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Wearable dialysis and hemofiltration equipment and materials:
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Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis market, blood filtration market
Worldwide 1.8 million patients with medical costs over 50 billion €/year
Main markets: USA 350.000, Europe 320.000, Japan 300.000 patients
Total costs per patient per year amounts to €55.000, sub-divided into:
- dialysis costs (machine, consumables, nursing) €25.000
- drugs €6.000
- medical care €18.000
- other €6.000 (e.g. transportation)
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The total worldwide market estimates:
- sorption filter units for present dialysis systems: €5 billion
- blood filtration, wearable artificial kidney: €20 billion
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Highly efficient and effective sorption materials for removing toxins from blood, blood plasma and dialysate fluids:
- cost effective replacement of hemodialysis fluid in existing HD
- improved blood filtration for acute renal failure treatment
- wearable blood filtration unit: wearable artificial kidney
- better quality of life of ESRD patients:
- improved blood purification via sorption filtering
- improved health condition thanks to continuous treatment
- increased life expectancy for ESRD patients with 10-15 years
- higher mobility and employability
- additional savings in medical care and drugs €10.000/patient/year
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