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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2022
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark, CH;
Garrick Lawrence Maenle, Arlington-Heights, IL (US);
Robert Radford, Evanston, IL (US);
Cristian Adolfo Menzel Bueno, Gurnee, IL (US);
Mark Edward Pasmore, Grayslake, IL (US);
Shawn Collin Oppegard, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark, CH;
Abstract
A method of performing peritoneal dialysis (PD), the method comprising: delivering a PD fluid to the peritoneal cavity of a patient through a PD catheter; dwelling the PD fluid within the peritoneal cavity; and while dwelling the PD fluid, removing a biofilm from the PD catheter wall using a biofilm removing solution. The biofilm removing solution comprises: sodium citrate dihydrate; citric acid anhydrous; sodium lauryl sulfate; and water. In another aspect, a method for decontaminating a peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter and removing a biofilm from the PD catheter and a transfer set, the method comprising: providing a biofilm removing solution; transferring the biofilm removing solution into a syringe; connecting the syringe to a transfer set of the PD catheter; and filling the transfer set and the PD catheter with the biofilm removing solution.