摘要 |
A method of removing toxins from a patient's blood comprises implanting a filter device (10, 40) having a dialysis membrane (12, 42) with an exterior surface exposed to the patient's blood and a dialysate cavity (26) exposed to an interior surface of the dialysate membrane (12, 42) within a blood vessel of a patient, continuously directing substantially uncontaminated or substantially decontaminated dialysate into the dialysate cavity (26) and in diffusive communication with the patient's blood, dialysing the patient's blood with the dialysate, and continuously removing toxin contaminated dialysate from the filter device (10, 40). |