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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Medical Breakthroughs => Topic started by: pklipe57 on February 18, 2009, 02:56:25 PM

Title: Popular Mechanics - Issue March, 2009
Post by: pklipe57 on February 18, 2009, 02:56:25 PM

One of my clients called me and told me there was a short blurb about an artificial kidney that was developed by LA based Xcorporeal.  It can clean blood around the clock.  It is fully automated, battery operated, waterproof and weighs less than 5 pounds. 

Has anyone heard of this before? It said it would be one of the newest medical breakthroughs...................

Title: Re: Popular Mechanics - Issue March, 2009
Post by: okarol on February 18, 2009, 03:21:36 PM

Many news stories in the past

Nov 2007 http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=5773.0
Dec 2007 http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=6217.0
Nov 2008 http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=11091.0