Title:
METABOLIC DETOXIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/107928
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
An extracorporeal filtration and detoxification system and method generally comprise separating ultrafiltrate from cellular components of blood, treating the ultrafiltrate independently of the cellular components in a recirculation circuit, recombining treated ultrafiltrate and the cellular components, and returning whole blood to the patient. A recirculation circuit generally comprises an active cartridge including active cells operative to effectuate a selected treatment; in some embodiments, the active cells are the C3A cell line.
Inventors:
HE DAR (US)
BROTHERTON JOHN D (US)
BROTHERTON JOHN D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/006003
Publication Date:
November 17, 2005
Filing Date:
February 23, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VITAL THERAPIES INC (US)
HE DAR (US)
BROTHERTON JOHN D (US)
HE DAR (US)
BROTHERTON JOHN D (US)
International Classes:
A61M1/34; B01D61/20; A61M1/16; (IPC1-7): B01D61/20
Foreign References:
| US5368555A | 1994-11-29 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1747056A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HAILE, Lisa, A. et al. (4365 Executive Drive Suite 110, San Diego CA, US)
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