U-Wash Center for Dialysis Innovation (CDI) – AKTIV Backpack Dialysis
Another of the six Phase 1 ($650,000) winner groups is hoping to change people’s lives with their backpack-size AKTIV dialysis device, which has been miniaturized like a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Just one liter of dialysate will recirculate in a closed loop. Northwest Kidney Centers is also providing $15M in funding for novel dialysis devices.
Read the full article » | Posted 10-14-2021
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