The Unmet Need
Why are we building this device?
In the US Chronic kidney disease or CKD impacts roughly 14% of the population. Currently treatment is limited to either organ transplant or dialysis. And with the organ donor ciris, dialysis is essentially their only option. For those unfamiliar, during dialysis blood is drawn from the patient, filtered through an external machine, and then re enters the body. This process takes 3-5 hours to complete and needs to be done at least 3 times a week. For patients with CKD, dialysis is no longer just treatment, it's a lifestyle. These patients now have to make time before work to go to the clinic, family vacations revolving around where the nearest dialysis facilities are driving back and forth from the medical centers is the new norm.
Our Solution
Nidus biomedical saw this demographic and is currently working on a device that won't necessarily cure them of CKD, will give them their lives back. We’re developing a venous catheter anchoring system that offers a less intensive, more accessible approach to treating chronic kidney disease. The anchoring system functions like a vascular stent, designed to hold the catheter securely in place while adapting to the natural movement of the vein. To achieve this we will use nitinol a flexible shape memory alloy. Nidus’ novel catheter will deliver agents directly to the kidney through the renal vein. This effectively targets fluid retention and support kidney function—without relying solely on systemic drugs or hospital-based dialysis.
Although what we have designed is only a small piece for what Nidus has planned out, it plays an essential role. Our device is a venous catheter anchoring system that utilizes a stent like design so it can be permanantly placed in the desired vein. Its purpose is to secure a catheter running through its center. Although devices with a similar function already exists, ours will be specific to this under utilized vein
