Design for the Real World : Dialysis Machine

[okarol]

Design for the Real World : Dialysis Machine
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Before the invention of the dialysis machine, kidney failure was basically a death sentence. In this week’s Design for the Real World, a registered nurse named Janice Breen walks us through how the design of dialysis machines has evolved since she first started working with them back in 1973. Produced by Gretta Cohen.
"Design for the Real World" is an inside look at the hidden genius of everyday things – from lipstick to sheetrock, tea bags to ballparks. A regular feature of Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, public radio's weekly show about what's happening in the culture. Produced by Public Radio International and WNYC.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/.artsmain/article/11/1312/1735453/Radio/Design.for.the.Real.World..Dialysis.Machine

[iketchum]

Very interesting.