Improving dialysis in the home

Author: Chris Humby, Partner at Sagentia Medical

Statistics surrounding Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) make sobering reading. An estimated one in ten people worldwide have the condition. Millions die each year awaiting an organ transplant, and millions more live in a holding pattern of clinic-based or home-based dialysis.

In the US, where one in seven people have CKD, decisive action has been taken to improve patients’ lives. The Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health aims to remove barriers to innovation and encourage development of better dialysis options, with an emphasis on home-based dialysis.

At Sagentia Medical, we believe there is scope for rapid and meaningful improvement of existing dialysis systems. Devices that blend technical innovation with patient-centric design could make home dialysis easier and more suitable for a greater number of patients in the near future.

The 2019 Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health looks set to stimulate global change and innovation in dialysis treatment for CKD. This is a welcome development for patients. While 10 percent of the world population is affected by CKD, treatment options have largely been stagnant for the past 60 years.

Read this white paper discussing how to improve dialysis in the home to find out more about:

• Current home dialysis options
• Optimising equipment for home use
• Evolving and improving Product Development (PD) technology
• Patient-centric PD design
• Next generation PD and beyond
• Making life with CKD better