Aksys, Ltd. boasts that it has been presented with the Frost & Sullivan 2005 Medical Devices Award for “demonstrating innovation in the dialysis treatment market and helping to improve the quality of life for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.” Aksys is the manufacturer of PHD Personal Hemodialysis System, designed for daily home hemodialysis. Here are some of the features of the 4-in-1 Technology of this “easy to learn and use” and “simple to operate” machine:
Clean-in-Place Extracorporeal Circuit
— Eliminates daily set up and tear down of the dialyzer and Blood Tubing Set (BTS)
— The extracorporeal circuit stays in place for up to 30 uses
— The PHD System automatically rinses and disinfects all fluid pathways and their components, including BTS, dialyzer and RO membrane, with 85