Dialysis machine, London, England, 1975-1980

Renal dialysis machine made by Lucas Medical Equipment and Renal dialysis machine made by Lucas Medical Equipment and Renal dialysis machine made by Lucas Medical Equipment and

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Renal dialysis machine made by Lucas Medical Equipment and
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Renal dialysis machine made by Lucas Medical Equipment and
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Renal dialysis machine made by Lucas Medical Equipment and
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Renal dialysis machine made by Lucas Medical Equipment and donated to the Churchill Hospital, Oxford, 1980, England, Electral House, Neasden Lane

Kidney disease can affect anybody of any age. People of South Asian or African-Caribbean origin are three-to-five times likelier to experience kidney disease than Caucasians. Diabetes is the single largest cause of kidney failure in the UK. Waste products cannot be removed from the blood when a person’s kidneys fail. Serious illness inevitably follows. Dialysis is one way to treat the condition. Dutch physician Wilhelm Kolff developed a treatment during the Second World War despite the difficulties of working in occupied Holland. Dialysis machines mimic the functions of the kidneys. Blood is taken through a semi-porous membrane. Waste products such as urea are removed through filtration. The first kidney machine used sausage skins as membranes. This dialysis machine was donated to the Churchill Hospital, Oxford by its maker, Lucas Medical Equipment Limited.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Object Number:
1982-1537
Materials:
stainless steel, steel, aluminium, plastic, perspex and glass
Measurements:
overall: 1120 mm x 660 mm x 585 mm,
type:
kidney dialysis machine
credit:
Oxford Area Health Authority