Innovation
Revolutionizing Routine Hemodialysis Treatment through Vascular Access Innovation
Unmet clinical needs in hemodialysis
Challenges in Hemodialysis Care
No innovation since the 1960s in the method of AVF dialysis access.
Innovation in hemodialysis seems to have skipped one of the most problematic aspects of treatment: The use of painful & damaging needles for accessing the bloodstream. Patient experience can be vastly improved if needles can be eradicated.
Persistent barrier to home hemodialysis uptake.
Fear of self-cannulation is acknowledged as the number one obstacle for patients considering the much-superior home treatment option. A simple & safe self-cannulation method can facilitate greater adoption of home hemodialysis.
Costly complications from AVF needle trauma.
Patients experience 1 to 2 dialysis vascular access complications per year, leading to hospital stays & treatment disruption, and costing the healthcare system $10k to $20k per patient annually. (USA CMS data). Reducing needle-puncture damage to the AVF can lead to a dramatic reduction in dialysis vascular access complications.
Innovation in vascular access for routine treatment is missing.
We are focused on solving issues that are inherent with the current practice of AVF vascular access, which have been consistently ignored!