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Originally posted by mithrawept
Absolutely amazing.
Instead of starting all these spurious wars, we should be concentrating on this kind of invention, which actually helps people.
Originally posted by kaskade
wow this is quite AWESOME!!
So let me tell u from MY point of view. I take my grandmother 3 times a week to Dialysis. Thankfully its somewhat close. BUt it takes me about an hour and a half to GET There...help her get situated and come home. And about another hour and a half to go back and bring her back. You can see how this is time consuming during the day. Most of the facility and workers are great. But its really tireing on my grandmothers mental health. to have to sit in a chair...for most of her day...just to come home and be horribly tired and just sleep the rest. Needless to say not much of a weekday life going on.
THEY DO have home dialysis units...only thing is...its the same as the machine above, but the iv goes into the STOMACH, and you have to have a nurse there, or someone who will take "responsibility" if something happens. It seems more of a hassle than help. My grandmother doesn't want to go anywhere far now, visit anyone out of town, go to places, eNJOY life...cause of the shackles to this dialysis. It might not be ready for HER to use in this life time. But im super happy to see that SOMEONE ELSE in the future might not have to go threw the same mental obstacles as my grandmother.
Originally posted by Sinter Klaas
Wow that's amazing !
But... does it also work on battery power ? You know. In the case of a black out.
Originally posted by The Patriot
That is awesome!
I was born with one kidney, and 12 years ago my urologist predicted that it would probably fail within 10 to 12 years. Well, so far he was wrong, but that doesn't mean it won't happen one day. If I ever need dialysis, that little machine would be perfect!
Originally posted by Sinter Klaas
Wow that's amazing !
But... does it also work on battery power ? You know. In the case of a black out.
- If the power returns within 3 minutes, the patient can continue the dialysis without a problem.
- If the power does not return within 3 minutes, the patient must discontinue the dialysis because of the risk of clotting.
- The patient would manually return the blood by squeezing the saline bag after clamping the dialysate line.
- This is a recognized process & an approved procedure utilised to return the patient’s blood & cease the treatment.
Originally posted by Sinter Klaas
reply to post by Maybe...maybe not
All it needs is the possibilty to work on a car battery unit. But is 12 volts enough? If you change it to a normal output of 220 /30 You would still need fuel to keep it going. ( A good thing of course ) It's not if you have to plug it in to charge.
forums.homedialysis.org...
Howdy, although I am no expert by any means, a little online research yielded this. Due to the power requirements of the nxstage cycler, which is around 700 watts for the length of time required, 3 to 4 hours ( and warmer too ) the price from most UPS companies would be in the several hundred dollar range. Some are above the $1000 mark. Generally speaking UPS systems are used to either power the computer(s) until they can can be safely shut down OR until a back up generator can be brought online, which can take a minute or two in some cases. There is another alternative, and that is a battery/inverter system used by folks who "live off the grid". In other words they use their own power system instead of hooking up to the local electric company. In this case for the Nxstage cycler one scenario would be this: A pair of 12 volt deep cycle batteries, similar to those used in automobiles would be wired to an inverter/power manager/charger device that is of sufficient capacity to handle the load of the cycler(and perhaps an emergency light) The inverter device would convert the power from the batteries to the proper voltage for the cycler as well as make it palatable for the cycler as well as keep the batteries properly charged for instant use. Ther are a number of companies around the US and world that provide this kind of technology. In my research, I found that a system like this can be purchased in the US for between $200-$300 dollars. I can post webistes if anyone is interested.
Originally posted by ZombieJesus
reply to post by Maybe...maybe not
Good afternoon Maybe...maybe not.
With all the flotsam and jetsam going on in the world, it's sometimes hard to find positive things such as this.
It warms my heart knowing there still is compassion in the world we live in, and this is but a small example of it.
Great find and thanks for sharing
Texan Hits The Road In Support Of In-Home Dialysis
By Jordan Wompierski, 10 Aug 2010
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“This is my kidney” the 58-year-old Texas resident said as he pointed toward his NxStage portable in-home hemodialysis machine, the size of a 13-inch television.
Wells has end-stage renal disease, the fifth and final stage of chronic kidney disease. In 1998 he had a kidney transplant courtesy of his wife, but after eight years the kidney failed, relegating Wells to a lifetime of dialysis.
“The difference was 180 degrees” he said. “By my fourth day on this machine, I just felt so much better. I looked at my wife and said, “This is going to be so much better”……