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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans-Dietrich Polaschegg, Koestenberg, AT;
Assignee:
ND Partners, LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/154 ; A61M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/154 ; A61M 1/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention contemplates the addition of 0.5% to 4% taurolidine into solutions used peritoneal dialysis. The taurolidine is intended to prevent or reduce the incidence of infection within the abdomen and/or in the vicinity of an implanted dialysis port. The invention also includes methods using solutions of taurolidine in the flushing and locking of catheters and fluid lines used in peritoneal dialysis.