The wearable artificial kidney: what is the current state of play?
Wester, M.; van Gelder, M.K.; Joles, J.A.; Verhaar, M.C.; Kooman, J.P.; Gerritsen, K.G.F.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 163
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 31283124 Document Number: 699902
Portable dialysis devices enable dialysis patients to dialyse at home, thereby enhancing their mobility and autonomy. The development of a strategy to facilitate re-use of dialysate is crucial in the deployment of these devices. In the Netherlands, clinical trials are currently prepared involving a 10 kg portable haemodialysis device and a 10 kg portable system for continuous flow peritoneal dialysis, respectively.