Dialysis Belt From: Medical Design Technology - 09/23/2014 The Wearable Artificial Kidney, also known as the WAK, is a miniaturized dialysis machine that can be worn on the body. The carrier resembles a tool belt; the device connects to a patient via a catheter. The Wearable Artificial Kidney features miniaturized components that perform kidney hemodialysis. Read the entire article and view a video (2:33) at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/09/photos-day-dialysis-belt Links: Wearable Artificial Kidney Safety Test Receives Go-Ahead http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/09/wearable-artificial-kidney-safety-test-receives-go-ahead John Kundzins http://kri.washington.edu/people/john-kundzins A Portable Artificial Kidney (with video 4:40) http://www.mdtmag.com/videos/2014/09/engineering-update-77-portable-artificial-kidney Dialysis Belt http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/09/photos-day-dialysis-belt --- The Wearable Artificial Kidney From: Wireless Design & Development - 02/18/2015 The Wearable Artificial Kidney (WAK) is a concept that promises patients suffering from kidney failure an alternative to conventional dialysis. The tool-belt sized prototype has been granted approval for human testing in the United States by the FDA with clinical trials scheduled to take place in Seattle later this year. Read the entire article and view a video (1:10) at: http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/videos/2015/02/wireless-minute-wearable-artificial-kidney Link: Wearable Artificial Kidney: A Dialysis Machine to Clean Blood While on the Go (with video 2:32) http://www.medgadget.com/2014/09/wearable-artificial-kidney-a-dialysis-machine-to-clean-blood-while-on-the-go-video.html