What is an Artificial Kidney?
An artificial kidney is a medical device which performs the function of a missing or damaged kidney, filtering the blood to remove waste products and returning purified blood to the body. The technology behind artificial organs is constantly improving and being refined. As of 2009, an implantable artificial kidney had not yet been developed, but researchers had created wearable artificial kidneys, an important step along the way to an implantable replacement for a malfunctioning kidney.
