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 catheter suitable for use in performing peritoneal dialysis. The catheter is a dual lumen catheter which allows for continuous flow peritoneal dialysis. Dialysate flows through the catheter into the patient via one lumen and simultaneously flows through the catheter out of the patient via the second lumen. The dual lumen dialysis catheter has a flexible tube which has an implantable portion extending from an external patient portion. Both of the lumens have openings in the external patient portion for connecting to a supply and drain of dialysate, respectively. The implantable portion has a preformed curved segment which has an outlet for the first lumen to flow dialysate into the patient's peritoneal cavity. The implantable portion has an opening for the second lumen at the distal end to flow dialysate out of the peritoneal cavity and removal from the patient. The catheter facilitates mixing of fresh and spent dialysate inside the peritoneal cavity by inflowing fresh dialysate into the cavity at a location substantially separated from the cavity outflow location, and by directing the inflow of dialysate into the cavity opposite the cavity outflow location.

An artificial liver system for treating liver failure includes a reservoir to provide albumin-containing dialysis fluid to the patient's peritoneum, an implantable device including a pump to pump the fluid from the peritoneum to the bladder via respective catheters, control circuitry, battery and transceiver; a charging and communication system configured to periodically charge the battery and communicate with the implantable device to retrieve data reflective of the patient's health; and monitoring and control software, suitable for use with conventional personal computers, for configuring and controlling operation of the implantable device and charging and communication system. The monitoring and control software allows a treating physician to remotely adjust the volume, time, and frequency with which fluid is pumped from the peritoneal cavity to the bladder based on the data reflective of the patient's health.

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.

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.

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 peritoneal dialysis catheter includes a thin, flexible tube, a catheter connector at a distal end of the tube, and a cylindrical cover surrounding at least a portion of the catheter connector. The catheter connector includes a tip that is configured to attach to a dialysis tubing assembly. The tip can include an externally threaded surface. A peripheral wall of the cover can surround or shield the externally threaded surface of the tip. The peritoneal dialysis catheter can include a cap, which can be removably attached to the tip.

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.

The invention relates to a peritoneal dialysis catheter positioning and adjusting device which fixes and adjusts the position of a peritoneal dialysis catheter by utilizing the action of a magnetic force. The device comprises an in-vivo part arranged in the abdominal cavity of a human body and an in-vitro part arranged outside the abdominal cavity of the human body, wherein the in-vivo part comprises a peritoneal dialysis catheter arranged in the abdominal cavity of the human body; paramagnetic metal or paramagnetic alloy capable of receiving external magnetic force is embedded on the pipe section close to the tail end of the peritoneal dialysis catheter; and the in-vitro part comprises a movable magnetic force generating and adjusting device which indirectly acts on the paramagnetic metal or paramagnetic alloy of the in-vivo part in the abdominal cavity of the human body. The peritoneal dialysis catheter is positioned at a proper position in the abdominal cavity through the mediation of magnetic force, the drift of the peritoneal dialysis catheter is remarkably reduced or thoroughly eliminated, and the technological success of each time f peritoneal dialysis is ensured; and meanwhile, once in the case of catheter drift, non-operation in-vitro reset can be realized through the mediation effect of magnetic force, thus the pain of the patient suffering in operation is avoided, and additional economic burden is reduced.

The invention relates to the field of film preparation, in particular to a preparation method of a surface hard protective film for a guide wire / tunnel needle used in peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion. In the method, by utilizing a magnetron sputtering or arc ion plating deposition device, high-purity Ti is selected as a target material and high-purity Ar and N<2> are taken as working gas, and a TiN or TiN+Ti single layer protective film and a TiN+Ti multilayer protective film are deposited on the surface of the guide wire / tunnel needle used in the peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion so as to improve wear resistance, resistance to high-temperature and high-pressure sterilization, resistance to corrosion caused by disinfectant, bacterial resistance and biocompatibility of the guidewire / tunnel needle. By utilizing the preparation method, problems of the guide wire / tunnel needle used in the peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion such as local surface fall-off and patient infection and toxication resulting from high-temperature and high-pressure sterilization and soakage in disinfectant for a plurality of times are effectively solved.

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°.

Methods and apparatus provide therapeutic electromagnetic radiation (EMR) for inactivating infectious agents in, on or around a catheter residing in a patient's body cavity and / or for enhancing healthy cell growth. Transmitting non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR substantially axially along an optical element in a lumen of the catheter body and / or the catheter body. Through delivery of the therapeutic EMR to particular infected areas and / or areas requiring tissue healing. The inactivation of the major sources of infection in, on, and around catheters and / or enhance healthy cell growth around catheters is accomplished by utilizing controlled relative intensity and / or treatment region specific dosing of the therapeutic EMR emitted radially from the optical element. Specific embodiments of urinary catheters and peritoneal dialysis catheters are also disclosed.

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.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical catheters and specifically relates to a peritoneal drainage catheter. The peritoneal drainage catheter includes a drainage tube communicating with a guide tube. The guide tube is communicated with a negative drainage bottle. The front tube wall of the drainage tube is provided with three rectangular gaps, wherein two of the rectangular gaps are arranged symmetric about an axial lead and the other rectangular gap is disposed in the middle position of the two rectangular gaps symmetric to each other. A connection band is arranged between the rectangular gaps and the guide tube uniformly. The connection band is arc in shape. The inner side of the connection band is connected with a guide board. The middle part and the rear part of the drainage pipe are provided with drainage holes arranged irregularly and having different shapes. The front outer wall of the guide pipe is sleeved with an air bag communicating with the guide pipe. The front part of the guide pipe is arranged in the guide pipe. The tail part of the guide pipe is arranged outside the guide pipe. By the design of the rectangular gaps and the drainage holes arranged irregularly and having different shapes of the drainage pipe, the catheter is not easy to get blocked by blood clots, necrotic tissues and the like, so that drainage smoothness is ensured.

A device is described for fitting and removing a closing means (27, 29) on an end portion (13) of a tubular element (3), comprising: a container (1) defining an internal chamber (18); a rotating platform (19) inside said chamber at the bottom (16) thereof; a receiving housing (26) that is able to receive and hold a first closing means (27) from said end portion of tubular element; and a releasing housing (28) that is able to contain and release a second closing means (29), in said end portion of tubular element; said receiving and releasing housings provided with an opening for passage of the closing means, being fixed on said rotating platform with said opening turned towards said perimeter walls (17) of the container. The device can be used as a connector for peritoneal dialysis and minimizes or eliminates the risks of contamination, also of pathogens, and the risks of peritonitis.