129 results about "Peritoneal dialysis catheter" patented technology

A portable peritoneal dialysis apparatus having (1) a hinged door for enclosing a disposable cassette that seals tightly shut using air pressure; (2) accurate pressure sensing of pressures applied to the patient through an enclosure in the disposable cassette; (3) two pumps that can operate separately or in tandem actuated by two separate stepper motors; and (4) a touch screen user interface where indicia of the operating mode is always visible along with indicia for the other possible operating modes and the mode can be changed by touching one of these indicia.

A torso belt is disclosed which enables replaceable sterilized gauze to be held in position at a peritoneal catheter stoma without the use of tape. By attaching a block of foam rubber to the inside of a torso belt, the gauze can be kept in place at the stoma even though a catheter is penetrating this same stoma, as long as the external end of the catheter is immobilized. This immobilization can be accomplished by placing the external end of the catheter into a securable pouch attached to the inside of the same belt.

A peritoneal dialysis catheter having an inflow conduit and an outflow conduit. Each conduits are linearly mated and contoured to cooperatively define a substantially circular cross sectional profile along a medial, trans-abdominal segment, but separating perhaps in radial fashion on either end of the medial, trans-abdominal segment, on a distal end to join fluted fluid transport branches and on proximal ends to join fittings for fluid delivery and collection external of the patient.

A system and method is provided to allow multiple patients to receive peritoneal dialysis treatment at a walk-in facility without having to keep fresh dialysis solution on hand themselves. The walk-in facility is enabled to receive a peritoneal dialysis prescription from a patient, verify the prescription, determine the appropriate treatment for the patient, provide the patient with the appropriate dialysis solution in the appropriate amount, and enable the patient to undergo a dialysis treatment at the facility. The walk-in facility can also be enabled to monitor the patient's home dialysis treatment and to adjust the patient's treatment at the facility accordingly. The facility can be enabled to produce dialysis solution on demand by manufacturing the solution from solution components according to a patient's prescription. Moreover, the facility can use a sorbent system to regenerate effluent dialysis solution into fresh dialysis solution.

A looping support garment for use by peritoneal dialysis patients wherein said garment comfortably covers and secures a peritoneal catheter by an elastomeric means preferably fixed in cuff edges of the garment. The looping support garment and its embodiments are easy to sterilize, may be used in aqueous environments, and are comfortable to the patient who is typically required to take the garment off and on throughout the day.

A refined catheter for percutaneous access to the peritoneal cavity for the deliver/removal of fluid in medical procedure such as peritoneal dialysis including a flexible tubular member having a distal portion that features either a coiled segment with multiple secondary ports and/or a bolus tip with a large scalloped orifice on the side, and a proximal segment that can be oriented cephalad or caudally by means of a 90° angle and a connecting portion with a luer fitting and an inner diameter of at least 0.375 cm is maintained (3.75 mm) through the entire length of the catheter to optimize its flow rate capabilities.

The invention relates to a medical facility, in particular to a household automated peritoneal dialysis device. In the raw water treatment device of the facility, the water inlet of a multilayer filtration device is directly connected with a water source, the water outlet of a reverse osmosis device is connected with a peritoneal dialysis fluid mixer; the main body of a peritoneal dialysis fluid preparing device is a sealed metal box body, the metal box body is provided with interfaces which are connected with a plunger pump, a penetrant container, a peritoneal dialysis agent container, the peritoneal dialysis fluid mixer, an ultrafiltration device, a waste liquid container and an abdominal catheter through plunger valves; and the signal input interface of the ARM single chip microcomputer of a peritoneal dialysis automatic control system is connected with a treatment procedure module, a reparative treatment procedure module and a safety monitoring module respectively, and the signal output interface is connected with a power driver which is driven according to the commands of the ARM single chip microcomputer to control the plunger pump, the plunger valves, an electric heater, a solenoid valve and a sound and light alarm device. The invention integrates raw water treatment, peritoneal fluid preparation and automated dialysis so as to reduce medical cost and ensure safety and is suitable to be used in the basic units.

