Method and apparatus for single needle dialysis

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PATENT NO 4940455
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07337948

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A dialysis apparatus includes a series blood circuit that extends from a single needle through a hemodialyzer and back to the needle. Extending from this circuit is a single ended arm that includes a pump and a blood accumulation chamber. The pump is cyclically operated in opposite directions (in cooperation with associated valves) to alternately withdraw blood from the patient to the chamber and to expel blood from the chamber back to the patient. During one of these operations, blood flows through the dialyzer. By hydraulically isolating the pump and expansion chamber from the series blood circuit, the apparatus avoids large pressure swings and the attendant ultrafiltration that can occur with other single needle systems.

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ALTHIN MEDICAL INC14620 NW 60TH AVENUE MIAMI FL 33014

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Guinn, Perry W Idaho Falls, ID 6 446

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