US-based Indian creates first artificial kidney

Times of India Dec 4 2010 ^ | Dec 4, 2010 | Times of India

[Brian_Baldwin]

NEW DELHI: US-based Indian origin researcher Shuvo Roy has created the world's first implantable artificial kidney. What's sensational about Roy's creation is that the organ, no larger than a coffee cup, will be able to mimic the kidney's most vital functions like filtering toxins out of the bloodstream, regulate blood pressure and produce the all- important vitamin D.

The artificial kidney has been tested successfully on a small number of animals. Large-scale trials on animals and humans are expected over the next five years. Once available, and if affordable, this creation by the Roy-led team at University of California will do away with the need for kidney dialysis.

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[Brian_Baldwin]

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[central_va]

Wow, something NOT invented by a white male. Rare. /sarc

Everything is race now, get used to it.

[Brian_Baldwin]

The post isn’t a commentary on race or anything such. This is huge news, a major break through and achievement. It means the eventual doing away with kidney dialysis. If you cannot understand the importance of this, I cannot help someone who doesn’t understand. Unless I am misunderstanding you as well, but this is extremely important news.

[JRandomFreeper]

Ummmm. I'd rather have an SSD directly interfaced to my brain in the space where my left kidney and spleen used to be. I mean, the right kidney seems to be just fine, and I'm a little weirded out about the thought of not-me biology inside me. Large chunks of silicon are fine, though.

/johnny

[umgud]

Cost and availability could make this huge. I would hope it becomes both viable and pletiful.

[mojito]

This is huge news. If the lab tests are successful, I hope this life-saving invention can be brought to market quickly.

[ken5050]

Amazing...I wonder if it will first be approved overseas, rather than the 10 year or so process the FDA takes..and figure that if it sells for, say $5,000, about $2K of that will be to cover the potential liability costs..

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

“He believes the artificial kidney could last for decades and require no pumps or batteries. Patients wouldn't require anti-rejection drugs (as is required after transplants) either because there would be no exposed natural tissues for the immune system to attack.”

If this happens this would be incredible; no more waiting for someone who matches your tissue to die; no more anti-rejection drugs, no more dialysis. Yep. It is huge.

[Brian_Baldwin]

You make a very good point.

[JRandomFreeper]

Of course it will be approved overseas first. Our FDA isn't intended to actually make effective treatments available quickly. They are a federal burro-cracy. Don't screw up is law 1 for them.

/johnny

[central_va]

This might put the illegal organ people out of business.

[ken5050]

And you’ll see tens of thousands of Americans goign overseas to have it done immediately, for far less $$, and not havign to wait years.

[Michael Barnes]

This might put the illegal organ people out of business.

If they were smart, they could all become very rich by investing in this.

[JRandomFreeper]

Acceptance will be a big thing. I'm as geek as they come. I grew up with fast change and live on the bleeding edge of technology.

And I'm missing a kidney. Since about 360 days ago.

I wouldn't consider this as an option unless the right side kidney were to fail or also be damaged in an accident.

But then, I would consider it. Better than dialysis. And that I won't do. Even if it means dying.

Something less than rational drives those feelings, but there they are.

/johnny

[Talisker]

Large-scale trials on animals and humans are expected over the next five years.

Let it be implemented through TSA - they'll use the same safety standard as they did for their naked database scanners, and we'll have access to the artificial kidneys tommorrow.

[Irenic]

Cost and availability could make this huge. I would hope it becomes both viable and pletiful.
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hear, hear!

[Bean Counter]

Now that is some outstanding news! I have no doubt there will be plenty of volunteers standing in line waiting when they start human trials. If this works it could be one of the biggest medical inventions ever.

[decimon]

All wee wee ping.

Clinical trials in five years is not the best of news but it looks like this device should be.

[exDemMom]

I must admit, I wonder about issues like long term safety of the materials used to make the device. People develop allergies and sensitivities... which would complicate matters.

The animal testing is all fine and well, but animals tend not to live very long, so I’m afraid only short term/acute effects would show up in the animal testing, not chronic effects that might become an issue after several years.

I do like the fact that actual kidney cells are used... those can come directly from the patient, so should not, themselves, cause issues.

It’ll be interesting to see what comes of this.

[calex59]

Well, maybe buddy, but if I had that attitude I would be dead now because I would have refused to have this pace maker implanted in me, which keeps me very much alive and thank God and the people who invented it.