Artificial Kidney

The HHS and the announced the six winners of the Artificial Kidney Phase 1 competition, which began accepting submissions on Oct. 30, 2020.

Developers of devices like the artificial kidney need to take advantage of technological advances, but the end users — in this case, patients with kidney disease — should be included as key advisers, a speaker said during Kidney Week.

A team from the University of Washington Center for Dialysis Innovation was awarded $650,000 by KidneyX after becoming one of six groups to win the ongoing Artificial Kidney Prize competition.

The 2021 KidneyX Summit – held virtually again this year – serves as a celebration of innovation in kidney failure treatments, while also presenting attendees with an opportunity to recommit to health equity, according to a speaker.

The United States Patent Office has issued a patent to Victor Gura, MD, FASN, for a wearable artificial kidney, and the nephrologist said he wants to begin a clinical trial later this year to test the third-generation device.

The American Association of Kidney Patients, American Society of Nephrology and kidney patients collaborated to pressure Congress into funding two major kidney research projects, according to a press release.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Baxter for its portable hemodialysis machine, titled Artificial Kidney 98. The machine is already used in 90 countries, according to a press release.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Society of Nephrology are offering up to $10 million in prizes for innovations in artificial kidney development.

A speaker at the virtual Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium discussed how patient-preference information can be used by the FDA in making regulatory decisions on devices designed for patients with kidney failure.

The goal of kidney replacement therapy must be helping patients to “live their lives as if they were free from disease to the extent possible,” according to a speaker at the virtual Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium.