| Theme |
Current Topics in Hemodialyzers |
| Title |
The development of dialyzer |
| Author |
Shozo Koshikawa |
Department of Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
The first hemodialysis system was developed by Abel in 1913. The first human trial of an artificial kidney was performed by Haas in 1924. The first successful hemodialysis to save the life of a patient with ARF was performed by Kolff in 1945. The first successful use of dialysis for a chronic condition was brought about by Scribner in 1960. The original design for dialyzers was the tube-type. Next a coil-type was used, then a plate-type, and finally a hollow-fiber type. The dialyzer membranes were made of cellulose at their inception. Later many synthetic polymer membranes were developed. The advances in dialyzer efficacy have created many novel hemodialysis techniques, and we will continue to see many developments in this field. |