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Whamo
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« on: April 11, 2012, 08:16:33 AM »
    An implantable Renal Assist Device (iRAD) being developed by the University of California, San Francisco.
    A Wearable Artificial Kidney (WAK) in development by Blood Purification Technologies Inc. of Beverly Hills, Calif.
    A Hemoaccess Valve System (HVS) that has been designed by Greenville, S.C.-based CreatiVasc Medical.
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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2012, 10:02:32 AM »
Good info.  I'm looking to get into the  medical/research field and I enjoy reading about these things
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2012, 11:29:27 PM »
None are in clinical trials yet, I don't think, so it might be many years before we'll know if they work.   ???

But at least they are trying to develop more options!  :2thumbsup;
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« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2014, 11:25:58 AM »
I notice this section hasn't been hearing much news lately.  I wonder how all the research is going.
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