Article: Portable kidney dialysis machine developed.

2004 FEB 29 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Portland company is using an emerging microtechnology from Oregon State University (OSU) to develop a portable kidney dialysis machine that will make in-home treatment a reality, enabling hundreds of thousands of people afflicted with kidney failure to treat themselves at home instead of traveling to dialysis clinics 3 days a week.

"Current dialysis machines are based on 30-year-old technology and employ filter systems that are only about 28% efficient," said Michael Baker, chief executive officer of Home Dialysis Plus, the firm developing the device.

"By employing the microtechnology being developed at OSU's ...

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