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Artificial kidney in the making.

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I thought everyone might be interested in this. wonderfulengineering.com/th...

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gilders

An old, but very interesting article. I originally looked at volunteering for trials on this device, but you had to be a US resident.

I will happen one day, but I fear it is still a long way off, especially on the NHS. Had my transplant in March this year, so hopefully it will last until artificial kidneys become available.

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Hi,

With the right diet and meds a replacement kidney can last 40 years or more. I have a client who has had is replacement over 40 years and is still going strong. He made the point that the combination of the right specialist and the right meds tailored to his needs are what has made it happen for him.

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Oldearkie_83

I'm still waiting for the powers that be to catch up with the Chinese with stem cells so I can grow another one. I won't see this in my life time. Maybe when the FDA gets replaced with more forward thinking people that don't take so long for products to be available for us common people -------.

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SamuelChin in reply toOldearkie_83

this kind of stuff won't hit the market for another two decades.

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Marvin8 in reply toSamuelChin

Sad, but true. There's WAY too much money in dialysis for the industry to give up those profits voluntarily. No way would the FDA approve an artificial kidney as long as Fresenius and Davita can pay off the politicians.

Does anyone know what the filter agent is for dialysis treatment? I have not found out yet.

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