| abstract |
The present invention relates to a wearable peritoneal dialysis system (10) and a replaceable cartridge (32) in the wearable peritoneal dialysis system (10) that regenerates the peritoneal dialysis solution without removing positively charged, essential ions from the solution and. consequently, the patient. The invention also relates to methods of removing uremic waste metabolites from a patient using the wearable peritoneal dialysis system (10). The wearable peritoneal dialysis system (10) is meant to operate continuously or semi-continuously and be comfortably worn by a patient without significant burden. |