USER WEARABLE DEVICE HAVING STERILE ENVIRONMENT FOR CONNECTING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TUBES

摘要

A user wearable device (30) for providing a sterile environment for connecti ng a user's catheter (12) to a fill-drain tube (22) for performing an exchange of used and fresh peritoneal dialysis fluid includes a pouch (30). The pouch ha s exposeable openings (38, 42) for inserting the catheter and the fill-drain tube into the interior (36) of the pouch from the exterior of the pouch. The user (10) connects the catheter to the fill-drain tube within the interior o f the pouch for draining and feeding dialysis fluid in a sterile environment. Hand covering elements (46) in communication with the exterior of the pouch are disposed internal to the pouch such that the user can insert his hands (48) into the hand covering elements and connect the catheter to the fill- drain tube within the interior of the pouch. The hand covering elements enab le the user to manipulate the catheter and the fill-drain tube from a non-steri le environment external to the pouch.