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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: News Articles => Topic started by: cassandra on October 13, 2018, 02:21:18 AM

Title: WAK number............3
Post by: cassandra on October 13, 2018, 02:21:18 AM

Ooo I'm getting all excited now  ;D 





https://www.healio.com/nephrology/artificial-kidney/news/online/%7Bc7e69599-d5f1-4d2f-b67c-2cd3d498f7ba%7D/third-generation-wearable-artificial-kidney-will-be-lighter-more-discrete

Title: Re: WAK number............3
Post by: kickingandscreaming on October 13, 2018, 05:55:32 AM

Does anyone know if this performs hemo or pd?  What about the access?

Title: Re: WAK number............3
Post by: cassandra on October 13, 2018, 01:47:13 PM

Quote from: kickingandscreaming on October 13, 2018, 05:55:32 AM

Does anyone know if this performs hemo or pd?  What about the access?

I think ..... It might be hemo, because this article about a WAK is clearer in being hemo


  https://www.healio.com/nephrology/artificial-kidney/news/online/%7B2ea95bb3-3a57-4f15-ae1c-a541298313ec%7D/is-a-backpack-a-better-design-for-a-wearable-artificial-kidney-than-a-belt




But I'm pretty sure I've read about WAK's which are PD too. I'll start searching now.

Title: Re: WAK number............3
Post by: cassandra on October 13, 2018, 02:29:15 PM

So here is something about PD


  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27417290


I'll kook further

Title: Re: WAK number............3
Post by: kickingandscreaming on October 13, 2018, 05:19:30 PM

Thanks, Cas

Title: Re: WAK number............3
Post by: KatieV on October 15, 2018, 12:40:15 PM

My former nephrologist was good friends with one of the WAK creators.  He had talked about getting me into a trial for the WAK.  Unfortunately, he moved across country!