Baxter International Inc.

Jim Ebben

Prakash R Keshaviah

Paul F Emerson

Jian Ruan

Kazuo Kumano

Charles J Dubauskas

Dave Luhring

An improved peritoneal dialysis method and system is provided. The method utilizes a tidal oscillating pulse peritoneal dialysis system. To this end, a system for providing peritoneal dialysis to a patient is provided. The system comprises a single catheter that is placed in the patient, a reservoir of dialysate having a volume greater than or equal to three liters, and a single pump for pumping the dialysate from the reservoir into and out of the patient.

Method and apparatus for a tidal oscillating pulse peritoneal dialysis

An automatic means and method for preventing and/or treating hypotension in hemodialysis patients. To this end, a system is provided wherein the patient or healthcare practitioner can cause the hemodialysis machine to automatically deliver sodium to the patient through the dialysate so as to increase blood and extracellular osmolarity, increase blood volume from vascular refilling, and raise blood pressure. This would thereby alleviate any clinical symptoms caused by hypotension during hemodialysis.

Apparatus and method for preventing hypotension in a dialysis patient

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Hudson, WI, United States of America

Jim Ebben