Nephros

The offers clinics a simple way to upgrade therapy to superior, leading-edge hemodiafiltration therapy without incurring the costs and inconveniences generally associated with diafiltration machines. The works with your existing dialysis machine to provide a superior ESRD therapy modality. As a result, you can introduce your patients to hemodiafiltration therapy without replacing your existing dialysis machine base or incurring large machine-replacement costs.

The is a small, user-friendly module that resides on a "holder" next to a standard dialysis machine. It operates completely independently from the clinic's dialysis machine, incorporating all controls and monitors necessary to provide safe and effective diafiltration therapy. It offers on-line ultrapure substitution fluid, and incorporates cleaning technology and redundant safety features to ensure that patients receive consistently safe and effective treatment.

The incorporates a reusable substitution fluid filter with built-in redundancy, providing injectable-grade fluid from dialysate; the fluid exceeds the requirements of USP and EP Sterile Water for Injection.

The also incorporates on-board heat disinfection to provide nightly disinfection of the system and substitution fluid filter.

The offers a mode- and context-sensitive user interface (UI) that presents the user with a logical sequence of selections. The system provides appropriate instructions and choices in real-time, offering a simplified panel for informational scrolling and choice selection. The also maintains an awareness of its "state" at all times, and guides the user accordingly, thus effectively locking out incorrect selections and actions.

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Offering our patented technology (patent appl. PCT/US02/03741, PCT/US01/47211, PCT/US01/45369) simplified design, and a straightforward, friendly user interface. is slated to enter the ESRD marketplace in the latter part of 2003.

This product has not yet been approved for sale.