Networked development to drive new dialysis solutions

Recent data indicates that there are about 400,000 sufferers of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in America and over 1.5 million sufferers worldwide. Many more suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD) and yet the technology to address their loss of kidney function and preserve quality of life has progressed little in the twenty years since the first artificial kidney devices were made available for treatment. Home Dialysis Plus is seeking to change this by developing small, portable, low cost dialysis devices that leverage micro technologies never before deployed to address healthcare solutions. Doing so successfully in a start-up environment has required that HD+ assemble a network of development resources with the IP and know-how necessary for the effort. In this presentation, the audience will learn: (1) How HD+ launched the early development effort, networking with partners both inside and outside the healthcare field to define device requirements (2) The extent of the network necessary to address the breadth of technology and regulatory requirements (3) The methods used to execute development efforts to forward the design with a summary of issues and successes in this work.