Implantable artificial kidney may cure chronic kidney disease
December 6, 2010 | Length: 00:02:56
About 85,000 people need kidney transplants each year, but fewer than 20,000 kidneys are available. To survive, people with chronic kidney disease must undergo dialysis for 4 hours at a time, multiple times each week. UCSF Professor of Bioengineering, Shuvo Roy, PhD, is leading a team of researchers to develop an implantable artificial kidney that could make dialysis a thing of the past.
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9th Dec 2010
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Exremely important work
Its a shame that allot more funding is not going into this specific area - I believe we know of people with this problem and the billions of dollars going to dialysis while at the same time keep people from leaving a normal life due to the constraints.
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8th Dec 2010
Posted by alevv
9th Dec 2010
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Can this technology be used to improve the filters that are already in use for dialysis?
What about erythropoeitin?
What about erythropoeitin?
Posted by FiOS-Dave
9th Dec 2010
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IS THIS ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY AVAILABLE NOW OR IS IT STILL UNDER RESEARCH? I HAVE KIDNEY FAILURE NOW AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WONDERFUL IDEA. HOW SOON WILL IT BE AVAILABLE? JOHN
Posted by bigj10@...
13th Dec 2010
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I have a kidney condition which may (or may not) lead to kidney failure. At the moment I am doing OK, but the prospect of the possibility of an artificial kidney in the (near?) future is certainly very exciting. I wish Prof Shuvo Roy and his team all possible success with their work, which can bring great benefit to so many.
Posted by jomugl
21st Dec 2010
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Works for me!
John,
We'll see what we can do.
John,
We'll see what we can do.
Posted by QASIMARA
3rd Jan 2011
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Dear Sir,
Need a clarification
my wife kidney ( left ) is working condition only 13%, infected by Chronic. the doctors are saying to remove the kidney. instead of removing is there any method to grove the working condition?
Ayurveda doctor is telling we can improve the working level.. can be done ?
please clarify
Need a clarification
my wife kidney ( left ) is working condition only 13%, infected by Chronic. the doctors are saying to remove the kidney. instead of removing is there any method to grove the working condition?
Ayurveda doctor is telling we can improve the working level.. can be done ?
please clarify
Posted by shoukath ali
4th Jan 2011
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the working level can be improve
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4th Jan 2011
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Implantable artificial kidney may cure chronic kidney disease
Posted by khushithrone
9th Jan 2011
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the idea is fabulous but it should be affordable so people can have a less painful life, I suffer of chronic kidneys disease which I have only 35% of kidneys function & I want avoid to be on dialysis.
Posted by vitanuovas
17th Feb 2011
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I think is a fabulous thing so makes life less painful including myself that i have chronic kidneys disease for which I have only 35% of function & I'm trying hard to avoid dialysis.
Posted by vitanuovas
17th Feb 2011
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.. does it have side effects.. to the body of the patient? how much does it cause?
Posted by zhelly
20th Mar 2011
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An implantable dialysis machine may play a role in the short term,
but it's in a race against stem cell grown biological replacements -
which I suspect are more ideal in the long term.
but it's in a race against stem cell grown biological replacements -
which I suspect are more ideal in the long term.
Posted by ngmsmartplanet
31st Mar 2011
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is it already in the market
My mom suffers from kidney problems since 10 years . she is
currently on dialysis three days a week . if this true this will be
a life changing miracle for her . please let me know where to
find it or where can we purchase it Thanks
currently on dialysis three days a week . if this true this will be
a life changing miracle for her . please let me know where to
find it or where can we purchase it Thanks
Posted by johnnyrizek
2nd Apr 2011
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Please advice - If this implemented or not and how to get it done
My younger brother is suffering from ckd2 stage and currently on dialysis three times a week. Please I am interested to know how artificial kidney works, if done transplantation on how many and were there any issues with them?
Where it is doable and I am from India.
Where it is doable and I am from India.
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Updated - 2nd Jan 2012
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Is it in the market but not approved yet?
I have seen two kidney prototypes and it seems that there are not approved yet. I would like to know if there are already clinics for artificial kedney transplants in Houston.
Posted by andynesh
30th Mar 2012
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Implantable Artificial Kidney
This wrtificial implantable kidney would save Medicare a lot of money. After the initial cost of the implant, the artificial kidney will replace three times weekly dialysis. I would like to be the first candidate for receiving this new implantable artificial kidney.
Posted by robertandlaurel
12th Dec