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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Salomon Hakim, Bogota, CO;
Carlos A Hakim, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Assignee:
Hakim Company Limited, Saint Vincent, VG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 1283 / ; 3-1 ;
Abstract
In the method of treating ascites disclosed herein, an intraperitoneal inlet tube is connected to an implanted jugular catheter through a valving unit including a pair of one-way valve units which are connected in series through a flexible intermediate chamber to another pair of one-way valve units. The flexible chamber is surgically secured near the surface of the patient's abdomen or chest, preferably over the sternum, so that, by manual pressure, the patient can periodically deform the conduit thereby to effect pumping of the ascites fluid.