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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: News Articles => Topic started by: okarol on September 17, 2014, 02:57:09 AM

Title: Wearable Artificial Kidney safety test receives go-ahead
Post by: okarol on September 17, 2014, 02:57:09 AM

Would you wear this?
Watch the video and read more here: http://hsnewsbeat.uw.edu/story/wearable-artificial-kidney-safety-test-receives-go-ahead

Title: Re: Wearable Artificial Kidney safety test receives go-ahead
Post by: iolaire on September 17, 2014, 05:56:37 AM

Quote from: okarol on September 17, 2014, 02:57:09 AM

Would you wear this?
Watch the video and read more here: http://hsnewsbeat.uw.edu/story/wearable-artificial-kidney-safety-test-receives-go-ahead

Not in its current form.  But give it 10 or 15 years and it will be shrunk to a better size.  (And/or there will be innovation that changes the components - right now it looks like a standard size filter!)

Title: Re: Wearable Artificial Kidney safety test receives go-ahead
Post by: Rerun on September 17, 2014, 10:18:29 AM

Where is the blood source?


                     ??? 

Title: Re: Wearable Artificial Kidney safety test receives go-ahead
Post by: okarol on September 17, 2014, 02:03:47 PM

Quote from: Rerun on September 17, 2014, 10:18:29 AM

Where is the blood source?


                     ???

It says via a catheter. Weird huh?

Title: Re: Wearable Artificial Kidney safety test receives go-ahead
Post by: noahvale on September 17, 2014, 06:52:04 PM

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