Cincinnati Children's Uses New Device to Help Critically Ill Infants with Kidney Failure
CINCINNATI, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has begun treating critically ill infants in renal failure with a new device designed to improve the outcomes for smaller, fragile babies. The Cardio-Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine (CARPEDIEM) is a new system for patients with acute kidney injury or kidney failure requiring dialysis. This ground-breaking technology is intended to provide continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) to patients weighing between 5 and 20 pounds. ADVERTISEMENT Medtronic, the medical device manufacturer, received ...