anticoagulant into said blood circuit, said micro pump being controlled by said microcontroller; a dialyzer receiving blood pumped by said first pump channel; a pressure transducer for providing a blood circuit pressure signal to said microcontroller; an outlet port for allowing blood to go back into said patient after being received by said dialyzer; and a dialysate circuit for circulating dialysate through said dialyzer and for removing contaminants from said circulating dialysate, said dialysate circuit comprising; a filter section for reacting with predetermined substances in said dialysate in order to refresh said dialysate for continued usage in said dialysate circuit; said second pump channel for pumping dialysate at a flow rate between 40 ml/min and 100 ml/min (pulsatile) through said dialysate circuit; a sensor, attached to said dialysate circuit, providing a signal to said microprocessor indicating that said filter section requires maintenance; a degasser, attached to said dialysate circuit, for removing gas from said dialysate circuit; and said CRRT device being adapted to operate on less than 10 watts of power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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