ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,703, issued on Aug. 18.
"Fully implanted aphereter/dialyzers for intracorporeal blood purification" was invented by David S. Goldsmith (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fully implantable intracorporeal blood purifier for patients with impaired, missing, or normal kidneys overwhelmed by a myeloproliferative disorder such as polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, primary myelofibrosis, or chronic myelogenous leukemia. Functioning continuously or intermittently around the clock, the patient is spared the need to visit the clinic as frequently for treatment, and less severe renal dysfunction may allow the intervals between...