Population Health
January 23, 2017
Revolutionizing kidney dialysis with the wearable kidney
While clinical studies indicate that more frequent kidney dialysis improves patient health, the approach most patients currently take is to visit dialysis centers several times a week, with each visit taking several hours.
Enter the wearable artificial kidney, a 10-pound, battery-powered device worn on a belt that provides around-the-clock, continuous dialysis.
UW Medicine researchers and their collaborators are among the first in the nation to test this device, and the initial results have shown promise.