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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:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
LeVoy G. Haight, West Jordan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Sorenson Development, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 2/900 ; B01D 2/911 ; B01D 6/306 ; B01D 6/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 2/900 ; B01D 2/911 ; B01D 6/306 ; B01D 6/308 ;
Abstract
A medical filter ( ) is constructed as a container with an interior volume in open fluid communication with a patient connection element ( ) and a transport connection element ( ). Filter support structure ( ) mounted within the interior is structured as a thin, perforated member ( ) carrying hydrophilic filter medium ( ). A first flow path directs spent dialysate from the patient across the surface of the filter medium ( ) to the transport connection ( ). A second flow path directs fresh dialyalysate from the transport connection ( ) through the filter medium ( ) and the perforated support structure ( ) to the patient connection ( ).