Portable, Wearable Dialysis—from Russia With Love

A 3.5 kilo (7.7 lb.) backpack dialysis device is being developed by Russian scientists. A smartphone will start and stop treatment, and send alerts; 3 liters of water will be regenerated into dialysate. Tested on pigs, the Russian artificial kidney is predicted to reach the market in about 3 years.

Read the full article » | Posted 12-10-2019

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