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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Victor Gura, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Edmond Rambod, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Victor Gura, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Edmond Rambod, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrafiltration device adapted to be worn on a portion of the body of a patient includes a blood inlet tube leading from a first blood vessel, a blood pump, an anticoagulant reservoir for infusing anticoagulants into the blood, a blood filter including a substrate through which the blood is circulated and filtered, a fluid bag for storing the excess fluid and a blood outlet tube leading to a second blood vessel.