Quanta SC+ HD Machine on the Horizon - a 2019 Update

This blog post was made by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute on April 4, 2019.
Quanta SC+ HD Machine on the Horizon - a 2019 Update

During last month’s Annual Dialysis Conference in Dallas, I was fortunate enough to meet with the Quanta team-including CEO John Milad, CMO Dr. Paul Komenda, and Marketing Director Frank Herrmann—and had an opportunity to see the new and improved Quanta SC+. “Our mission at Quanta is to improve the lives of patients by using innovative design and cutting edge technology to provide affordable solutions in renal care,” notes a brochure that can be downloaded from the website. SC+, which will launch in Europe later this year following successful completion of pilot studies in the UK and France, offers the possibility for flexible treatments—short, conventional, or long, in a clinic, for in-center self-care, or at home.

The modern design (recipient of an Industrial Product of the Year award from the Plastics Industry in 2018) reminds me a bit—in size and shape—of a biondi blue Mac computer I used to have. It looks friendly and approachable. Like the NxStage System One, it is small and unintimidating; about 17” deep by about 14.5” wide and about 19“ tall. Unlike the NxStage, SC+ requires a separate reverse osmosis device, so unlimited volumes of purified water can be produced and mixed in a proprietary cartridge with acid and bicarbonate concentrates to generate standard, bicarbonate-based dialysate. There will still be ways to travel, though. Quanta’s creative approach, like partnering with hotel chains or AirBnB to offer the SC+ already set up in rooms, or offering the machine in rental RVs could mean that patients can take vacations and business trips without the hassle of shipping and handling a machine and supplies.

Having seen a few dialysis machines in my years, I was easily able to identify the blood pump and air detector, at least, on the front of the machine, and the touchscreen seemed intuitive and easy to use. A holder on the side of the machine will take any dialyzer. What was really intriguing was how dialysate is handled in a disposable, closed cartridge that keeps the machine clean and dry internally. This is cool. The cartridge is about ½” thick, with a variety of chambers that align with functions on a “platen” inside the machine.

The cartridge fits into the machine like so:

Needless to say, the Quanta team (and our own Dr. Agar) are excited about the potential for SC+. “From the beginning, our personal hemodialysis system SC+ has been designed to empower patients to take control of their lives by making self care and home dialysis more accessible,” explains John Milad. “We have had excellent experience with patients in the UK using SC+ both in dialysis clinics and at home, and we look forward to bringing this over to the US once we have obtained FDA clearance.”

Dr. Komenda adds, “We are finally on the cusp of offering patients real choices in the market for how they want to do home hemodialysis. SC+ is a unique, state of the art machine with features designed from the ground up, with patients and self care in mind. I am hopeful that this will help more patients choose home hemodialysis and unlock all of the benefits that go along with it.”

The Quanta SC+ is not available in the U.S. yet—but Quanta is aiming to obtain FDA approval in mid 2020.

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  • Sohbat Ali

    Jan 10, 2021 12:10 PM

    Hi, This is really awesome technology and SC+ is game changer in renal care segment . Can this be sold in Indian market.
    Thanks
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    • Beth Witten

      Jan 11, 2021 10:04 PM

      If you contact Quanta, they can probably tell you where their machine been approved. The FDA recently approved the Quanta SC+ for the U.S. Here's a link to their website - https://www.quantadt.com/
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  • Ezekiel

    Dec 01, 2020 6:31 PM

    Hello, I operating a Home dialysis in South Africa we currently using Nipro surdial 55 machines i was happy to see the Quanta selfcare +, can you supply the machines to South Africa ? if not why ? I would like to use your machine for our patients.
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    • Beth Witten

      Jan 11, 2021 10:03 PM

      If I were you, I'd contact Quanta to see where the SC+ has been approved. The FDA recently approved the machine for the U.S. Here's a link to their website - https://www.quantadt.com/
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  • Gurbinder jhita

    Oct 21, 2020 5:29 PM

    Hi, can I confirm that the dialysate rate is 500mls. Also, can I please ask how the concentrate is made with the quanta?
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    • Dori Schatell

      Oct 21, 2020 6:58 PM

      For technical questions, I suggest that you reach out to Quanta directly. You can read their press releases--and reach them from the contact information at the bottom of their Sponsor page: https://homedialysis.org/sponsors/supporters/quanta.
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      • Gurbinder

        Oct 22, 2020 3:38 PM

        Thanks, I'll give them a try.

        Have a great day
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  • Candice Anne Price (Candi)

    Oct 05, 2020 10:32 PM

    I have been in tears since being placed on Dialysis. It wasn't what I was expecting . I actually thought I was okay , until I saw the Nephrologist I'd been seeing for 10 years and carried through all the way and did okay with labs and doing all the things necessary ....( urinating normally ) Then all of a sudden labs dropped and Creatinine went up . My blood pressure was very hard to control all of the time. . I still thought I was ok. Then , I was told to get on Dialysis or die. I don't think the crying stopped afterwards. I have prayed day and night for God to give us a machine for home use because I have a rare COLD INTOLERANCE disease and find the icy clinics intolerable. I HOPE - I SO HOPE THIS IS REAL !!! Candice
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    • Jamie Davis

      Mar 29, 2022 9:26 PM

      Candice, look into the Tablo Hemodialysis machine for at-home dialysis!!
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    • Dori Schatell

      Oct 06, 2020 1:30 PM

      Candice, if you are in the U.S., you do not have to wait for Quanta to be approved by the FDA. There are two other home HD machines, one by Fresenius (rarely used), and one by NxStage, which Fresenius purchased, and is currently the main home HD machine here. You do not need a partner for solo home HD done while you are awake, either. Look in our "Find a Clinic" database to see which clinics near you offer this option. Check with your health plan to be sure they cover the clinic.
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  • Jorge Amarante

    Dec 04, 2019 8:42 PM

    I am waiting for liberation from FDA of Quanta SC+.
    I am lookin forward to i!
    Thanks a lot.
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  • Ingemar Davidson

    Jun 03, 2019 4:00 PM

    I am the co-director for the annual meeting SoDA-CiDA www.dialysiscontroversies.org in San Diego Oct 30-Nov 1
    Also the founder of the www.KidneyAcademy.com
    Please contact me for more information ,
    thank you,
    469.999.6631 (cell)
    Ingemar Davidson
    Dallas, Texas
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  • John Agar

    Apr 04, 2019 8:52 PM

    Nice, Dori, and a great update to my earlier blog from January 2015 - how time flies - when I fist intoduced the Quanta system to KidneyViews ... https://www.homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/83-a-new-kid-ney-prepares-to-blast-off-the-quanta-sc/... though this new version is significantly more ergonomic and sleek.

    It is great to have Paul Komenda from Canada as the new Chief Medical Officer to help John Milad and his team take the machine forward into the usersphere though US users will have to wait awhile yet ...

    Go Quanta!
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