Twardowski realized that daily home hemodialysis could become a reality if a machine could be built that was easy to operate, decreased the total time spent on dialysis, and be cost effective. The PHD provides daily, effortless home dialysis. The patient is connected to the PHD system by an intravenous catheter or needle and then turns the system on. The patient usually spends approximately two to three hours on dialysis. When the procedure has been completed, the patient disconnects from the device.
Daily hemodialysis is the most efficient dialysis that exists.
As an in-home dialysis system, the PHD not only eliminates the need for travel, but also offers the patient the opportunity to choose when to undergo daily treatment. In addition, the PHD is the only self-cleaning unit, which further decreases the total time spent on the dialysis process. Dwain Burton, a dialysis patient for the past twenty-five years, is one of the four patients using the PHD during its clinical trial. What I've seen of this machine so far impresses me. Cost effective as well, the PHD is also the only system that the dialyzer, which facilitates the movement of blood through the machine, and the bloodlines are reused.