Realizing Unmet Need in Wearable Organs
Tue. February 5| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | 210B
Show: MD&M West 2019
Track: MD&M West: Product Development & User-Centered Design
Focus: Design & Product Development
Badge Type: Paid
Dr. Victor Gura is a world-renowned board-certified internist, nephrologist, and inventor of the revolutionary Wearable Artificial Kidney (WAK™), a portable, ergonomically designed dialysis device that enables patients to experience the benefits of daily dialysis while performing their normal, day-to-day routines. The WAK™'s unique design helps eliminate fluid on a regular basis to reduce strain on the kidneys, lungs, and heart while also reducing blood pressure.
Topics covered include:
Topics covered include:
• Unmet needs with artificial organs
• The design thinking, and technology deployed in the product development process
• How the first human trial of the (WAK™) demonstrated the proof of concept of the device