The invention discloses a peritoneal dialysis heater. The peritoneal dialysis heater comprises a tank body, the tank body is provided with a tank cover and a tank bottom, a hinge or a rotating shaft structure is arranged between the tank body and the tank cover, a first heating unit is arranged on the tank cover, a second heating unit is arranged on the tank bottom, and the tank body of the peritoneal dialysis heater is provided with a dialysate bag hanging mechanism, a bubble detection sensor, a glucose concentration detection sensor, a pipe gripping device and a U-shaped support frame. The second heating unit on the heater is used to primarily heat a dialysate, and then the first heating unit is used for thermally insulating a dialysate bag in a hanging way. The provided peritoneal dialysis heater is suitable for a peritoneal dialysis patient not staying in bed continuously at home, solves the problem that the dialysate is rapidly cooled in the injection process because of hanging and the too low room temperature in the cold region in spring and winter, and effectively prevents shivering, abdominal pain, diarrhea, influenza, infection and other discomforts caused by the too coldinjected dialysate.

The peritoneal dialysis doll, used for training patients or medical personnel in peritoneal dialysis exchanges, includes a torso that is hollow and holds a fluid reservoir. A peritoneal dialysis catheter is inserted within an opening in the torso, which serves as the exit site of the catheter, and is connected to the fluid reservoir. The catheter is attached to a transfer set that includes a valve connected to the transfer set to control the flow of dialysis solution into or out of the catheter. A tubing connector includes a Luer adapter and a transfer set connector for attaching the transfer set to the catheter with Luer fittings. The fluid reservoir is retained within the doll by fitting the reservoir inside the torso through a rear opening in the doll.

Provided herein is a port apparatus and method for inserting a tube device, in particular peritoneal dialysis catheters, into an organism. Access to the peritoneal cavity for dialysis is established by creating a controlled cutaneoperitoneal fistula with a catheter device that bridges the abdominal wall. The apparatus is designed to minimize the occurrence of mechanical complications associated with traditional catheter implantation techniques, such as catheter obstruction from the omentum, catheter displacement to a position of poor drainage function, leaks and hernias. The device is capable of performing its functions in a simple, safe, accurate, reproducible, and expeditious fashion. In particular embodiments, a serial gas-check assembly is provided that maintains pneumatic competence and prevent the backflow/leakage of insufflation gas or fluids.

A laparoscopic device includes a flexible insertion part including an imaging optical system and an illumination optical system that are covered with an exterior tube; and an operational part connected to a base end of the insertion part. The insertion part is inserted into a peritoneal dialysis catheter for observation of an abdominal cavity, and the insertion part includes a distal extended part that is extendable from the peritoneal dialysis catheter in the abdominal cavity during use and formed in a shape with a curved part having a cumulative central angle between 180° and 360°.

The embodiment of the invention provides peritoneal dialysis equipment with a sterilizer. The peritoneal dialysis equipment comprises a peritoneal dialysis equipment body and the sterilizer which is arranged on the peritoneal dialysis equipment body and detachably connected with an installing bin of a dialysis catheter in a matched mode, and the sterilizer is used for sterilizing the dialysis catheter in the butt-joint connecting process of the dialysis catheter. The peritoneal dialysis equipment has the following advantages that through the sterilizer arranged on one side of the peritoneal dialysis equipment, a sterilizing device can stretch into the installing bin to conduct disinfection and sterilization when the peritoneal dialysis equipment is used or before the peritoneal dialysis equipment is used, and therefore the patient infection risk generated during butt-joint connection of a peritoneal dialysis catheter and a dialysate catheter is reduced.

The invention discloses a portable device used for peritoneal dialysis and a pipeline of the portable device. The portable device used for peritoneal dialysis comprises a body, a circuit board, a heating board, a temperature probe, a heater, an electronic scale, sensors, a display screen, a command button, a bi-directional peristaltic pump, a pressure detector and a key pipeline, wherein the circuit board is fixedly connected in the body, the heating board is connected to the upper portion of the body, the temperature probe is fixedly connected to the center of the heating board, the heating board is connected with the circuit board through the temperature probe, the heater is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the heating board, the electric scale is arranged below the heating board, a dialyzate bag and a drainage liquid bag are placed on the electric scale, the sensors are fixedly connected to the four corners of the body, the electric scale is connected with the circuit board through the sensors, the display screen, the command button, the bi-directional peristaltic pump and the pressure detector are fixedly connected to a front panel of the body, a power switch and a power supply are fixedly connected to the back side of the body, and the bi-directional peristaltic pump and the pressure sensor are connected through the key pipeline.

