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Dialysis cannulation can be difficult. A startup is working to improve it.
For people being treated for chronic kidney disease, an early step in dialysis is critical but can be challenging. Cannulation, or the process of inserting a needle with a thin tube into a blood vessel, is necessary to begin dialysis, but it can be uncomfortable and stressful. It’s also something that patients undergo often, as they may be going into dialysis two or three times per week.
“This can be a part of the procedure that patients and even the technicians can be a little nervous about,” said Josh Makower, co-founder of X9, a startup looking to solve the problem. “They want to get it right.”
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