Dialysis machine worn on people

Scientists at the Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have invented a small dialysis machine that can be worn by a person who helps dialysis.

WAK machine is worn at the patient's belt

The device, called WAK, weighs 5 kg, is worn at the patient's waist, helping people with end-stage kidney disease to live a semi-normal life.

Scientists say patients can bathe, walk and even climb when carrying WAK. It has been tested on 8 people (5 males and 3 females) and shows much more convenience than traditional filtering methods (using large machines) with comparable quality.

In addition, patients can receive artificial kidneys daily instead of filtering 3 to 5 times a week.

Currently the world has more than 1.3 million people who need dialysis every year, and dialysis equipment is the main device to implement this process. However, when dialysis, most patients have to perform at the hospital for many hours and with quite bulky machines, so they are very difficult to work or have a normal life.