The invention relates to a fixing band for a peritoneal dialysis catheter. The fixing band comprises a long strip-shaped bellyband main body, wherein magic stickers are arranged at two ends of the bellyband main body for fixing the bellyband to the belly; hook surfaces of at least two catheter fixing rings are long strip-shaped magic stickers are fixedly arranged on the bellyband main body, and the hair sides of the magic stickers are vertical to the outer side of the bellyband main body; a short pipe fixing ring is used for fixing a short pipe at the tail end of the catheter; and an opening where a peritoneal dialysis catheter penetrates through is also formed in the bellyband main body. The catheter fixing ring can fix and protect the external catheter properly, the external catheter isprevented from sliding, and daily activity and sleep are not limited by positions, traction of an external pipe can be avoided, the life quality and the treatment compliance are improved, and peritoneal dialysis is smoothly carried out. Bleeding at a tunnel exit and an infection occurrence rate can be reduced, and the pain of patients and the economical burden are alleviated.

The invention discloses a method for preventing a peritoneal dialysis tube from floating and a peritoneal dialysis tube with a fixed end, the tube including an abdominal cavity, an external dialysis tube is arranged inside the abdominal cavity, one end of the outer dialysis tube extends to the outside of the abdominal cavity, the inner wall of the outer dialysis tube is slidably inserted with an inner dialysis tube, one end of the inner dialysis tube extends to the outside of one end of the outer dialysis tube, one end of the inner dialysis tube is fixedly connected with a dialysis liquid bag,and one end of the outer dialysis tube and the inner dialysis tube are fixedly connected with an adjusting device. The method for preventing peritoneal dialysis tube from floating and the peritonealdialysis tube with fixed end have the advantages that: the position of the whole dialysis tube in the abdominal cavity is positioned, When in use, one hand holds the outer dialysis tube, and the otherhand pulls the outer part of the inner dialysis tube box, and the outer sleeved silica gel tube is extruded and protruded to the outer side, and the protruding silica gel tube contacts with the innerwall of the abdominal cavity, so as to further position the dialysis tube, thereby preventing the dialysis tube from having the problem of floating tube, and having the characteristics of accurate operation and positioning.

The invention discloses a peritoneal dialysis operator and a method for peritoneal dialysis by virtue of the peritoneal dialysis operator. The peritoneal dialysis operator comprises an operating box, a control device as well as a disinfecting device and a heating device which are arranged inside the operating box, wherein operating holes are formed in left and right walls; each of the operating holes is in sealed connection to a latex glove, and the latex gloves are arranged inside the operating box; a first communicating hole and a second communicating hole are formed in front and rear walls, and a cover plate, by which the corresponding communicating hole is closed, is arranged outside each of the holes; the control device is connected to the disinfecting device and the heating device; and the control device is connected to a power connector. When the operator of the invention is used, an operating room is not required to be prepared, hand washing and a facial mask are avoided, and meanwhile, the operator is not limited by time and space and is available to operation anytime and anywhere. In addition, peritoneal infection relevant to peritoneal dialysis, caused by bacteria on nasal cavity, oral cavity, air and skin can be avoided to the greatest extent.

Improvements in an easily wearable catheter. A housing secures the components of the catheter, i.e. the valve, the removable cap, the twist valve, and the hose, to the user by means of an attachment. The present retainer for a peritoneal dialysis catheter relates generally to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis methods and systems and, more particularly, to a user-wearable catheter housing which does not require any tape, belt or other bulky retainer to keep the catheter attached to the user.

The invention belongs to the technical field of peritoneal dialysis, and particularly relates to a novel peritoneal dialysis tube. The novel peritoneal dialysis tube comprises a peritoneal dialysis tube body and two sleeve rings which are arranged on the peritoneal dialysis tube body, the peritoneal dialysis tube body is divided into a tube internally abdominal inner section, a subcutaneous tunnelsection and an externally abdominal outer section by the two sleeve rings, wherein the peritoneal dialysis tube body is prepared from a crosslinked polyolefin material, the sleeve rings are preparedfrom a polyester material, and the peritoneal dialysis tube body is of an integrally shaped structure. The novel peritoneal dialysis tube has the advantages that the peritoneal dialysis tube is prepared from the crosslinked polyolefin material with the mass percentage of n -hexane leeching matter lower than 0.5, the small amount of molecular foreign matters which are introduced into the body is greatly reduced, and therefore the inducing rate of peritonitis in the peritoneal dialysis process is reduced, the sleeve rings are prepared by adopting the polyester material, a fine filament meshed structure of the material allows body tissues to adhere faster and deeper, therefore the peritoneal dialysis tube is effectively fixed, and the infection and discomfort caused by catheter displacement are reduced.